Clint Blume vs. Craig Swan — Career Comparison

Clint Blume
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Craig Swan
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Craig Swan built a career as a starting pitcher and Clint Blume as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Clint Blume posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.515 compared to 3.74 and 1.299 for Craig Swan. By the career numbers, Clint Blume had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clint Blume and Craig Swan

Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.55
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
1.68
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
1.35
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.82
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.43
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.52
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.04
45.04
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.09
80.09
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.18
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
3.74
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
27
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3707
27
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
9
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1235.2
9
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
7.91
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1199
8.73
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.73
8.73
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.84
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
5.73
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
2.68
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.28
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.09
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
4.9
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.758
0.758
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
39.55
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5163
37.6
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.45
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.82
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
575
4.19
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.41
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.31
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.55
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.515
1.515
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.268
1.268
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
33.27
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4686
34.13
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.55
39.55
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.6
37.6

Fielding Stats for Clint Blume and Craig Swan

Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.68
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
1.35
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3707
27
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1235.2
9
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.58
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
1.01
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
1.66
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
1.58
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.18
95.18
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.939
0.939
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.09
80.09
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clint Blume and Craig Swan

Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
866.67
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
231
329.22
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
421
600
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
6
400
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
358
510.21
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.722
0.722
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.449
0.449
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
76.96
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
71.26
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.28
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.43
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.7
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
51.96
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.1
17.24
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
85.51
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
266.67
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
112.59
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
25.65
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
25.65
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
49.88
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.1
73.56
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.9
12.68
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.43
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
34.2
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
131
186.7
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.21
3.21
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
54.16
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.7
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.43
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.43
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0