Pitcher · 2021
Anthony Swarzak
- Age
- 36
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Weight
- 215 lb
- Born
- September 10, 1985 in Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
- MLB debut
- May 23, 2009
- dbWAR
- .5 6 season(s)
- IP
- 12.1
- ERA
- 9.49
- FIP
- 6.41
- K/9
- 6.6
- FIP−
- 150 100 = avg
Anthony Swarzak is a relief pitcher for the Kansas City Royals. In 2021 he struck out 9 batters over 12.1 innings across 13 appearances, going 0-1. His ERA of 9.49 was 122.4% higher than the league average of 4.27. Stripping out defence, his 6.41 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 16.3% of swings (8.0% of every pitch he threw), walked 1.8% of the batters he faced and struck out 16.1%. His -0.2 dbWAR is built from that FIP rather than runs allowed, so it credits him for what he controls and not for the defence behind him.
League context
Percentile among qualified pitchers, 2021.
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 13 | 0 | 12.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 9.49 | 6.41 | 1.70 | 6.6 | 0.7 | 222 | 150 | -0.2 | |
| 2019 | 59 | 0 | 53.1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 52 | 27 | 52 | 27 | 4.56 | 5.71 | 1.48 | 8.8 | 4.6 | 101 | 127 | -0.4 | |
| 2018 | 29 | 0 | 26.1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 31 | 14 | 6.15 | 5.48 | 1.59 | 10.6 | 4.8 | 148 | 132 | -0.3 | |
| 2017 | 70 | 0 | 77.1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 58 | 20 | 91 | 22 | 2.33 | 2.74 | 1.03 | 10.6 | 2.6 | 53 | 63 | 1.7 | |
| 2016 | 26 | 0 | 31.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 19 | 31 | 7 | 5.52 | 6.11 | 1.13 | 9.0 | 2.0 | 132 | 146 | -0.5 | |
| 2015 | 10 | 0 | 13.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 3.38 | 3.06 | 1.65 | 8.8 | 2.7 | 85 | 77 | 0.2 |
Platoon splits
How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.
| Split | PA | AB | H | HR | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHB | 20 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .526 | .550 | 1.105 | .680 | 15.0% |
| vs RHB | 37 | 36 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 6 | .278 | .297 | .472 | .327 | 16.2% |
Pitch sequencing
What Anthony Swarzak throws in each count, and what he follows each pitch with. Select any cell for the breakdown.
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Pitch arsenal
What he throws, how hard, and how often it misses in 2021.
| Slider | 111 | 85.9 | 2,396 | 36.0% | 20.0% | |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 85 | 93.0 | 2,282 | 55.3% | 12.2% |
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wOBA uses linear weights measured from this season's own play-by-play rather than published constants, and wRC+ is park-adjusted against that same league. dbWAR is our own open implementation — not fWAR or bWAR — and the full derivation, including its simplifications, is on the methodology page.