What years did Anthony Swarzak play?

Anthony Swarzak played in Major League Baseball from 2009 to 2021.

Was Anthony Swarzak a pitcher?

Yes. Anthony Swarzak pitched in the major leagues, recording 26 wins and 494 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Anthony Swarzak hit?

Anthony Swarzak hit 0 career home runs.

What were Anthony Swarzak's career stats?

In 388 games, Anthony Swarzak went 26-37 with a 4.42 ERA, 494 strikeouts, 653.1 innings pitched, and 10 saves.

What was Anthony Swarzak's salary?

Anthony Swarzak's last recorded salary was $900,000, in 2015. His highest recorded salary was $935,000, in 2014, and his lowest was $487,500, in 2012. The Salary History table lists each season from 2012 to 2015.

What position did Anthony Swarzak play?

Anthony Swarzak played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Anthony Swarzak and how much did he weigh?

Anthony Swarzak was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 215 pounds.

What was Anthony Swarzak's career ERA?

Anthony Swarzak finished with a 4.42 career ERA, going 26-37 with 494 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Anthony Swarzak have?

Anthony Swarzak recorded 494 career strikeouts.

Is Anthony Swarzak in the Hall of Fame?

No. Anthony Swarzak has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Anthony Swarzak

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2009-2021)

Anthony Swarzak was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2009 to 2021 for 10 teams, including the Minnesota Twins, a span of 13 seasons. Across 388 career appearances, he went 26-37 with a 4.42 ERA and 494 strikeouts.

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 15, 2026

W–L 26–37

ERA 4.42

WHIP 1.36

SO 494

Pitcher PIV -3302.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 215 lb
Born: 9/10/1985 in Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 2009-05-23
Last Game: 2021-07-10

Full name: Anthony Ray Swarzak

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Career Pitching Statistics

Anthony Swarzak — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
26	37	388	32	0	0	10	653.1	686	321	87	202	494	4.42	-3302.6

Career ERA 4.42 vs. league average 4.12 across their career seasons — 7.4% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Anthony Swarzak Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2009	MIN	AL	3	7	12	12	0	59.0	76	41	20	34	6.25	4.32 (-45%)	-2043.6
2011	MIN	AL	4	7	27	11	0	102.0	111	49	26	55	4.32	3.94 (-10%)	-236.6
2012	MIN	AL	3	6	44	5	0	96.2	106	54	31	62	5.03	4.01 (-25%)	-1876.9
2013	MIN	AL	3	2	48	0	0	96.0	89	31	22	69	2.91	3.87 (+25%)	1440.2
2014	MIN	AL	3	2	50	4	0	86.0	100	44	28	47	4.60	3.74 (-23%)	-67.0
2015	CLE	AL	0	0	10	0	0	13.1	18	5	4	13	3.38	3.96 (+15%)	301.8
2016	NYA	AL	1	2	26	0	0	31.0	28	19	7	31	5.52	4.19 (-32%)	-1491.4
2017	CHA	AL	4	3	41	0	1	48.1	37	12	13	52	2.23	4.36 (+49%)	2449.6
2017	MIL	NL	2	1	29	0	1	29.0	21	8	9	39	2.48	4.36 (+43%)	699.4
2018	NYN	NL	0	2	29	0	4	26.1	28	18	14	31	6.15	4.15 (-48%)	-874.4
2019	SEA	AL	2	2	15	0	3	13.2	14	8	8	17	5.27	4.51 (-17%)	-1258.9
2019	ATL	NL	1	2	44	0	1	39.2	38	19	19	35	4.31	4.51 (+4%)	-344.8
2021	ARI	NL	0	1	6	0	0	4.2	7	5	1	4	9.64	—	0.0
2021	KCA	AL	0	0	7	0	0	7.2	13	8	0	5	9.39	—	0.0
Career · 14 seasons			26	37	388	32	10	653.1	686	321	202	494	4.42	—	-3,303

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

Anthony Swarzak — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
388	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .253 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .320 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 .730 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Anthony Swarzak Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2009	MIN	AL	12	2	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	MIN	AL	27	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	MIN	AL	44	2	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	MIN	AL	48	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	MIN	AL	50	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	CLE	AL	10	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	NYA	AL	26	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	CHA	AL	41	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	MIL	NL	29	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	NYN	NL	29	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2019	SEA	AL	15	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2019	ATL	NL	44	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	ARI	NL	6	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	KCA	AL	7	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 14 seasons			388	5	4	.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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Anthony Swarzak — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	202	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	186	5	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Anthony Swarzak — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	202	354.2	372	163	99	261	4.14
Away	186	298.2	314	158	103	233	4.76

