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Nick Swisher

32-Year-Old Outfielder – Cleveland Indians

2013 Stats

AVG

.237

HR

7

RBI

24

R

33

SB

0

2013 RotoWire Projections

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2013 Fantasy Baseball Outlook

Swisher was one of many Yankees who flopped in the playoffs in 2012, but he put up another solid regular season, hitting over 20 homers for the eighth consecutive season and driving in over 80 runs fo...

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STATUS:  Day-To-Day     INJURY TYPE:  Shoulder
LEAGUE: Majors   40 MAN: YES   BATS: B   THROWS: R   HT: 5' 11"   WT: 210   DOB: 11/25/1980
BORN: Columbus, OH   COLLEGE: Ohio State  DRAFTED: 1st Rd   Show ContractHide Contract

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Nick Swisher Contract Information:

Signed a four-year, $56 million deal with the Indians in December of 2012. Deal includes a $17 million vesting option for 2017.

June 17, 2013  –  Nick Swisher News

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Swisher (shoulder) had a cortisone shot Monday and may not return until Friday, the team's official site reports.

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Nick Swisher Stats
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Year Age Lg Tm G PA AB R H XBH 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO SH SF HBP AVG OBP SLG OPS
2004 23 AAA SAC 125 554 443 109 119 59 28 2 29 92 3 3 103 109 0 5 3 .269 .406 .537 .943
2005 24 AAA SAC 6 26 23 4 9 3 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 7 0 0 1 .391 .462 .522 .984
2005 24 MAJ OAK 131 522 462 66 109 54 32 1 21 74 0 1 55 110 0 1 4 .236 .322 .446 .768
2006 25 MAJ OAK 157 672 556 106 141 61 24 2 35 95 1 2 97 152 2 6 11 .254 .372 .493 .864
2007 26 MAJ OAK 150 659 539 84 141 59 36 1 22 78 3 2 100 131 1 9 10 .262 .381 .455 .836
2008 27 MAJ CHA 153 588 497 86 109 46 21 1 24 69 3 3 82 135 1 4 4 .219 .332 .410 .743
2009 28 MAJ NYY 150 607 498 84 124 65 35 1 29 82 0 0 97 126 3 6 3 .249 .371 .498 .869
2010 29 MAJ NYY 150 635 566 91 163 65 33 3 29 89 1 2 58 139 3 2 6 .288 .359 .511 .870
2011 30 MAJ NYY 150 635 526 81 137 53 30 0 23 85 2 2 95 125 1 8 5 .260 .374 .449 .823
2012 31 MAJ NYY 148 624 537 75 146 60 36 0 24 93 2 3 77 141 1 5 4 .272 .364 .473 .837
2013 32 MAJ CLE 61 261 224 33 53 22 14 1 7 24 0 0 32 58 0 2 3 .237 .337 .402 .739
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3-Year Averages MAJ   149 630 543 82 148 59 33 1 25 89 1 2 76 135 1 5 5 .273 .364 .475 .839
Career  (View All) MAJ   1270 5274 4465 717 1138 491 265 10 216 697 12 15 701 1128 12 44 52 .255 .359 .464 .823

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Nick Swisher Game Log    (View Full Game Log)
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DATE OPP AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS HBP SF E AVG OBP SLG OPS
Jun. 16 Was Did not play.
Jun. 15 Was 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 .237 .337 .402 .739
Jun. 14 Was 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 .339 .405 .744
Jun. 12 @Tex 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .336 .406 .742
Jun. 11 @Tex 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .239 .339 .413 .752
Jun. 10 @Tex 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .240 .342 .418 .760
Jun. 9 @Det 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .239 .339 .420 .759
Jun. 8 @Det 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .239 .340 .423 .763
Jun. 7 @Det 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 .244 .346 .431 .777
Jun. 5 @NYY 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249 .350 .440 .790
Jun. 4 @NYY 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .253 .351 .447 .798
Jun. 3 @NYY 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .258 .358 .457 .815
Jun. 2 TB 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .264 .362 .467 .829
Jun. 1 TB 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 .368 .478 .846
May. 31 TB 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .361 .477 .838
May. 30 Cin 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .272 .363 .486 .849
May. 29 Cin 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278 .371 .497 .868
May. 28 @Cin 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .368 .491 .859
May. 27 @Cin 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .370 .497 .867
May. 26 @Bos 3 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .280 .378 .510 .888
May. 25 @Bos 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .376 .487 .863
May. 24 @Bos 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .373 .480 .853
May. 23 @Bos Did not play.
May. 22 Det Did not play.
May. 21 Det Did not play.
May. 20 Sea 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .274 .382 .493 .875
May. 19 Sea 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .268 .375 .486 .861
May. 18 Sea 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 .378 .486 .864
May. 17 Sea 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .371 .481 .852
May. 15 @Phi 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .374 .492 .866
Last 7 Days 23 2 5 0 0 0 2 3 8 0 0 0 0 1 .217 .308 .217 .525
Last 14 Days 48 4 6 0 0 0 4 8 15 0 0 0 1 3 .125 .246 .125 .371
Last 30 Days 97 12 18 5 0 2 10 13 29 0 0 0 1 4 .186 .279 .299 .578
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Nick Swisher: MLB Games Played By Position

