Mike Barlow vs. Matt Swarmer — Career Comparison

Mike Barlow
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Swarmer
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt Swarmer built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Barlow as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Barlow posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.63 and WHIP 1.614 compared to 5.03 and 1.588 for Matt Swarmer. By the career numbers, Mike Barlow had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Barlow and Matt Swarmer

Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
4.85
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.91
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.32
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.22
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.22
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
4.63
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.03
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.24
7.24
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
740
27
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246.2
9
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
10.18
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
8.74
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.18
10.18
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.58
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
3.18
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.79
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
5.29
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.55
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
3.5
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
9.53
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.53
9.53
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.811
0.811
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.647
1.647
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.47
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.55
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1095
39.95
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
40.5
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.19
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
5.36
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
6.88
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.88
6.88
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.66
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.33
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.31
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.553
1.553
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.559
1.559
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
949
34.63
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
34.94
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.95
39.95
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Mike Barlow and Matt Swarmer

Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
4.85
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.91
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.32
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
740
27
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246.2
9
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.4
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.57
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
2.12
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.97
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
93.1
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.406
0.406
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Barlow and Matt Swarmer

Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
26600
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
11
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.64
-128.5
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mike Barlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA