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.

What teams did Greg Swindell play for?

Greg Swindell played for 6 teams: the Cleveland Indians (1986–1991, 1996), the Cincinnati Reds (1992), the Houston Astros (1993–1996), the Minnesota Twins (1997–1998), the Boston Red Sox (1998), and the Arizona Diamondbacks (1999–2002).

Did Greg Swindell win a Cy Young Award?

No. Greg Swindell did not win the Cy Young Award.

What awards did Greg Swindell win?

Greg Swindell was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

What were Greg Swindell's career stats?

In 664 games, Greg Swindell went 123-122 with a 3.86 ERA, 1,542 strikeouts, 2,233.1 innings pitched, and 7 saves. At the plate he had 46 hits and 0 home runs.

What was Greg Swindell's salary?

Greg Swindell's last recorded salary was $2,833,333, in 2002. His highest recorded salary was $4,450,000, in 1995, and his lowest was $60,000, in 1986. The Salary History table lists each season from 1986 to 2002.

What position did Greg Swindell play?

Greg Swindell played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Greg Swindell and how much did he weigh?

Greg Swindell was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 225 pounds.

What was Greg Swindell's career ERA?

Greg Swindell finished with a 3.86 career ERA, going 123-122 with 1,542 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Greg Swindell have?

Greg Swindell recorded 1,542 career strikeouts.

Is Greg Swindell in the Hall of Fame?

No. Greg Swindell has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Greg Swindell

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

Greg Swindell was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1986 to 2002 for 6 teams, including the Cleveland Guardians, a span of 17 seasons. Across 664 career appearances, he went 123-122 with a 3.86 ERA and 1,542 strikeouts. He also batted .188 with 0 home runs. Greg Swindell was an All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 19548.3.

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 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

Greg Swindell — 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	2233.1	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

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Greg Swindell Stats, Bio & Career Records
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	61.2	57	29	15	46	4.23	3.97 (-7%)	27.6
1987	CLE	AL	3	8	16	15	4	1	0	102.1	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	184.1	170	69	51	129	3.37	3.71 (+9%)	1859.2
1990	CLE	AL	12	9	34	34	3	0	0	214.2	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	213.2	210	64	41	138	2.70	3.75 (+28%)	4452.9
1993	HOU	NL	12	13	31	30	1	1	0	190.1	215	88	40	124	4.16	4.19 (+1%)	1086.7
1994	HOU	NL	8	9	24	24	1	0	0	148.1	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	28.2	31	21	8	21	6.59	4.61 (-43%)	-1118.5
1997	MIN	AL	7	4	65	1	0	0	1	115.2	102	46	25	75	3.58	4.39 (+18%)	1563.4
1998	MIN	AL	3	3	52	0	0	0	2	66.1	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	64.2	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	53.2	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

Greg Swindell — 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

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

Greg Swindell — 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

Greg Swindell — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2002	NLDS2	ARI	2	.000
2001	NLCS	ARI	2	.000
2001	NLDS2	ARI	2	.000
2001	WS	ARI	3	.000
1999	NLDS2	ARI	3	.000
1998	ALDS1	BOS	1	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Greg Swindell — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	13	0	0	9.2	6	2	6	6	1.86

Playoff Pitching by Year

Greg Swindell — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2002	NLDS2	ARI	2	0.1	2	1	1	0	27.00
2001	NLCS	ARI	2	0.1	1	1	0	0	27.00
2001	NLDS2	ARI	2	1.2	1	0	0	2	0.00
2001	WS	ARI	3	2.2	1	0	1	2	0.00
1999	NLDS2	ARI	3	3.1	1	0	3	1	0.00
1998	ALDS1	BOS	1	1.1	0	0	1	1	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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Batting — Home / Away

Greg Swindell — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	340	109	4	21	0	7	.193
Away	325	136	6	25	0	6	.184

Pitching — Home / Away

Greg Swindell — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	339	1159.1	1162	458	248	765	3.56
Away	325	1074.0	1151	499	253	777	4.18