Year C 1B 2B 3B SS OF LF CF RF DH
2013 41 10 10 13
2012 41 109 109 12
2011 11 141 141 5
2010 6 134 1 134 11
2009 20 134 8 130 3

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Nick Swisher Split Stats    (View Full Split Stats)

Vs. Left

Year AB R HR RBI SB AVG SLG OPS
201380133120.263.450.825
2012185275220.270.389.769
2011159296211.327.516.957

Vs. Right

Year AB R HR RBI SB AVG SLG OPS
2013144204120.222.375.690
20123524819712.273.517.873
20113675217641.232.420.763

Home

Year AB R HR RBI SB AVG SLG OPS
201393165100.269.495.871
20122653911421.283.464.834
20112604312441.273.473.853

Away

Year AB R HR RBI SB AVG SLG OPS
2013131172140.214.336.645
20122723613511.261.482.841
20112663811411.248.425.792
Nick Swisher Advanced Stats
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Year Age Lg Tm PA AB Walk Rate Strikeout Rate BB/K Ratio Contact Rate BABIP Isolated Power
2004 23 AAA SAC 554 443 18.6% 19.7% 0.94 75% .295 .268
2005 24 AAA SAC 26 23 7.7% 26.9% 0.29 70% .563 .131
2005 24 MAJ OAK 522 462 10.5% 21.1% 0.50 76% .266 .210
2006 25 MAJ OAK 672 556 14.4% 22.6% 0.64 73% .287 .239
2007 26 MAJ OAK 659 539 15.2% 19.9% 0.76 76% .308 .193
2008 27 MAJ CHA 588 497 13.9% 23% 0.61 73% .251 .191
2009 28 MAJ NYY 607 498 16% 20.8% 0.77 75% .277 .249
2010 29 MAJ NYY 635 566 9.1% 21.9% 0.42 75% .337 .223
2011 30 MAJ NYY 635 526 15% 19.7% 0.76 76% .302 .189
2012 31 MAJ NYY 624 537 12.3% 22.6% 0.55 74% .328 .201
2013 32 MAJ CLE 261 224 12.3% 22.2% 0.55 74% .289 .165
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3-Year Averages MAJ   630 543 12.1% 21.4% 0.56 75% .321 .202
Career MAJ   5274 4465 13.3% 21.4% 0.62 75% .295 .209

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2013 Stat Review for Nick Swisher    As compared to the top 350 hitters in 2012 (min 200 PA)

Contact

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.237 AVG
WEAK
74% Contact Rate
WEAK
.289 BABIP
BELOW AVERAGE
Power

SLG and ISO are useful indicators of power.

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.402 SLG
AVERAGE
.165 ISO
GOOD
Plate Discipline

Patience at the plate often leads to positive outcomes.

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0.55 BB/K
GOOD
12.3% BB Rate
ELITE
22.2% K Rate
WEAK
OPS/OBP

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.739 OPS
AVERAGE
.337 OBP
GOOD

2013 Projected Stats Breakdown for Nick Swisher

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Career Batter vs. Pitcher Stats    (View All Matchup Data)

Best Matchups for Nick Swisher (by OPS, min 11 AB)

Batter Team AB H HR RBI BB K SB AVG SLG OPS
Matt Garza CHI-N 14 7 3 4 5 5 0 .500 1.214 1.846
Brandon McCarthy AZ 11 4 2 5 1 3 1 .364 1.000 1.417
Jeremy Guthrie KC 29 13 2 9 4 8 0 .448 .897 1.397
Josh Tomlin CLE 11 5 1 3 0 2 0 .455 .909 1.364
Kevin Gregg CHI-N 12 4 2 5 2 0 0 .333 .917 1.345
Edwin Jackson CHI-N 15 5 2 5 5 3 0 .333 .800 1.324
Zack Greinke LA 16 7 2 4 1 6 0 .438 .813 1.313
Ted Lilly LA 17 6 2 3 4 1 0 .353 .824 1.300
Jason Vargas ANA 14 5 2 3 2 1 1 .357 .857 1.269
Joaquin Benoit DET 12 3 3 3 0 7 0 .250 1.000 1.250

Worst Matchups for Nick Swisher (by OPS, min 11 AB)

Batter Team AB H HR RBI BB K SB AVG SLG OPS
Henderson Alvarez MIA 14 3 0 0 0 2 0 .214 .214 .429
Nate Robertson TEX 26 3 0 0 5 9 0 .115 .154 .412
Dustin McGowan TOR 15 2 0 1 0 8 0 .133 .267 .400
J.J. Putz AZ 12 2 0 0 1 5 0 .167 .167 .397
Francisco Rodriguez MIL 14 2 0 1 2 8 0 .143 .143 .393
Darren Oliver TOR 11 1 0 1 3 5 0 .091 .091 .377
Casey Janssen TOR 17 2 0 1 1 6 0 .118 .176 .343
Boof Bonser SF 14 2 0 1 1 6 0 .143 .143 .343
Freddy Garcia BAL 12 1 0 0 0 2 0 .083 .167 .250
Jake Arrieta BAL 18 0 0 1 0 4 0 .000 .000 .000

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Nick Swisher: Past News Updates   ( ▲ View most recent update )

Swisher (shoulder) remains out of the Indians' lineup Monday versus the Royals, WTAM 1100 AM reports.

