Chris Archer vs. Erik Swanson — Career Comparison

Chris Archer
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Erik Swanson
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chris Archer built a career as a starting pitcher and Erik Swanson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Erik Swanson led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 152 vs 86), run prevention (ERA+ 130 vs 103), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 115 vs 101). Chris Archer held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 112 vs 95). Role difference aside, Erik Swanson holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Chris Archer and Erik Swanson

Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
1.61
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
8.32
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.59
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.37
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.42
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.37
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.59
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.54
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.45
41.45
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.74
40.74
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.34
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
3.93
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
4.2
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
798
27
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
9
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1232
8.17
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
7.78
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.17
8.17
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
1.09
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.66
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.66
1.66
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
3.16
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.5
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1454
9.64
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
9.51
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.64
9.64
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.422
1.422
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.335
1.335
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.48
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.27
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.27
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5723
37.96
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
36.95
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.79
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
654
4.34
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
4.57
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.15
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.21
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.65
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.54
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.259
1.259
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5152
34.17
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1002
33.9
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.96
37.96
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.95
36.95

Fielding Stats for Chris Archer and Erik Swanson

Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
1.61
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
8.32
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.59
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.37
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
798
27
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
9
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.4
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.44
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.74
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.41
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.23
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.91
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.14
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.85
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.47
92.47
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.59
92.59
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.708
0.708
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Archer and Erik Swanson

Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
245
1689.66
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
246
73800
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
600
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
551.72
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
55.17
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
48.28
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
6.18
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
62.07
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
82.76
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20.69
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
48.28
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.49
-17.14
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
262.07
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.29
2.29
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20.69
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA