Greg Swindell

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1986-2002)

W–L 123–122
ERA 3.86
WHIP 1.26
SO 1,542
Pitcher PIV 19548.3
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / L
Height / Weight
6'2" / 225 lb
Born
1/2/1965 in Fort Worth, TX, USA
MLB Debut
1986-08-21
Last Game
2002-09-23
Awards
All-Star

Full name: Forest Gregory Swindell

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
123 122 664 269 40 12 7 2233.3 2,313 957 262 501 1,542 3.86 19548.3

Career ERA 3.86 vs. league average 4.24 across their career seasons — 9.1% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1986 CLE AL 5 2 9 9 1 0 0 61.7 57 29 15 46 4.23 3.97 (-7%) 27.6
1987 CLE AL 3 8 16 15 4 1 0 102.3 112 58 37 97 5.10 4.29 (-19%) -210.8
1988 CLE AL 18 14 33 33 12 4 0 242.0 234 86 45 180 3.20 3.73 (+14%) 5811.8
1989 CLE AL 13 6 28 28 5 2 0 184.3 170 69 51 129 3.37 3.71 (+9%) 1859.2
1990 CLE AL 12 9 34 34 3 0 0 214.7 245 105 47 135 4.40 3.86 (-14%) 27.2
1991 CLE AL 9 16 33 33 7 0 0 238.0 241 92 31 169 3.48 3.91 (+11%) 5617.5
1992 CIN NL 12 8 31 30 5 3 0 213.7 210 64 41 138 2.70 3.75 (+28%) 4452.9
1993 HOU NL 12 13 31 30 1 1 0 190.3 215 88 40 124 4.16 4.19 (+1%) 1086.7
1994 HOU NL 8 9 24 24 1 0 0 148.3 175 72 26 74 4.37 4.51 (+3%) 303.8
1995 HOU NL 10 9 33 26 1 1 0 153.0 180 76 39 96 4.47 4.45 (avg) 57.1
1996 HOU NL 0 3 8 4 0 0 0 23.0 35 20 11 15 7.83 4.61 (-70%) -947.4
1996 CLE AL 1 1 13 2 0 0 0 28.7 31 21 8 21 6.59 4.61 (-43%) -1118.5
1997 MIN AL 7 4 65 1 0 0 1 115.7 102 46 25 75 3.58 4.39 (+18%) 1563.4
1998 MIN AL 3 3 52 0 0 0 2 66.3 67 27 18 45 3.66 4.43 (+17%) -431.6
1998 BOS AL 2 3 29 0 0 0 0 24.0 25 9 13 18 3.38 4.43 (+24%) -274.5
1999 ARI NL 4 0 63 0 0 0 1 64.7 54 18 21 51 2.51 4.71 (+47%) 856.7
2000 ARI NL 2 6 64 0 0 0 1 76.0 71 27 20 64 3.20 4.77 (+33%) 2495.7
2001 ARI NL 2 6 64 0 0 0 2 53.7 51 27 8 42 4.53 4.42 (-2%) -564.1
2002 ARI NL 0 2 34 0 0 0 0 33.0 38 23 5 23 6.27 4.28 (-47%) -1064.3
Career · 19 seasons 123 122 664 269 40 12 7 2,233.1 2,313 957 501 1,542 3.86 — 19,548

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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
665 245 10 46 10 0 0 13 0 4 57 .188 .200 .229 .429 -1,404

Career AVG .188 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — 28.6% below league average.

Career OBP .200 vs. league average .332 across their career seasons — 39.8% below league average.

Career SLG .229 vs. league average .409 across their career seasons — 44.1% below league average.

Career OPS .429 vs. league average .741 across their career seasons — 42.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1986 CLE AL 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1987 CLE AL 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1988 CLE AL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1989 CLE AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1990 CLE AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1991 CLE AL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1992 CIN NL 31 80 2 10 2 0 0 4 0 1 15 .125 .255 (-51%) .322 (-58%) .377 (-60%) .699 (-59%) -751.3
1993 HOU NL 31 60 3 11 1 0 0 4 0 0 16 .183 .265 (-31%) .332 (-45%) .403 (-50%) .735 (-48%) -463.7
1994 HOU NL 24 44 1 11 3 0 0 0 0 0 14 .250 — — — — 0.0
1995 HOU NL 34 50 4 12 3 0 0 5 0 3 9 .240 .266 (-10%) .337 (-16%) .417 (-28%) .755 (-23%) -188.8
1996 HOU NL 8 6 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 — — — — 0.0
1996 CLE AL 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1997 MIN AL 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1998 MIN AL 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1998 BOS AL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1999 ARI NL 63 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2000 ARI NL 64 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2001 ARI NL 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2002 ARI NL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 19 seasons 665 245 10 46 10 0 0 13 0 4 57 .188 — — — — -1,404

