Greg Swindell
[edit] Biography
Born on January 2, 1965 in Fort Worth, Texas, Greg Swindell (Forest Gregory Swindell) played for the Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros, Minnesota Twins, Boston Red Sox and Arizona Diamondbacks over the course of his 17 year career. Swindell broke into the bigs on August 21, 1986 with the Cleveland Indians, and put up a 4.23 ERA in 61.2 innings pitched in 1986, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Greg Swindell's best season was 1988, when he posted a 3.20 ERA, won 18 games and struck out 180 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1986
| CLE
| A
| 9
| 9
| 5
| 2
| 4.23
| 46
| 35
| 29
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 61.2
| 57
| 9
| 15
| 0
| 3
| 1
|
| 1987
| CLE
| A
| 16
| 15
| 3
| 8
| 5.10
| 97
| 62
| 58
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 102.1
| 112
| 18
| 37
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1988
| CLE
| A
| 33
| 33
| 18
| 14
| 3.20
| 180
| 97
| 86
| 12
| 4
| 0
| 242
| 234
| 18
| 45
| 3
| 5
| 1
|
| 1989
| CLE
| A
| 28
| 28
| 13
| 6
| 3.37
| 129
| 71
| 69
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 184.1
| 170
| 16
| 51
| 1
| 3
| 0
|
| 1990
| CLE
| A
| 34
| 34
| 12
| 9
| 4.40
| 135
| 110
| 105
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 214.2
| 245
| 27
| 47
| 2
| 3
| 1
|
| 1991
| CLE
| A
| 33
| 33
| 9
| 16
| 3.48
| 169
| 112
| 92
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 238
| 241
| 21
| 31
| 1
| 3
| 3
|
| 1992
| CIN
| N
| 31
| 30
| 12
| 8
| 2.70
| 138
| 72
| 64
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 213.2
| 210
| 14
| 41
| 4
| 3
| 2
|
| 1993
| HOU
| N
| 31
| 30
| 12
| 13
| 4.16
| 124
| 98
| 88
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 190.1
| 215
| 24
| 40
| 3
| 2
| 1
|
| 1994
| HOU
| N
| 24
| 24
| 8
| 9
| 4.37
| 74
| 80
| 72
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 148.1
| 175
| 20
| 26
| 2
| 1
| 1
|
| 1995
| HOU
| N
| 33
| 26
| 10
| 9
| 4.47
| 96
| 86
| 76
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 153
| 180
| 21
| 39
| 2
| 3
| 2
|
| 1996
| HOU
| N
| 8
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 7.83
| 15
| 25
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 23
| 35
| 5
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1996
| CLE
| A
| 13
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 6.59
| 21
| 21
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 28.2
| 31
| 8
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1996
| Total
|
| 21
| 6
| 1
| 4
| 7.14
| 36
| 46
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 51.2
| 66
| 13
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1997
| MIN
| A
| 65
| 1
| 7
| 4
| 3.58
| 75
| 46
| 46
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 115.2
| 102
| 12
| 25
| 3
| 0
| 2
|
| 1998
| MIN
| A
| 52
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 3.66
| 45
| 27
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 66.1
| 67
| 10
| 18
| 2
| 3
| 3
|
| 1998
| BOS
| A
| 29
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 3.38
| 18
| 13
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 24
| 25
| 3
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1998
| TOT
| A
| 81
| 0
| 5
| 6
| 3.59
| 63
| 40
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 90.1
| 92
| 13
| 31
| 3
| 3
| 3
|
| 1999
| ARI
| N
| 63
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 2.51
| 51
| 19
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 64.2
| 54
| 8
| 21
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 2000
| ARI
| N
| 64
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 3.20
| 64
| 29
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 76
| 71
| 7
| 20
| 5
| 0
| 1
|
| 2001
| ARI
| N
| 64
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 4.53
| 42
| 27
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 53.2
| 51
| 12
| 8
| 2
| 1
| 0
|
| 2002
| ARI
| N
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 6.27
| 23
| 23
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 33
| 38
| 9
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 352
| 114
| 50
| 56
| 3.91
| 627
| 459
| 415
| 8
| 5
| 4
| 955.2
| 1029
| 120
| 211
| 20
| 10
| 9
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 312
| 155
| 73
| 66
| 3.82
| 915
| 594
| 542
| 32
| 7
| 3
| 1277.2
| 1284
| 142
| 290
| 14
| 20
| 12
|
| Total
|
|
| 664
| 269
| 123
| 122
| 3.86
| 1542
| 1053
| 957
| 40
| 12
| 7
| 2233.1
| 2313
| 262
| 501
| 34
| 30
| 21
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1986
| CLE
| A
| P
| 9
| 9
| 61.2
| 2
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| CLE
| A
| P
| 16
| 15
| 102.1
| 0
| 13
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 9
| 2
| .929
|
| 1988
| CLE
| A
| P
| 33
| 33
| 242
| 8
| 29
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 14
| 8
| 2
| .974
|
| 1989
| CLE
| A
| P
| 28
| 28
| 184.1
| 7
| 25
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 13
| 6
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| CLE
| A
| P
| 34
| 34
| 214.2
| 8
| 20
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 12
| 5
| .966
|
| 1991
| CLE
| A
| P
| 33
| 33
| 238
| 7
| 30
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 11
| 2
| .974
|
| 1992
| CIN
| N
| P
| 31
| 30
| 213.2
| 6
| 33
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 17
| 9
| 1
| .975
|
| 1993
| HOU
| N
| P
| 31
| 30
| 190.1
| 2
| 32
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 16
| 11
| 1
| .971
|
| 1994
| HOU
| N
| P
| 24
| 24
| 148.1
| 6
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 11
| 8
| .952
|
| 1995
| HOU
| N
| P
| 33
| 26
| 153
| 9
| 31
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 14
| 12
| 8
| .976
|
| 1996
| HOU
| N
| P
| 8
| 4
| 23
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 1
| .833
|
| 1996
| CLE
| A
| P
| 13
| 2
| 28.2
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 2
| 1.000
|
| 1996
| Total
|
| P
| 21
| 6
| 51.2
| 3
| 9
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 5
| 3
| .923
|
| 1997
| MIN
| A
| P
| 65
| 1
| 115.2
| 12
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 6
| 5
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| MIN
| A
| P
| 52
| 0
| 66.1
| 8
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| BOS
| A
| P
| 29
| 0
| 24
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| TOT
| A
| P
| 81
| 0
| 90.1
| 10
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 3
| 3
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| ARI
| N
| P
| 63
| 0
| 64.2
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 4
| 1.000
|
| 2000
| ARI
| N
| P
| 64
| 0
| 76
| 1
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 2001
| ARI
| N
| P
| 64
| 0
| 53.2
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 2002
| ARI
| N
| P
| 34
| 0
| 33
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 664
| 269
| 2233.1
| 86
| 297
| 9
| 16
| 0
| 10
| 133
| 122
| 53
| .977
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1986
| CLE
| A
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| CLE
| A
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1988
| CLE
| A
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| CLE
| A
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1990
| CLE
| A
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1991
| CLE
| A
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1992
| CIN
| N
| 31
| 80
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 4
| .125
| .134
| .150
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 15
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1993
| HOU
| N
| 31
| 60
| 3
| 11
| 0
| 4
| .183
| .183
| .200
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1994
| HOU
| N
| 24
| 44
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .250
| .318
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 0
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| HOU
| N
| 34
| 50
| 4
| 12
| 0
| 5
| .240
| .283
| .300
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 9
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1996
| HOU
| N
| 8
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .333
| .333
| .500
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1996
| CLE
| A
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1996
| Total
|
| 21
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .333
| .333
| .500
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1997
| MIN
| A
| 65
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1998
| MIN
| A
| 52
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1998
| BOS
| A
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1998
| TOT
| A
| 81
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1999
| ARI
| N
| 63
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 2000
| ARI
| N
| 64
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| ARI
| N
| 64
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2002
| ARI
| N
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 353
| 245
| 10
| 46
| 0
| 13
| .188
| .200
| .229
| 10
| 0
| 4
| 57
| 0
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 312
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 665
| 245
| 10
| 46
| 0
| 13
| .188
| .200
| .229
| 10
| 0
| 4
| 57
| 0
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Cleveland Indians in the 1st round (2nd pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 2, 1986 - signed July 31, 1986).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Jack Armstrong, Scott Scudder and Joe Turek (November 15, 1991).
- Granted free agency (October 26, 1992).
- Signed by Houston Astros (December 4, 1992).
- Released by Houston Astros (June 3, 1996).
- Signed by Cleveland Indians (June 15, 1996).
- Granted free agency (October 3, 1996).
- Signed by Minnesota Twins (December 18, 1996).
- Traded by Minnesota Twins with Orlando Merced to Boston Red Sox in exchange for John Barnes, Matt Kinney and Joe Thomas (July 31, 1998).
- Granted free agency (October 27, 1998).
- Signed by Arizona Diamondbacks (November 13, 1998).
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