King Cole vs. Erik Swanson — Career Comparison

King Cole
Lost GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Erik Swanson
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

King Cole 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. King Cole posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.12 and WHIP 1.352 compared to 4.2 and 1.154 for Erik Swanson. By the career numbers, King Cole had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for King Cole and Erik Swanson

King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.59
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
8.32
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.05
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.37
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.69
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.37
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.33
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.54
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.47
67.47
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.74
40.74
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.89
65.89
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.58
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.34
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
3.12
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
4.2
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2192
27
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
798
27
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
730.2
9
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
9
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
657
8.09
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
7.78
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.09
8.09
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.66
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.66
1.66
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
4.08
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.5
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
3.67
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
9.51
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.861
0.861
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.335
1.335
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.31
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.32
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.27
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3001
36.96
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
36.95
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.79
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
3.81
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
4.57
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.17
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.54
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.352
1.352
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2644
32.57
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1002
33.9
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.96
36.96
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.95
36.95

Fielding Stats for King Cole and Erik Swanson

King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
4.66
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
8.32
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.08
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.37
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
747
27
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
798
27
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
9
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
9
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.43
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.44
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
6.65
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.41
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.8
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
7.88
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.91
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
7.08
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.85
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.91
89.91
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.59
92.59
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.519
1.519
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.26
23.26
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.36
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for King Cole and Erik Swanson

King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
130
287.82
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
246
73800
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
271
600
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
249
551.29
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
95.2
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
77.49
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.07
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.64
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
17.71
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.39
25.21
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
119.56
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
115.13
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
37.64
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
35.42
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
73.06
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.83
21.77
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.43
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
15.5
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
177.12
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
3.39
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
28.78
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.43
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.43
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA