Mike LaCoss vs. Erik Swanson — Career Comparison

Mike LaCoss
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Erik Swanson
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mike LaCoss 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 94), strikeout rate (K%+ 109 vs 65), and run prevention (ERA+ 130 vs 98). Mike LaCoss held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 126 vs 95). Role difference aside, Erik Swanson holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Mike LaCoss and Erik Swanson

Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
415
2.15
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
8.32
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
1.26
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.37
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.51
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.37
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.53
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.54
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.76
48.76
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.74
40.74
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.55
58.55
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.13
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.06
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.34
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
777
4.02
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
4.2
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5219
27
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
798
27
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1739.2
9
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
9
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1786
9.24
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
7.78
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.51
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.66
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.66
1.66
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
725
3.75
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.5
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.44
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
783
4.05
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
9.51
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
0.867
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.335
1.335
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.28
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.15
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.27
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.12
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7496
38.78
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
36.95
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.32
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.79
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
885
4.58
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
4.57
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.47
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.25
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
1.09
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.54
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.443
1.443
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6603
34.16
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1002
33.9
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.78
38.78
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.95
36.95

Fielding Stats for Mike LaCoss and Erik Swanson

Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
415
2.15
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
8.32
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
1.26
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.37
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5219
27
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
798
27
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1739.2
9
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
9
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.65
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.44
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
1.59
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.41
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.1
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
2.35
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.91
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
2.25
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.85
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.59
95.59
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.59
92.59
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.55
58.55
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.12
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike LaCoss and Erik Swanson

Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
416
443.34
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
246
73800
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
563
600
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
481
512.61
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
63.94
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50.09
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11.72
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.85
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.96
13.81
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
82.06
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
85.26
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.97
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
20.25
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50.09
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.64
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
19.18
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
194
206.75
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.9
2.9
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
65.01
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.07
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.33
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA