Craig Swan vs. Michael Wacha — Career Comparison

Craig Swan
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Michael Wacha
MillenialIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Craig Swan and Michael Wacha are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 104 for Craig Swan and 99 for Michael Wacha, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 101 and 96 respectively. If forced to pick, Craig Swan gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Craig Swan and Michael Wacha

Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
1.68
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
1.71
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
1.35
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.43
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.61
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.52
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.41
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.04
45.04
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.68
59.68
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.09
80.09
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.18
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
3.74
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
703
3.89
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3707
27
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1235.2
9
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1199
8.73
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1571
8.69
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.73
8.73
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.84
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
1.07
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
2.68
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
503
2.78
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.28
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.1
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
673
4.9
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1416
7.83
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.843
0.843
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.24
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.23
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5163
37.6
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6846
37.86
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
575
4.19
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
4.13
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.41
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.2
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.31
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.25
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.55
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.75
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.268
1.268
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.275
1.275
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4686
34.13
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6219
34.39
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.6
37.6
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Craig Swan and Michael Wacha

Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
1.68
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
1.71
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
1.35
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3707
27
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1235.2
9
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.58
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.66
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
1.01
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
0.94
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
1.66
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
1.64
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
1.58
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.6
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.18
95.18
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.939
0.939
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.935
0.935
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.09
80.09
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Craig Swan and Michael Wacha

Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
231
329.22
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
310
641.38
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
421
600
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
290
600
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
358
510.21
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PAverified
251
519.31
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
76.96
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
23
47.59
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
71.26
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
21
43.45
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.28
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.14
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.43
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.7
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.14
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.1
17.24
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2.82
5.84
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
85.51
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
25
51.72
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
112.59
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
32
66.21
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
25.65
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
33.1
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
25.65
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
33.1
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
49.88
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
66.21
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.9
12.68
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.53
-15.58
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.43
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
34.2
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
9
18.62
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
131
186.7
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
258.62
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.21
3.21
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2.32
2.32
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
54.16
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
60
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.7
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
6.21
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.43
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.43
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100