Woody Main vs. Erik Swanson — Career Comparison

Woody Main
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Erik Swanson
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Woody Main and Erik Swanson are fairly close on the surface numbers. Erik Swanson posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.2 vs 5.14) and WHIP (1.154 vs 1.436). Woody Main had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.92 per nine innings vs 1.66). By the career numbers, Erik Swanson had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Woody Main and Erik Swanson

Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
3.47
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
8.32
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.48
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.37
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.37
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.57
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.54
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.74
40.74
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.92
13.92
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.34
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
5.14
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
4.2
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
614
27
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
798
27
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
204.2
9
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
9
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
9.23
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
7.78
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.23
9.23
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.92
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.66
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.66
1.66
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
3.69
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.5
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
4.71
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
9.51
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.933
0.933
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.335
1.335
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.17
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.27
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
896
39.4
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
36.95
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.32
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.79
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
5.36
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
4.57
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.17
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.54
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.437
1.437
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
811
35.66
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1002
33.9
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.4
39.4
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.95
36.95

Fielding Stats for Woody Main and Erik Swanson

Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
8.32
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.37
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
798
27
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
9
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.44
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.41
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.91
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.85
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.59
92.59
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.456
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.102
0.102
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Woody Main and Erik Swanson

Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
79
1008.51
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
246
73800
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
600
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
561.7
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
51.06
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
51.06
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
2.97
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
51.06
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
51.06
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.77
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
25.53
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
38.3
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.05
-26.14
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
140.43
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
4.27
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
38.3
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.77
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA