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Dansby Swanson
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About Dansby Swanson
James Dansby Swanson (born February 11, 1994) is an American professional baseball shortstop for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Atlanta Braves. The Arizona Diamondbacks selected him first overall in the 2015 MLB draft. Born in Kennesaw, Georgia, to two former college athletes from Troy University, Swanson grew up supporting the Braves. He was a two-sport athlete at Marietta High School, earning the nickname "Three-point Swanson" for his basketball prowess.
Bio summary from Wikipedia.
Player Stats
| G | 126 | PA | 486 | AB | 428 | R | 82 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | 91 | 2B | 16 | 3B | 3 | HR | 19 |
| RBI | 69 | SB | 17 | CS | 1 | BB | 51 |
| SO | 115 | AVG | .213 | OBP | .297 | SLG | .397 |
| OPS | .694 | TB | 170 | WAR | 3.2 |
2026 batting — Baseball-Reference
Career — Lahman, through 2025
Batting
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | ATL | 38 | 129 | 20 | 39 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 13 | 34 | .302 |
| 2017 | ATL | 144 | 488 | 59 | 113 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 51 | 3 | 59 | 120 | .232 |
| 2018 | ATL | 136 | 478 | 51 | 114 | 25 | 4 | 14 | 59 | 10 | 44 | 122 | .238 |
| 2019 | ATL | 127 | 483 | 77 | 121 | 26 | 3 | 17 | 65 | 10 | 51 | 124 | .251 |
| 2020 | ATL | 60 | 237 | 49 | 65 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 35 | 5 | 22 | 71 | .274 |
| 2021 | ATL | 160 | 588 | 78 | 146 | 33 | 2 | 27 | 88 | 9 | 52 | 167 | .248 |
| 2022 | ATL | 162 | 640 | 99 | 177 | 32 | 1 | 25 | 96 | 18 | 49 | 182 | .277 |
| 2023 | CHN | 147 | 565 | 81 | 138 | 25 | 3 | 22 | 80 | 9 | 66 | 154 | .244 |
| 2024 | CHN | 149 | 534 | 82 | 129 | 27 | 2 | 16 | 66 | 19 | 54 | 144 | .242 |
| 2025 | CHN | 159 | 590 | 84 | 144 | 24 | 3 | 24 | 77 | 20 | 47 | 168 | .244 |
Season lines from the Lahman Baseball Database (Version 2025, via SABR), joined through the Chadwick Register ID crosswalk. The databank runs through the 2025 season — the current season is the 2026 line below, from the MLB Stats API.
2026 Season — MLB Stats API
Batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 126 | 486 | 428 | 82 | 91 | 16 | 3 | 19 | 69 | 17 | 1 | 51 | 115 | .213 | .297 | .397 | .694 |
2026 regular-season line from the MLB Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com), pulled when this page was built. Multi-team stints are combined; rate stats are recomputed from the combined totals.
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