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Manager Terry Francona said Swisher (shoulder) is doubtful to play Monday against the Royals, Nick Camino of Newsradio WTAM 1100 Cleveland reports.

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Swisher (shoulder) is not in the lineup Sunday against the Nationals.

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Swisher aggravated a shoulder injury Saturday and could he headed to the DL, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. "I've been battling this shoulder thing the whole year. It's super frustrating for me because I've never had something like this," he said. "Either way, we have to figure out what is going on and then we will go from there. I took three or four days off to get it back, and I just kind of re-aggravated it. It's just not going away. We're going to have to find a way to make it feel a little better."

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Swisher was seen limping around the clubhouse Monday after fouling a ball of his knee Sunday, but he's still expected to start in right field in the opener against the Rangers, Paul Hoynes of the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.

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Swisher is now hitless in his last 24 at-bats after Saturday's game.

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RotoWire's Preseason Outlooks

2013

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2012

Swisher got off to an awful start in 2011, hitting just .213 with three homers over the first two months of the season, but he had a huge June and July and ended up putting up numbers pretty much in line with his career norms. Swisher's major attribute at the plate is his batting eye; he consistently puts up on-base percentages at least 100 points higher than his batting average, giving him significantly more value in leagues that count OBP. At 31, he's unlikely to approach the 35 homers he hit for the A's back in 2006, but he should put up numbers in line with what he's done the past few years, making him a fine option to fill out your outfield if you can get him cheap.

2011

Swisher was probably one of the Yankees' most valuable players last season for providing his typical power (29 homers), but also for shattering his previous career high with a .288 batting average. That number will almost certainly drop in 2011 (a very favorable .335 BABIP played a major role in his success), but Swisher significantly improved his line drive percentage last season and seemed to evolve into a better hitter. He's locked into a starting job in one of the best offenses and one of the most favorable ballparks in the majors.

2010

Expected to be the Yankees’ fourth outfielder after being acquired from the White Sox, Swisher instead became the starting right fielder in place of the injured Xavier Nady and blasted 29 homers with 82 RBI. With the outfield in flux entering 2010, he’ll have a chance to earn a spot again, though the Yankees were reportedly shopping him over the winter and he could wind up elsewhere in 2010. Considering 21 of his homers came on the road, a move out of hitter-friendly Yankee Stadium may not be as damaging to his home-run totals as one would initially think.

2009

For batters, batting average on balls in play is a skill, although one susceptible to fluctuation. Swisher had an awful year in that department, so while he's never going to hit .300, his .266 BABIP left him closer to .200. The missing singles and doubles should return, and now that he's a Yankee, he's in a lineup that will boost his R and RBI numbers. He's a strong upside play in all formats.

2008

Swisher played through a series of nagging injuries, but showed an improved batting eye in 2007 despite a drop in home runs. His reluctance to come out of the lineup will lead to some rather lengthy slumps, and his power might not ever reach his 2006 level again but there's plenty to like here. Swisher was traded to the White Sox in January for Gio Gonzalez, Fautino De Los Santos and Ryan Sweeney. He should benefit from the change in ballparks.

2007

Swisher got off to a blazing start to the 2006 season, swatting nearly half (16) of his 35 homeruns in his first 53 games before hitting the skids in June and July. He rebounded nicely, hitting 13 homeruns after August 6th. A series of illnesses that caused him to drop 15 pounds in early July certainly would seem to point to part of the power outage. The A's could use his on-base percentage at the top of the lineup, but may be tempted to move him down to the middle of the order with the departure of Frank Thomas. Having just turned 26 in late November, Swisher should be entering his prime.

2006

Swisher hit .218 or lower in four months but a hot July (.278/.364/.588, six HR, 21 RBI) saved his season from being a complete disaster. Nonetheless, his struggles against lefties (.203/.310/.325) could result in a platoon with Bobby Kielty or Jay Payton if the A's acquire another outfield bat this winter. He's going to have to hit for a higher average or a ton more power if he wants to be anything more than a marginal outfield option in most leagues.

2005

Swisher will likely be the A's starting right fielder in 2005 following Jermaine Dye's departure to the White Sox. There's a Matt Stairs-like season in him for 2005, hitting with patience and good power.

2004

One of Billy Beane's Moneyball picks from the 2002 amateur draft. Swisher tore through Single-A, posting a .418 OBP and .550 SLG, before struggling upon his initial introduction to Double-A where he hit .230 in 76 games. He flashed patience in the AFL, drawing 17 walks in 22 games, but not much power. He'll start the year at Double-A and could see time in the A's outfield by mid-2005.

2003

A's first pick in June draft, he signed and made his pro debut. Showed the typical solid walk rate coveted by the A's, but with limited power and a low batting average. A few years away yet from the roto radar.