Nick Swisher

Full Name: Nicholas Thompson Swisher Primary Position: OF,RF,1B,LF Height/Weight: 6'0"/215 First Game: September 3, 2004 Birthdate: November 25, 1980 MLB Experience: 4 years Birthplace: Columbus, Ohio Bat/Throw: Both/Left

Biography

Nick Swisher (Nicholas Thompson Swisher) was born on November 25, 1980 in Columbus, Ohio. He made his Major League debut on September 3, 2004 for the Oakland Athletics. In 2005, his rookie year, he hit .236 with 21 home runs and 74 RBI. Swisher played for the Oakland Athletics for his entire 3 year career.

Statistics

Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
2004	OAK	A	20	60	11	15	2	8	.250	.352	.417	4	0	8	11	2	0	0	0	2
2005	OAK	A	131	462	66	109	21	74	.236	.322	.446	32	1	55	110	4	0	0	3	9
2006	OAK	A	157	556	106	141	35	95	.254	.372	.493	24	2	97	152	11	2	1	7	13
2007	OAK	A	150	539	84	141	22	78	.262	.372	.455	36	1	100	131	10	1	3	12	13
Total			458	1617	267	406	80	255	.251	.361	.464	96	4	260	404	27	3	4	22	37

Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
2004	OAK	A	OF	16	14	127	24	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.889
2004	OAK	A	1B	3	2	18	19	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2004	OAK	A	LF	12	11	98	19	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.950
2004	OAK	A	DH	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2004	OAK	A	RF	4	3	28	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.714
2004	OAK	A	CF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2005	OAK	A	OF	121	115	1027.1	196	6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	.990
2005	OAK	A	RF	121	115	1027.1	196	6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	.990
2005	OAK	A	1B	21	13	119	109	10	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2006	OAK	A	1B	90	80	700	666	42	5	56	0	0	0	0	0	.993
2006	OAK	A	DH	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2006	OAK	A	OF	80	71	659.2	174	5	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	.984
2006	OAK	A	RF	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2006	OAK	A	LF	79	71	654.2	170	5	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	.983
2006	OAK	A	CF	1	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2007	OAK	A	OF	105	102	894.2	246	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.992
2007	OAK	A	CF	59	56	481	139	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.986
2007	OAK	A	RF	57	46	413.2	107	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2007	OAK	A	1B	44	39	346.2	391	25	3	31	0	0	0	0	0	.993
2007	OAK	A	DH	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			1B	158	134	1183.2	1185	77	8	100	0	0	0	0	0	.994
Total			LF	91	82	752.2	189	5	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	.980
Total			CF	61	56	484	142	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.986
Total			OF	322	302	2708.2	640	14	10	5	0	0	0	0	0	.985
Total			DH	10	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			RF	183	164	1472	309	8	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	.988

Transactions

• Selected by Oakland Athletics in the 1st round (16th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 4, 2002 - signed June 14, 2002).
• Traded to the Chicago White Sox for three minor leaguers: Ryan Sweeney and Gio Gonzalez, and a player to be named later (January 3, 2008).

Trivia

• He is the son of former Major Leaguer Steve Swisher.
• Swisher was very close to his paternal grandmother Betty Lorraine Swisher, who raised him after his parents' divorce, and died from brain cancer in 2005.
  • He famously has her initials tattooed on his chest, and points at the sky after every hit to acknowledge her and has her initials inked on the knob of his bats and usually on his batting gloves or shoes.
  • To honor her further, he decided to grow his hair and donate it to Pantene Beautiful Lengths, a program that creates free wigs for cancer patients. On May 19, 2007, he cut his hair with assistance from his father before Oakland's game. He intimated in March 2008 that he may again be growing out his hair for the Beautiful Lengths program.
  • His website, nickswisher.net, is also dedicated to his grandmother.
• Swisher is half Italian (from his mother's side).