Mark Melancon vs. Erik Swanson — Career Comparison

Mark Melancon
MillenialColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Erik Swanson
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Erik Swanson a clear advantage over Mark Melancon across the core pitching metrics. Erik Swanson led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 152 vs 117), strikeout rate (K%+ 109 vs 86), and run prevention (ERA+ 130 vs 119). Mark Melancon held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 154 vs 95). Erik Swanson was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Mark Melancon and Erik Swanson

Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
9.07
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
8.32
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.37
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.46
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.37
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.5
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.54
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.05
48.05
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.74
40.74
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
3.24
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.34
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.94
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
4.2
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2180
27
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
798
27
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
726.2
9
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
9
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
657
8.14
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
7.78
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.14
8.14
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.54
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.66
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.66
1.66
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
2.38
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
2.5
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.28
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
643
7.96
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
9.51
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.96
7.96
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.149
1.149
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.335
1.335
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.54
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.31
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.27
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2981
36.92
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1092
36.95
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
5.62
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.79
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
3.42
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
4.57
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.17
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.87
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.54
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.168
1.168
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2745
34
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1002
33.9
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.92
36.92
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.95
36.95

Fielding Stats for Mark Melancon and Erik Swanson

Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
9.07
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
8.32
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.37
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2180
27
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
798
27
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
726.2
9
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
9
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.89
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.44
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.36
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.41
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
2.3
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.91
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
2.25
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.85
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.85
97.85
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.59
92.59
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.2
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mark Melancon and Erik Swanson

Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
732
219600
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
246
73800
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
115.59
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA