Jay Baller vs. Matt Swarmer — Career Comparison

Jay Baller
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Swarmer
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt Swarmer built a career as a starting pitcher and Jay Baller 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 5.24 and 1.676 for Jay Baller. By the career numbers, Matt Swarmer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jay Baller and Matt Swarmer

Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
5.41
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.91
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.32
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.52
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.77
30.77
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.35
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
5.24
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
5.03
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.42
5.42
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.28
5.28
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.24
7.24
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
27
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156.1
9
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
9.73
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
8.74
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.73
9.73
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.5
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
3.18
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
4.55
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
5.29
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.81
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
6.74
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
9.53
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.74
6.74
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.53
9.53
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.254
1.254
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.647
1.647
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.63
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.4
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
710
40.87
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
40.5
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.07
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.64
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
6.88
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.64
5.64
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.88
6.88
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.63
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.46
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.586
1.586
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.559
1.559
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
35.12
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
34.94
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.87
40.87
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Jay Baller and Matt Swarmer

Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
5.41
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.91
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.32
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
27
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156.1
9
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.4
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.86
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.32
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.27
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.65
95.65
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jay Baller and Matt Swarmer

Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
3317.65
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
11
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
494.12
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
5
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-14.32
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.43
2.43
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA