Scott Atchison vs. Matt Swarmer — Career Comparison

Scott Atchison
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Swarmer
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt Swarmer built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Atchison as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Scott Atchison posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.63 and WHIP 1.232 compared to 5.03 and 1.588 for Matt Swarmer. By the career numbers, Scott Atchison had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Atchison and Matt Swarmer

Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
7.74
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.91
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.32
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.44
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.29
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.71
60.71
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.63
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.03
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.24
7.24
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1040
27
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346.2
9
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
8.49
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
8.74
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.91
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
3.18
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.31
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
5.29
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.29
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
6.57
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
9.53
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.57
6.57
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.53
9.53
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.987
0.987
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.647
1.647
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.55
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1427
37.05
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
40.5
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.58
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
4.02
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
6.88
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.88
6.88
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.23
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.93
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.559
1.559
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1309
33.98
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
34.94
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.05
37.05
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Scott Atchison and Matt Swarmer

Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
7.74
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.91
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.32
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1040
27
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346.2
9
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.86
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.53
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
2.47
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
2.39
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.84
96.84
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Atchison and Matt Swarmer

Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
300
90000
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
11
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.21
-63.2
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Scott Atchison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Atchison
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA