Clay Buchholz vs. Erik Swanson — Career Comparison

Clay Buchholz
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Erik Swanson
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Clay Buchholz 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 89), strikeout rate (K%+ 109 vs 96), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 115 vs 107). Clay Buchholz held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 168 vs 95). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Erik Swanson.

Pitching Stats for Clay Buchholz and Erik Swanson

Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
1.59
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
8.32
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.47
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.37
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.61
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.37
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.47
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.54
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.6
56.6
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.74
40.74
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.37
92.37
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.34
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
3.98
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
4.2
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3997
27
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
798
27
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1332.1
9
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
9
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1272
8.59
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
7.78
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.59
8.59
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.94
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.66
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.66
1.66
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
3.09
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.5
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1024
6.92
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
9.51
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.92
6.92
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.112
1.112
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.335
1.335
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.2
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.33
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.27
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5607
37.88
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
36.95
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.79
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
4.35
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
4.57
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.14
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.31
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.99
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.54
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.299
1.299
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5034
34.01
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1002
33.9
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.88
37.88
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.95
36.95

Fielding Stats for Clay Buchholz and Erik Swanson

Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
1.59
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
8.32
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.48
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.37
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3997
27
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
798
27
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1332.1
9
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
9
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.95
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.44
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.91
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.41
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
1.97
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.91
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
1.86
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.85
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.52
94.52
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.59
92.59
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.8
92.8
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clay Buchholz and Erik Swanson

Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
238
2644.44
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
246
73800
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
600
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
511.11
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
44.44
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.33
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
7.45
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
55.56
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
66.67
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.16
-12.94
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.22
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
266.67
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
66.67
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA