John Briggs vs. Nick Swisher — Career Comparison

John Briggs
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Nick Swisher
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRight FielderAll-Star

John Briggs and Nick Swisher are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 111 for John Briggs, 112 for Nick Swisher), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 115 vs 116). The overall lean goes to John Briggs, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for John Briggs and Nick Swisher

John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Nick Swisher
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1366
169.44
Nick Swisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1527
145.24
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
4837
600
Nick Swisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6308
600
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4117
510.69
Nick Swisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5369
510.68
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Nick Swisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.789
0.789
Nick Swisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.811
0.811
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1041
129.13
Nick Swisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1338
127.27
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
689
85.47
Nick Swisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
775
73.72
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
170
21.09
Nick Swisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
307
29.2
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
5.33
Nick Swisher
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.05
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
139
17.24
Nick Swisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
23.3
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
352
43.66
Nick Swisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
563
53.55
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Nick Swisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Nick Swisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Nick Swisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
655.26
81.28
Nick Swisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
881.19
83.82
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
1714
212.61
Nick Swisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2402
228.47
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1709
211.99
Nick Swisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2211
210.3
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Nick Swisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.416
0.416
Nick Swisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.771
0.771
Nick Swisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.799
0.799
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Nick Swisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Nick Swisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.769
0.769
Nick Swisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.787
0.787
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Nick Swisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
601
74.55
Nick Swisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
805
76.57
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
507
62.89
Nick Swisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
803
76.38
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
969
120.2
Nick Swisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1363
129.64
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
659.55
81.81
Nick Swisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
863.5
82.13
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.62
Nick Swisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
5.33
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
663
82.24
Nick Swisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
817
77.71
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
5.83
Nick Swisher
Career
Per 600 PA
42
3.99
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
785
97.37
Nick Swisher
Career
Per 600 PA
1373
130.6
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.16
6.16
Nick Swisher
Career
Per 600 PA
4.59
4.59
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.84
0.84
Nick Swisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
2.73
Nick Swisher
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.24
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
30
3.72
Nick Swisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
5.04
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
6.7
Nick Swisher
Career
Per 600 PA
131
12.46
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
7.94
Nick Swisher
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.24
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
6.08
Nick Swisher
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.43
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
14.02
Nick Swisher
Career
Per 600 PA
28
2.66
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.64
56.64
Nick Swisher
Career
Per 600 PA
46.43
46.43

Fielding Stats for John Briggs and Nick Swisher

John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Nick Swisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213
1.13
Nick Swisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1481
1.13
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1078
1.01
Nick Swisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1350
1.03
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
28939
27
Nick Swisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35306
27
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9646.1
9
Nick Swisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11768.2
9
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3389
3.16
Nick Swisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5252
4.02
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
0.17
Nick Swisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
0.24
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.07
Nick Swisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.05
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3646
3.4
Nick Swisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5626
4.3
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3573
3.33
Nick Swisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5564
4.26
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
98
Nick Swisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.9
98.9
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.946
2.946
Nick Swisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.757
3.757
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.87
88.87
Nick Swisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.15
91.15
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
0.14
Nick Swisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
0.25
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Swisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Swisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Swisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Swisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0