Nick Swisher

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2004-2015)

Nick Swisher was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 2004 to 2015 for 5 teams, including the Athletics, a span of 12 seasons. In 1,527 career games, he hit .249 with 1,338 hits, 245 home runs, and 803 RBI. Nick Swisher was an All-Star. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 11,000.

AVG (Batting Average):
Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):
Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):
Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated

AVG .249
HR 245
RBI 803
H 1,338
OPS .799
PIV 11,000
Position
Outfielder
Bats / Throws
B / L
Height / Weight
6'0" / 195 lb
Born
11/25/1980 in Columbus, OH, USA
MLB Debut
2004-09-03
Last Game
2015-10-02
Awards
All-Star

Full name: Nicholas Thomas Swisher

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Career Batting Statistics

Nick Swisher — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,527 5,369 805 1,338 307 11 245 803 13 817 1,373 .249 .351 .447 .799 11,000

Career AVG .249 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .351 vs. league average .326 across their career seasons — +7.6% above league average.

Career SLG .447 vs. league average .411 across their career seasons — +8.9% above league average.

Career OPS .799 vs. league average .737 across their career seasons — +8.3% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Nick Swisher Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
2004 OAK AL 20 60 11 15 4 0 2 8 0 8 11 .250 .266 (-6%) .335 (+5%) .427 (-3%) .762 (+1%) 21.1
2005 OAK AL 131 462 66 109 32 1 21 74 0 55 110 .236 .264 (-11%) .330 (-3%) .418 (+6%) .749 (+2%) 226.7
2006 OAK AL 157 556 106 141 24 2 35 95 1 97 152 .254 .269 (-6%) .336 (+10%) .431 (+14%) .768 (+12%) 1741.0
2007 OAK AL 150 539 84 141 36 1 22 78 3 100 131 .262 .268 (-2%) .335 (+14%) .422 (+8%) .758 (+10%) 1457.2
2008 CHA AL 153 497 86 109 21 1 24 69 3 82 135 .219 .263 (-17%) .333 (avg) .416 (-1%) .749 (-1%) 25.8
2009 NYA AL 150 498 84 124 35 1 29 82 0 97 126 .249 .262 (-5%) .332 (+11%) .417 (+19%) .750 (+16%) 1813.7
2010 NYA AL 150 566 91 163 33 3 29 89 1 58 139 .288 .257 (+12%) .325 (+10%) .402 (+27%) .728 (+19%) 2242.6
2011 NYA AL 150 526 81 137 30 0 23 85 2 95 125 .260 .255 (+2%) .320 (+17%) .399 (+12%) .719 (+14%) 1824.5
2012 NYA AL 148 537 75 146 36 0 24 93 2 77 141 .272 .254 (+7%) .318 (+14%) .405 (+17%) .724 (+16%) 1863.2
2013 CLE AL 145 549 74 135 27 2 22 63 1 77 138 .246 .253 (-3%) .317 (+7%) .396 (+7%) .714 (+7%) 899.6
2014 CLE AL 97 360 33 75 20 0 8 42 0 36 111 .208 .251 (-17%) .313 (-12%) .386 (-14%) .700 (-13%) -752.5
2015 CLE AL 30 101 6 20 4 0 2 8 0 8 24 .198 .254 (-22%) .316 (-18%) .404 (-27%) .721 (-23%) -363.0
2015 ATL NL 46 118 8 23 5 0 4 17 0 27 30 .195 .254 (-23%) .316 (+10%) .404 (-16%) .721 (-5%) -363.0
Career · 13 seasons 1,527 5,369 805 1,338 307 11 245 803 13 817 1,373 .249 — — — — 10,637

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 Pitching Statistics

Nick Swisher — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0.00 0.0

Career ERA 0.00 vs. league average 4.32 across their career seasons — 100.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Nick Swisher — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2009 NYA AL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 1 1 0.00 — 0.0
Career · 1 season 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 1 1 0.00 — 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

Nick Swisher — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
47 158 16 26 9 0 4 8 24 48 .165

Playoff Batting by Year

Nick Swisher — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2013 ALWC CLE 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
2012 ALCS NYA 3 12 0 3 2 0 0 1 1 5 .250
2012 ALDS1 NYA 5 18 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 5 .111
2011 ALDS1 NYA 5 19 1 4 0 0 1 1 1 5 .211
2010 ALCS NYA 6 22 3 2 1 0 1 1 3 7 .091
2010 ALDS2 NYA 3 12 3 4 2 0 1 1 1 1 .333
2009 ALCS NYA 6 20 2 3 0 0 0 0 3 7 .150
2009 ALDS1 NYA 3 12 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 .083
2009 WS NYA 5 15 3 2 1 0 1 1 4 4 .133
2008 ALDS2 CHA 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 .250
2006 ALCS OAK 4 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 5 .100
2006 ALDS2 OAK 3 10 3 3 2 0 0 1 2 2 .300

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Nick Swisher — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home7662609403656121393.251
Away7602760402682124410.247

Pitching — Home / Away

Nick Swisher — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Away11.010110.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Nick Swisher — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2015-10-02 ATLSTLW 100000030
2015-10-01 ATLWASL 300000002
2015-09-30 ATLWASW 300000010
2015-09-29 ATLWASW 300000000
2015-09-27 ATLMIAL 311001110
2015-09-26 ATLMIAL 200000010
2015-09-25 ATLMIAL 000000110
2015-09-23 ATLNYNW 300000000
2015-09-22 ATLNYNW 401100000
2015-09-21 ATLNYNL 400000000

Last 1 Games — Pitching

Nick Swisher — Last 1 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2009-04-13 NYYTBR — 1.0100110

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Nick Swisher — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 483 385 3321 267 31 312
OF 997 965 1931 45 31 9
P 1 0 0 0 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Nick Swisher — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2004 OAK 1B 3 2 19 0 0 3
2004 OAK OF 16 14 24 0 3 0
2005 OAK 1B 21 13 109 10 0 10
2005 OAK OF 121 115 196 6 2 2
2006 OAK 1B 90 80 666 42 5 56
2006 OAK OF 80 71 174 5 3 3
2007 OAK 1B 44 39 391 25 3 31
2007 OAK OF 105 103 246 3 2 0
2008 CHA 1B 71 47 447 32 2 52
2008 CHA OF 97 96 194 3 5 0
2009 NYA 1B 20 10 89 5 1 7
2009 NYA OF 134 130 249 2 5 1
2009 NYA P 1 0 0 0 0 0
2010 NYA 1B 6 1 19 2 0 2
2010 NYA OF 134 131 265 10 4 1
2011 NYA 1B 11 3 29 2 0 4
2011 NYA OF 141 140 273 9 1 1
2012 NYA 1B 41 27 255 18 3 23
2012 NYA OF 109 107 214 4 3 0
2013 CLE 1B 112 101 812 88 8 70
2013 CLE OF 27 26 41 2 1 1
2014 CLE 1B 52 52 400 39 9 42
2014 CLE OF 6 6 7 0 0 0
2015 CLE OF 1 1 0 0 1 0
2015 ATL 1B 12 10 85 4 0 12
2015 ATL OF 26 25 48 1 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Nick Swisher Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 1
First Base 483
Left Field 144
Center Field 132
Right Field 749
Designated Hitter 121

Awards & Honors

Nick Swisher — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
2014 Bob Feller Act of Valor Award - MLB Player

Salary History

Nick Swisher's recorded salaries total $77,251,500 over 11 seasons, 2005 to 2015. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Swisher's career ran from 2004 to 2015. No salary is recorded for 2004.

Nick Swisher — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
2015 CLE AL $15,000,000
2014 CLE AL $15,000,000
2013 CLE AL $11,000,000
2012 NYA AL $10,250,000
2011 NYA AL $9,100,000
2010 NYA AL $6,850,000
2009 NYA AL $5,400,000
2008 CHA AL $3,600,000
2007 OAK AL $400,000
2006 OAK AL $335,000
2005 OAK AL $316,500
Total recorded salary (partial) $77,251,500

College History

Nick Swisher — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
The Ohio State University Columbus OH 2000, 2001, 2002

Award Voting History

Nick Swisher — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2005 Rookie of the Year AL 6th 6.0 140 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Nick Swisher (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Jeff Burroughs
    .261 avg, 240 HR
  2. 86
    Pat Burrell
    .253 avg, 292 HR
  3. 84
    Jayson Werth
    .267 avg, 229 HR
  4. 83
    Matt Stairs
    .262 avg, 265 HR
  5. 82
    Jesse Barfield
    .256 avg, 241 HR
  6. 81
    Jose Cruz
    .247 avg, 204 HR

Nick Swisher: the record in brief

According to the bio, Nick Swisher debuted on September 3, 2004 and played a final game on October 2, 2015. Club by club, the record runs the Oakland Athletics (2004 through 2007), the Chicago White Sox (2008), the New York Yankees (2009 through 2012), the Cleveland Indians (2013 to 2015), and the Atlanta Braves (2015). Swisher is listed as an outfielder at 195 pounds on a 6-foot-0 frame. The bio says Swisher switch-hit and threw left-handed. The recorded birth is November 25, 1980, in Columbus, OH, USA. Nick Swisher was the playing name; the full given name is Nicholas Thomas.

The batting record for Swisher: 1,527 games, 1,338 hits in 5,369 at bats, and a .249 average, adding 245 homers and 803 RBI. Swisher's career OPS of .799 combines a .351 on-base mark with .447 slugging. Against a .260 league average for those years, Swisher's .249 average was near the norm. 2006 was Swisher's biggest home run year, with 35.

Frequently Asked Questions about Nick Swisher

What years did Nick Swisher play?
Nick Swisher played in Major League Baseball from 2004 to 2015.
Was Nick Swisher a pitcher?
No. Nick Swisher was a position player (Outfielder), though he did pitch in 1 career game.
How many home runs did Nick Swisher hit?
Nick Swisher hit 245 career home runs with 1,338 hits.
What teams did Nick Swisher play for?
Nick Swisher played for 5 teams: the Oakland Athletics (2004–2007), the Chicago White Sox (2008), the New York Yankees (2009–2012), the Cleveland Indians (2013–2015), and the Atlanta Braves (2015).
Did Nick Swisher win an MVP award?
No. Nick Swisher did not win the MVP award.
What awards did Nick Swisher win?
Nick Swisher was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were Nick Swisher's career stats?
In 1,527 games, Nick Swisher had 1,338 hits, 245 home runs, 803 RBI, 805 runs, and 13 stolen bases, with a .249 batting average.
How much did Nick Swisher earn in his career?
Nick Swisher's recorded salaries total $77,251,500 over 11 seasons, 2005 to 2015. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Swisher's career ran from 2004 to 2015. No salary is recorded for 2004.
What was Nick Swisher's salary?
Nick Swisher's last recorded salary was $15,000,000, in 2015. His highest recorded salary was $15,000,000, in 2014, and his lowest was $316,500, in 2005. The Salary History table lists each season from 2005 to 2015.
What position did Nick Swisher play?
Nick Swisher played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Nick Swisher and how much did he weigh?
Nick Swisher was listed at 6 feet and 195 pounds.
How many home runs did Nick Swisher hit each season?
Nick Swisher's home runs by season: 2 in 2004, 21 in 2005, 35 in 2006, 22 in 2007, 24 in 2008, 29 in 2009, 29 in 2010, 23 in 2011, 24 in 2012, 22 in 2013, 8 in 2014, and 6 in 2015. His most in one season was 35, in 2006.
What was Nick Swisher's career batting average?
Nick Swisher batted .249 over his career, with 1,338 hits in 5,369 at bats.
How many RBI did Nick Swisher have?
Nick Swisher drove in 803 runs in his career.