Les Backman vs. Matt Swarmer — Career Comparison

Les Backman
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Swarmer
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Les Backman posted a stronger line than Matt Swarmer. Les Backman posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.61 vs 5.03) and WHIP (1.453 vs 1.588). By the career numbers, Les Backman had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Les Backman and Matt Swarmer

Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.73
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.91
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.96
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.32
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.33
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.66
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.32
55.32
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.45
45.45
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.48
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
3.61
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.03
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.24
7.24
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
733
27
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244.1
9
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
9.69
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
8.74
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
3.18
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
3.39
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
5.29
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
2.8
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
9.53
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.53
9.53
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
1.62
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.688
0.688
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.647
1.647
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.26
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1023
37.68
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
40.5
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.63
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
4.57
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
6.88
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.88
6.88
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.453
1.453
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.559
1.559
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
926
34.11
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
34.94
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.68
37.68
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Les Backman and Matt Swarmer

Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.73
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.91
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.96
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.32
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
732
27
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
9
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.26
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.43
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.84
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.69
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.81
94.81
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.553
1.553
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.32
55.32
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.45
45.45
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Les Backman and Matt Swarmer

Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
331.76
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
11
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
600
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
522.35
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
56.47
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
42.35
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
20.58
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
127.06
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.18
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
35.29
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
56.47
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.7
12.02
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
56.47
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
28
197.65
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.04
3.04
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA