King Bailey vs. Matt Swarmer — Career Comparison

King Bailey
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Swarmer
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt Swarmer built a career as a starting pitcher and King Bailey as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Swarmer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.03 and WHIP 1.588 compared to 5.63 and 1.625 for King Bailey. By the career numbers, Matt Swarmer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for King Bailey and Matt Swarmer

King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.91
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.32
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.45
45.45
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.63
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
5.03
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.86
5.86
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.24
7.24
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.361
0.361
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
27
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
9
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
14.63
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
8.74
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.63
14.63
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
3.18
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
5.29
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
9.53
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.53
9.53
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.647
1.647
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
41.63
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
40.5
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
6.88
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.88
6.88
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.625
1.625
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.559
1.559
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
40.5
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
34.94
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.361
0.361
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.63
41.63
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for King Bailey and Matt Swarmer

King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.91
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.32
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
27
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
9
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.5
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for King Bailey and Matt Swarmer

King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.385
1.385
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
204.61
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
203.95
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA