What years did Erik Swanson play?

Erik Swanson played in Major League Baseball from 2019 to 2025.

Was Erik Swanson a pitcher?

Yes. Erik Swanson pitched in the major leagues, recording 11 wins and 281 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Erik Swanson hit?

Erik Swanson hit 0 career home runs.

What was Erik Swanson's career batting average?

Erik Swanson batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 2 at bats.

What was Erik Swanson's career ERA?

Erik Swanson finished with a 4.20 career ERA, going 11-16 with 281 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Erik Swanson have?

Erik Swanson recorded 281 career strikeouts.

Erik Swanson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2019-2025)

Erik Swanson is a pitcher who has played in Major League Baseball since 2019 for the Seattle Mariners and the Toronto Blue Jays, a span of 7 seasons. Across 246 career appearances, he has gone 11-16 with a 4.20 ERA and 281 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 481.0.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

Active Player

W–L 11–16

ERA 4.20

WHIP 1.14

SO 281

Pitcher PIV thru 2025 481.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 222 lb
Born: 9/4/1993 in Terrace Park, OH, USA
MLB Debut: 2019-04-11

Full name: Erik Donald Swanson

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Career Pitching Statistics

Erik Swanson — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
11	16	246	11	0	0	10	266.0	230	124	49	74	281	4.20	481.0

Career ERA 4.20 vs. league average 4.23 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Erik Swanson — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2019	SEA	AL	1	5	27	8	2	58.0	56	37	12	52	5.74	4.51 (-27%)	-2103.1
2020	SEA	AL	0	2	9	0	0	7.2	11	11	2	9	12.91	—	0.0
2021	SEA	AL	0	3	33	2	1	35.1	28	13	10	35	3.31	4.27 (+22%)	269.6
2022	SEA	AL	3	2	57	1	3	53.2	39	10	10	70	1.68	3.97 (+58%)	2879.8
2023	TOR	AL	4	2	69	0	4	66.2	52	22	21	75	2.97	4.33 (+31%)	1388.2
2024	TOR	AL	2	2	45	0	0	39.1	36	22	14	37	5.03	4.08 (-23%)	-1953.6
2025	TOR	AL	1	0	6	0	0	5.1	8	9	5	3	15.19	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			11	16	246	11	10	266.0	230	124	74	281	4.20	—	481

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Erik Swanson — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
246	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .246 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .317 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .410 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .727 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Erik Swanson — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2019	SEA	AL	27	2	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2020	SEA	AL	9	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	SEA	AL	33	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2022	SEA	AL	57	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2023	TOR	AL	69	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2024	TOR	AL	45	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2025	TOR	AL	6	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			246	2	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Erik Swanson — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Erik Swanson — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2023	ALWC2	TOR	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2022	ALDS2	SEA	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Erik Swanson — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	3	0	0	2.1	0	0	3	3	0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Erik Swanson — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2023	ALWC2	TOR	0	0	2	0	0	1.1	0	0	3	2	0.00
2022	ALDS2	SEA	0	0	1	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	1	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Erik Swanson — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	128	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	118	2	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Erik Swanson — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	128	139.2	106	58	32	147	3.74
Away	118	126.1	124	66	42	134	4.70

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Erik Swanson — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2025-06-15	TOR	PHI	—	0.2	2	4	4	2	1	1
2025-06-13	TOR	PHI	—	1.0	3	3	3	1	0	0
2025-06-08	TOR	MIN	—	0.2	1	0	0	2	1	0
2025-06-05	TOR	PHI	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2025-06-03	TOR	PHI	—	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	1
2025-06-01	TOR	OAK	W	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	0
2024-09-28	TOR	MIA	—	1.2	1	0	0	0	2	0
2024-09-25	TOR	BOS	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2024-09-23	TOR	BOS	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2024-09-22	TOR	TBR	—	1.0	1	1	1	0	2	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Erik Swanson — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	246	11	13	12	2	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Erik Swanson — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E
2019	SEA	P	27	8	2	3	0
2020	SEA	P	9	0	0	0	0
2021	SEA	P	33	2	2	0	1
2022	SEA	P	57	1	3	4	0
2023	TOR	P	69	0	3	3	0
2024	TOR	P	45	0	2	2	1
2025	TOR	P	6	0	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Erik Swanson — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	246

Erik Swanson: the record in brief

The debut date in the bio is April 11, 2019; Erik Swanson is an active player, and this profile updates as the season goes on. The season rows list, in order, the Seattle Mariners (2019 through 2022) and the Toronto Blue Jays (2023 to 2025). Swanson, born on September 4, 1993, in Terrace Park, OH, USA, is listed as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. Swanson's listed size is 6 feet, 3 inches and 222 pounds. Erik Swanson was the playing name; the full given name is Erik Donald.

Across 246 games (11 starts), Swanson has recorded 11 wins against 16 losses with a 4.20 ERA. Swanson has 281 strikeouts and 10 saves. Swanson's 4.20 ERA was close to the 4.23 league figure for those seasons. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 1.68 in 2022, when the league's was 3.97. By Pitcher PIV, Baseball Data Hub's measure of run prevention relative to each season's league, Swanson's career adds up to 481.0.

Frequently Asked Questions about Erik Swanson

What years did Erik Swanson play?: Erik Swanson played in Major League Baseball from 2019 to 2025.
Was Erik Swanson a pitcher?: Yes. Erik Swanson pitched in the major leagues, recording 11 wins and 281 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Erik Swanson hit?: Erik Swanson hit 0 career home runs.
What was Erik Swanson's career batting average?: Erik Swanson batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 2 at bats.
What was Erik Swanson's career ERA?: Erik Swanson finished with a 4.20 career ERA, going 11-16 with 281 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Erik Swanson have?: Erik Swanson recorded 281 career strikeouts.