Anthony Swarzak
2009–2021 · P

Anthony Swarzak

6' 4", 215 lbs·Lived to 41·Bats R / Throws R
Pitcher archetype· RP· DERIVED
Breaking-Ball FirstLeads with the slider, sweeper, or curve — spin over speed.2015–2021 · 3,601 pitches · 93.9 mph fastball
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Career Highs
2.33
Best ERA · 2017
6
Most W · 2017
91
Most K · 2017
1.034
Best WHIP · 2017
Career Arc · ERA
11 seasons
Statistical Comps

Career · Pitching

11 seasons
YearTeamGIPWLERAERA+SOWHIP
2009MIN1259.0376.2569341.627
2011MIN27102.0474.3291551.343
2012MIN4496.7365.0380621.417
2013MIN4896.0322.91133691.156
2014MIN5086.0324.6081471.488
2015CLE1013.3003.38117131.650
2016NYY2631.0125.5276311.129
2017CWS7077.3642.33187911.034
2018NYM2926.3026.1567311.595
2019ATL5953.3344.5698521.481
2021KC1312.3019.494591.703
Career388653.22637494
Pitch Movement Map

Each pitch type this pitcher throws regularly, placed by how the ball moves — sideways break across, rise or drop down the side. Each dotted ring holds about the middle 85% of the league’s pitches of that type, so a cluster sitting outside its ring is movement most pitchers don’t have.

RHP · 3,566 pitches · 2015–2021
-24-12+12+24-24-12+12+24← GLOVE SIDEARM SIDE →HORIZONTAL BREAK (IN)INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (IN)SLFFSI
SL · Slider51.8% · 86.5 mph
FF · 4-Seam Fastball46.8% · 94.0 mph
SI · Sinker1.4% · 92.6 mph

The dots — a sample of this pitcher’s regular-season pitches, placed by movement: left–right is horizontal break, up–down is induced vertical break (what the pitch does beyond gravity). The view is handedness-neutral — positive break is toward the pitcher’s arm side for lefties and righties alike, so every sinker runs right and every sweeper breaks left, whoever throws it.

The dotted rings — about the middle 85% of where each pitch type lands league-wide (a 2-standard-deviation spread), measured from 7.5 million regular-season pitches since 2015. A cluster sitting well outside its ring is movement most of the league doesn’t get. Spring training and the postseason are excluded.

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