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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2002 NLDS2 ARI 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2001 NLCS ARI 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2001 NLDS2 ARI 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2001 WS ARI 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1999 NLDS2 ARI 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1998 ALDS1 BOS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 0 13 0 0 9.7 6 2 6 6 1.86

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2002 NLDS2 ARI 0 0 2 0 0 0.3 2 1 1 0 27.00
2001 NLCS ARI 0 0 2 0 0 0.3 1 1 0 0 27.00
2001 NLDS2 ARI 0 0 2 0 0 1.7 1 0 0 2 0.00
2001 WS ARI 0 0 3 0 0 2.7 1 0 1 2 0.00
1999 NLDS2 ARI 0 0 3 0 0 3.3 1 0 3 1 0.00
1998 ALDS1 BOS 0 0 1 0 0 1.3 0 0 1 1 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home34010942107.193
Away32513662506.184

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home3391159.111624582487653.56
Away3251074.011514992537774.18

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2002-09-23 AZSTL — 0.0655000
2002-09-22 AZCOL L 1.0433011
2002-09-21 AZCOL — 0.2100020
2002-09-17 AZSDP — 1.0100020
2002-09-13 AZMIL — 0.1100000
2002-09-11 AZSDP — 0.1000000
2002-09-08 AZSFG — 1.0100020
2002-08-17 AZCHC — 0.1000000
2002-08-14 AZCIN — 1.0100000
2002-08-04 AZNYN — 1.2100010

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 664 269 86 297 9 16

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1986 CLE P 9 9 2 12 0 1
1987 CLE P 16 15 0 13 1 1
1988 CLE P 33 33 8 29 1 0
1989 CLE P 28 28 7 25 0 1
1990 CLE P 34 34 8 20 1 1
1991 CLE P 33 33 7 30 1 2
1992 CIN P 31 30 6 33 1 2
1993 HOU P 31 30 2 32 1 0
1994 HOU P 24 24 6 14 1 0
1995 HOU P 33 26 9 31 1 1
1996 HOU P 8 4 2 3 1 0
1996 CLE P 13 2 1 6 0 1
1997 MIN P 65 1 12 11 0 1
1998 MIN P 52 0 8 6 0 0
1998 BOS P 29 0 2 4 0 1
1999 ARI P 63 0 3 10 0 2
2000 ARI P 64 0 1 12 0 0
2001 ARI P 64 0 1 3 0 1
2002 ARI P 34 0 1 3 0 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 664

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1988 Player of the Week Week of 1988-04-15

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2002 ARI NL $2,833,333
2001 ARI NL $2,533,333
2000 ARI NL $1,833,333
1999 ARI NL $1,333,333
1998 MIN AL $1,300,000
1997 MIN AL $750,000
1996 HOU NL $4,450,000
1995 HOU NL $4,450,000
1994 HOU NL $3,750,000
1993 HOU NL $3,750,000
1992 CIN NL $2,500,000
1991 CLE AL $2,025,000
1990 CLE AL $840,000
1989 CLE AL $285,000
1988 CLE AL $90,000
1987 CLE AL $68,750
1986 CLE AL $60,000
Total Career Earnings $32,852,082

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
University of Texas at Austin Austin TX 1984, 1985, 1986

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Greg Swindell (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Scott Sanderson
    163-143, 3.84 ERA
  2. 97
    Jon Lieber
    131-124, 4.27 ERA
  3. 97
    John Smiley
    126-103, 3.80 ERA
  4. 96
    Ed Whitson
    126-123, 3.79 ERA
  5. 95
    Harvey Haddix
    136-113, 3.63 ERA
  6. 94
    R. A. Dickey
    120-118, 4.04 ERA

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Frequently Asked Questions about Greg Swindell

What years did Greg Swindell play?
Greg Swindell played in Major League Baseball from 1986 to 2002.
Was Greg Swindell a pitcher?
Yes. Greg Swindell pitched in the major leagues, recording 123 wins and 1542 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Greg Swindell hit?
Greg Swindell hit 0 career home runs with 46 hits.