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Anthony Swarzak — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	SO	HR
2021-07-10	KCR	CLE	—	1.1	1	1	1	1	1
2021-07-04	KCR	MIN	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	0
2021-07-01	KCR	BOS	—	1.0	4	2	2	2	0
2021-06-30	KCR	BOS	—	1.1	1	1	1	1	1
2021-06-25	KCR	TEX	—	1.0	2	0	0	0	0
2021-06-24	KCR	NYY	—	1.0	3	3	3	1	1
2021-06-19	KCR	BOS	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
2021-04-17	AZ	WAS	—	1.0	3	1	1	0	0
2021-04-15	AZ	WAS	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
2021-04-13	AZ	OAK	L	1.0	2	1	1	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Anthony Swarzak — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	388	32	29	50	1	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Anthony Swarzak — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2009	MIN	P	12	12	2	5	0	0
2011	MIN	P	27	11	3	7	0	1
2012	MIN	P	44	5	6	9	0	1
2013	MIN	P	48	0	6	9	1	1
2014	MIN	P	50	4	8	7	0	0
2015	CLE	P	10	0	0	2	0	0
2016	NYA	P	26	0	2	2	0	0
2017	CHA	P	41	0	1	2	0	0
2017	MIL	P	29	0	0	1	0	0
2018	NYN	P	29	0	0	1	0	0
2019	SEA	P	15	0	0	1	0	0
2019	ATL	P	44	0	0	3	0	0
2021	ARI	P	6	0	1	1	0	0
2021	KCA	P	7	0	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Anthony Swarzak Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	388

Salary History

Anthony Swarzak's recorded salaries total $2,825,000 over 4 seasons, 2012 to 2015. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Swarzak's career ran from 2009 to 2021. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2009, 2011, and 2016.

Anthony Swarzak — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2015	CLE	AL	$900,000
2014	MIN	AL	$935,000
2013	MIN	AL	$502,500
2012	MIN	AL	$487,500
Total recorded salary (partial)			$2,825,000

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Anthony Swarzak: the record in brief

The profile opens with Anthony Swarzak's first major league game on May 23, 2009; the last one listed came on July 10, 2021. Swarzak played for the Minnesota Twins (2009 through 2014), the Cleveland Indians (2015), the New York Yankees (2016), the Chicago White Sox (2017), the Milwaukee Brewers (2017), the New York Mets (2018), the Seattle Mariners (2019), and the Atlanta Braves (2019), with further stops in the season rows. Swarzak, a pitcher by primary position, batted and threw right-handed. Height and weight on file: 6 feet, 4 inches and 215 pounds. The birth record reads September 10, 1985, in Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA. The bio lists the given name Anthony Ray.

Swarzak went 26-37 with a 4.42 ERA in 388 games, 32 of them starts. The same table counts 494 strikeouts and 10 saves. Against a 4.12 league ERA for the same seasons, the 4.42 mark was 7.4% worse. 2013 produced Swarzak's most strikeouts, 69. In 2013, one of the busiest seasons, Swarzak posted a 2.91 ERA; the league figure that year was 3.87.

Frequently Asked Questions about Anthony Swarzak

What years did Anthony Swarzak play?: Anthony Swarzak played in Major League Baseball from 2009 to 2021.
Was Anthony Swarzak a pitcher?: Yes. Anthony Swarzak pitched in the major leagues, recording 26 wins and 494 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Anthony Swarzak hit?: Anthony Swarzak hit 0 career home runs.
What teams did Anthony Swarzak play for?: Anthony Swarzak played for 10 teams: the Minnesota Twins (2009, 2011–2014), the Cleveland Indians (2015), the New York Yankees (2016), the Chicago White Sox (2017), the Milwaukee Brewers (2017), the New York Mets (2018), the Seattle Mariners (2019), the Atlanta Braves (2019), the Arizona Diamondbacks (2021), and the Kansas City Royals (2021).
What were Anthony Swarzak's career stats?: In 388 games, Anthony Swarzak went 26-37 with a 4.42 ERA, 494 strikeouts, 653.1 innings pitched, and 10 saves.
How much did Anthony Swarzak earn in his career?: Anthony Swarzak's recorded salaries total $2,825,000 over 4 seasons, 2012 to 2015. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Swarzak's career ran from 2009 to 2021. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2009, 2011, and 2016.
What was Anthony Swarzak's salary?: Anthony Swarzak's last recorded salary was $900,000, in 2015. His highest recorded salary was $935,000, in 2014, and his lowest was $487,500, in 2012. The Salary History table lists each season from 2012 to 2015.
What position did Anthony Swarzak play?: Anthony Swarzak played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Anthony Swarzak and how much did he weigh?: Anthony Swarzak was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 215 pounds.
What was Anthony Swarzak's career ERA?: Anthony Swarzak finished with a 4.42 career ERA, going 26-37 with 494 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Anthony Swarzak have?: Anthony Swarzak recorded 494 career strikeouts.
Is Anthony Swarzak in the Hall of Fame?: No. Anthony Swarzak has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.