Ervin Santana vs. Erik Swanson — Career Comparison

Ervin Santana
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Erik Swanson
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ervin Santana 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 98), run prevention (ERA+ 130 vs 93), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 115 vs 89). Role difference aside, Erik Swanson holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ervin Santana and Erik Swanson

Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
425
1.54
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
8.32
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
1.4
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.37
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
0.55
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.37
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.47
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.54
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.93
53.93
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.74
40.74
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.82
90.82
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.08
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.34
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1135
4.11
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
4.2
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7460
27
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
798
27
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2486.2
9
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
9
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
2391
8.65
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
7.78
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.65
8.65
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.2
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.66
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.66
1.66
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
776
2.81
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.5
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.13
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1978
7.16
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
9.51
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.108
1.108
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.335
1.335
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.38
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.38
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.27
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.04
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10482
37.94
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
36.95
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.07
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.79
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1221
4.42
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
4.57
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.18
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.26
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
0.69
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.54
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.274
1.274
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9480
34.31
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1002
33.9
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.94
37.94
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.95
36.95

Fielding Stats for Ervin Santana and Erik Swanson

Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
425
1.54
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
8.32
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
1.4
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.37
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7460
27
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
798
27
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2486.2
9
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
9
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
0.71
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.44
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.7
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.41
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
1.47
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.91
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
1.41
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.85
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.06
96.06
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.59
92.59
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.918
0.918
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.82
90.82
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.08
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ervin Santana and Erik Swanson

Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
425
2217.39
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
246
73800
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
600
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
537.39
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
67.83
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
52.17
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.65
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.65
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.02
10.53
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
83.48
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
78.26
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
57.39
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.74
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
99.13
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.27
-6.64
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.43
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
255.65
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.35
2.35
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
52.17
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.43
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA