Bob Locker vs. Erik Swanson — Career Comparison

Bob Locker
Silent GenerationIowaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Erik Swanson
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bob Locker and Erik Swanson are about as close as two relievers get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 127 for Bob Locker and 130 for Erik Swanson, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 117 and 115 respectively. If forced to pick, Erik Swanson gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Bob Locker and Erik Swanson

Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
576
5.9
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
8.32
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.37
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.58
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.37
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.4
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.54
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.74
40.74
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.97
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.34
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
2.75
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
4.2
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.234
0.234
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2637
27
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
798
27
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
879
9
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
9
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
776
7.95
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
7.78
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.95
7.95
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.41
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.66
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.66
1.66
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
2.63
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.5
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.82
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
577
5.91
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
9.51
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.949
0.949
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.335
1.335
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.38
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.37
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.27
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3643
37.3
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
36.95
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
2.95
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.79
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
3.37
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
4.57
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.27
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.17
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.2
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.54
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.175
1.175
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3313
33.92
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1002
33.9
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.3
37.3
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.95
36.95

Fielding Stats for Bob Locker and Erik Swanson

Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
576
5.9
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
8.32
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.37
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2637
27
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
798
27
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
879
9
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
9
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.79
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.44
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.21
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.41
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.16
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
3.16
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.91
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
3
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.85
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.82
94.82
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.59
92.59
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.509
0.509
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Locker and Erik Swanson

Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
576
3291.43
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
246
73800
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
600
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
542.86
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
40
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
40
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
7.17
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
40
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
85.71
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
28.57
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
28.57
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.64
-15.11
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.71
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
40
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
61
348.57
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.72
1.72
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.43
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.71
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.71
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA