I liked Nick Swisher too.
Great personality I love that shit eating grin he was always flashing.
It was as if he didn't give a shit. Always fun and always with a hot babe. Party animal.
He married a hot actress.
He says 2009 was the greatest year of his life, it's too bad he blew out both knees.
Nick had very solid four regular seasons as a Yankee.
He was with them from 2009 to 2012.
He was jacking up 26 taters per year driving in 90, pretty good batting average, very nice OBA.
I'm big on on base percentage, Nick walked a lot.
Here's his *regular* season stats as a Yank.
Year |
Tm |
G |
PA |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
SB |
CS |
BB |
SO |
BA |
OBP |
SLG |
OPS |
OPS+ |
TB |
GDP |
HBP |
SH |
SF |
IBB |
2009-2012 |
NYY |
598 |
2501 |
2127 |
331 |
570 |
134 |
4 |
105 |
349 |
5 |
7 |
327 |
531 |
0.268 |
0.367 |
0.483 |
0.85 |
124 |
1027 |
53 |
18 |
8 |
21 |
10 |
Average |
150 |
625 |
532 |
83 |
143 |
34 |
1 |
26 |
87 |
1 |
2 |
82 |
133 |
|
|
|
|
|
257 |
13 |
5 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
per 162 games |
162 |
678 |
576 |
90 |
154 |
36 |
1 |
28 |
95 |
1 |
2 |
89 |
144 |
|
|
|
|
|
278 |
14 |
5 |
2 |
6 |
3 |
Here's the thing.
Nick Swisher was not a very good post season hitter.
I hate to be brutal, but these post season numbers are as bad as it gets.
I can't explain it, I saw Nick Swisher play, it's like he was a deer in the highlights come October.
How bad was Swisher in the post season?
Dave Winfield bad. As a matter of fact just for shits and giggles I looked at Winfield's career playoff numbers, he hit .208
Swisher hit .165 as a Yankee in the post season, his overall post numbers are pretty much the same.
OK, how bad is this?
21 for 130 (.165) OBA was equally brutal (.277)
The OPS numbers are the absolute worst though. (.297)
For a guy who was belting out over 25 homers a season in the post season he only hit four in 130 at bats, and those four were solo shots.
The power numbers evaporated, poof nowhere to be found.
Like I said, 4 homers all solo shots in 130 at bats.
8 RBI, 12 runs scored.
Struck out 38 times. That's a 30 percent rate
Every three at bats he strikes out once.
Horrendous.
Post season stats as a Yankee.
Check out the lone World Series effrt.
Year |
Tm |
Series |
Opp |
AB |
R |
H |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
BA |
OBP |
SLG |
OPS |
|
2009 |
NYY |
ALDS |
MIN |
12 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0.083 |
0.083 |
0.167 |
0.25 |
|
2009 |
NYY |
ALCS |
LAA |
20 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
0.15 |
0.292 |
0.15 |
0.442 |
|
2009 |
NYY |
WS |
PHI |
15 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
0.133 |
0.316 |
0.4 |
0.716 |
|
2010 |
NYY |
ALDS |
MIN |
12 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0.333 |
0.385 |
0.75 |
1.135 |
|
2010 |
NYY |
ALCS |
TEX |
22 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
7 |
0.091 |
0.2 |
0.273 |
0.473 |
|
2011 |
NYY |
ALDS |
DET |
19 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
0.211 |
0.25 |
0.368 |
0.618 |
|
2012 |
NYY |
ALDS |
BAL |
18 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
0.111 |
0.19 |
0.111 |
0.302 |
|
2012 |
NYY |
ALCS |
DET |
12 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
0.25 |
0.308 |
0.417 |
0.724 |
|
4 Yrs (8 Series) |
130 |
12 |
21 |
4 |
8 |
15 |
38 |
0.165 |
0.277 |
0.297 |
0.575 |
|
1 WS |
15 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
0.133 |
0.316 |
0.4 |
0.716 |
|