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Greg Swindell — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	SO	HR
2002-09-23	AZ	STL	—	0.0	6	5	5	0	0
2002-09-22	AZ	COL	L	1.0	4	3	3	1	1
2002-09-21	AZ	COL	—	0.2	1	0	0	2	0
2002-09-17	AZ	SDP	—	1.0	1	0	0	2	0
2002-09-13	AZ	MIL	—	0.1	1	0	0	0	0
2002-09-11	AZ	SDP	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
2002-09-08	AZ	SFG	—	1.0	1	0	0	2	0
2002-08-17	AZ	CHC	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
2002-08-14	AZ	CIN	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0
2002-08-04	AZ	NYN	—	1.2	1	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Greg Swindell — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	664	269	86	297	9	16

Season-by-Season Fielding

Greg Swindell — 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

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Greg Swindell Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	664

Awards & Honors

Greg Swindell — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1988	Player of the Week	Week of 1988-04-15

Salary History

Greg Swindell's recorded salaries total $32,852,082 over 17 seasons, 1986 to 2002. Swindell's career, 1986 to 2002, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.

Greg Swindell — 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 recorded salary			$32,852,082

College History

Greg Swindell — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Texas at Austin	Austin	TX	1984, 1985, 1986

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Greg Swindell: the record in brief

The profile opens with Greg Swindell's first major league game on August 21, 1986; the last one listed came on September 23, 2002. The team column moves through the Cleveland Indians (1986 through 1996), the Cincinnati Reds (1992), the Houston Astros (1993 to 1996), the Minnesota Twins (1997 through 1998), the Boston Red Sox (1998), and the Arizona Diamondbacks (1999 through 2002). Swindell is listed as a pitcher at 6 feet, 2 inches and 225 pounds. The bio says Swindell batted right-handed and threw left-handed. Swindell was born on January 2, 1965, in Fort Worth, TX, USA. The given name on file is Forest Gregory Swindell.

The pitching table credits Swindell with a 123-122 record and a 3.86 ERA in 664 games. The totals include 1,542 strikeouts, 40 complete games, and 12 shutouts. That 3.86 ERA compares with a 4.24 league average across the same seasons, 9.1% better. 1988 brought Swindell a season-high 18 wins. 1992 was Swindell's sharpest full season, a 2.70 ERA against the league's 3.75.

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.
What teams did Greg Swindell play for?: Greg Swindell played for 6 teams: the Cleveland Indians (1986–1991, 1996), the Cincinnati Reds (1992), the Houston Astros (1993–1996), the Minnesota Twins (1997–1998), the Boston Red Sox (1998), and the Arizona Diamondbacks (1999–2002).
Did Greg Swindell win a Cy Young Award?: No. Greg Swindell did not win the Cy Young Award.
What awards did Greg Swindell win?: Greg Swindell was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were Greg Swindell's career stats?: In 664 games, Greg Swindell went 123-122 with a 3.86 ERA, 1,542 strikeouts, 2,233.1 innings pitched, and 7 saves. At the plate he had 46 hits and 0 home runs.
How much did Greg Swindell earn in his career?: Greg Swindell's recorded salaries total $32,852,082 over 17 seasons, 1986 to 2002. Swindell's career, 1986 to 2002, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.
What was Greg Swindell's salary?: Greg Swindell's last recorded salary was $2,833,333, in 2002. His highest recorded salary was $4,450,000, in 1995, and his lowest was $60,000, in 1986. The Salary History table lists each season from 1986 to 2002.
What position did Greg Swindell play?: Greg Swindell played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Greg Swindell and how much did he weigh?: Greg Swindell was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 225 pounds.
What was Greg Swindell's career ERA?: Greg Swindell finished with a 3.86 career ERA, going 123-122 with 1,542 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Greg Swindell have?: Greg Swindell recorded 1,542 career strikeouts.
Is Greg Swindell in the Hall of Fame?: No. Greg Swindell has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.