Phil Ortega vs. Russ Swan — Career Comparison

Phil Ortega
Silent GenerationArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Russ Swan
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Phil Ortega built a career as a starting pitcher and Russ Swan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Russ Swan led in home run suppression (HR9+ 112 vs 74), run prevention (ERA+ 99 vs 82), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 103 vs 93). Phil Ortega held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 85 vs 59). Role difference aside, Russ Swan holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Phil Ortega and Russ Swan

Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
1.93
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
5.67
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.33
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.68
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.44
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.47
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.59
Russ Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.74
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.59
42.59
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.12
69.12
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.9
11.9
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.19
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Russ Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.37
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
4.43
Russ Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
4.83
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Russ Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2855
27
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
800
27
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
951.2
9
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
266.2
9
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
8.36
Russ Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282
9.52
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
1.24
Russ Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.88
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Russ Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Russ Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.57
Russ Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
4.19
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.26
Russ Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.61
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
5.19
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
3.65
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.24
Russ Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.51
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.28
Russ Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Russ Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4064
38.43
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1183
39.93
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Russ Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.52
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
4.71
Russ Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
5.47
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.68
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.3
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.22
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.326
1.326
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.523
1.523
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3656
34.58
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1025
34.59
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Russ Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.43
38.43
Russ Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.93
39.93

Fielding Stats for Phil Ortega and Russ Swan

Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
1.93
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
5.67
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.33
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.68
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2855
27
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
800
27
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
951.2
9
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
266.2
9
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.45
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.47
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
1.28
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.89
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.11
Russ Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
1.84
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.43
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
1.73
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.36
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.85
93.85
Russ Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.22
97.22
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.417
0.417
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.12
69.12
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.9
11.9
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Ortega and Russ Swan

Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
394.23
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
168
33600
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
312
600
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
253
486.54
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
55.77
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
50
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.77
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.77
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.54
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
61.54
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
105.77
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
30.77
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
21.15
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
51.92
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.58
3.03
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
50
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
118
226.92
Russ Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Russ Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
57.69
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.77
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.62
Russ Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA