1980
Born November 25, 1980
Columbus, OH, USA
Nick Swisher Notable
b. November 25, 1980 · Oakland Athletics 2004–2007, Chicago White Sox 2008, New York Yankees 2009–2012, Cleveland Indians 2013–2015, Atlanta Braves 2015
Nick Swisher played for five clubs across 12 seasons as a right fielder, opening with the Oakland Athletics in 2004 and closing with the Atlanta Braves in 2015.
Across 1,527 games he batted .249, with 1,338 hits and 805 runs. He finished with 245 home runs, 307 doubles, 817 walks and 13 stolen bases. He went 0 and 0 with a 0.00 earned run average, pitching 1 inning in 1 game. He struck out 1.
He played 997 games in the outfield, with 1,931 putouts and 31 errors. He also played 483 games at first base.
He was an All-Star in 2010.
He was born in Columbus, OH, USA on November 25, 1980. He batted both ways and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 2010 |
| Bob Feller Act of Valor Award - MLB Player | 1 | 2014 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | OAK | 20 | 60 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 0 | .250 |
| 2005 | OAK | 131 | 462 | 66 | 109 | 32 | 1 | 21 | 74 | 55 | 110 | 0 | .236 |
| 2006 | OAK | 157 | 556 | 106 | 141 | 24 | 2 | 35 | 95 | 97 | 152 | 1 | .254 |
| 2007 | OAK | 150 | 539 | 84 | 141 | 36 | 1 | 22 | 78 | 100 | 131 | 3 | .262 |
| 2008 | CHW | 153 | 497 | 86 | 109 | 21 | 1 | 24 | 69 | 82 | 135 | 3 | .219 |
| 2009 | NYY | 150 | 498 | 84 | 124 | 35 | 1 | 29 | 82 | 97 | 126 | 0 | .249 |
| 2010 | NYY | 150 | 566 | 91 | 163 | 33 | 3 | 29 | 89 | 58 | 139 | 1 | .288 |
| 2011 | NYY | 150 | 526 | 81 | 137 | 30 | 0 | 23 | 85 | 95 | 125 | 2 | .260 |
| 2012 | NYY | 148 | 537 | 75 | 146 | 36 | 0 | 24 | 93 | 77 | 141 | 2 | .272 |
| 2013 | CLE | 145 | 549 | 74 | 135 | 27 | 2 | 22 | 63 | 77 | 138 | 1 | .246 |
| 2014 | CLE | 97 | 360 | 33 | 75 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 42 | 36 | 111 | 0 | .208 |
| 2015 | ATL/CLE | 76 | 219 | 14 | 43 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 35 | 54 | 0 | .196 |
| Career | — | 1527 | 5369 | 805 | 1338 | 307 | 11 | 245 | 803 | 817 | 1373 | 13 | .249 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | NYY | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Career | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 |
On this day & linked events
2004
Major-league debut: Nick Swisher
Nick Swisher made a major-league debut on September 3, 2004.
2015
Final major-league game: Nick Swisher
Nick Swisher played a final major-league game on October 2, 2015.
Image: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0