Rod Beck vs. Monty Swartz — Career Comparison

Rod Beck
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Monty Swartz
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Monty Swartz built a career as a starting pitcher and Rod Beck as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rod Beck posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.3 and WHIP 1.207 compared to 4.5 and 1.583 for Monty Swartz. By the career numbers, Rod Beck had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rod Beck and Monty Swartz

Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
704
8.25
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.75
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.45
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.53
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.78
45.78
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.75
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
3.35
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
3.3
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
4.5
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2304
27
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
768
9
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
8.24
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
12.75
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.75
12.75
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
1.14
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
2.24
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.5
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.39
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
7.55
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.5
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.55
7.55
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.087
1.087
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.27
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.23
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3170
37.15
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
39.75
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
6.08
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
3.61
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
4.5
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.4
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.47
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.164
1.164
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.583
1.583
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2899
33.97
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
38.25
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.347
0.347
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.15
37.15
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.75
39.75

Fielding Stats for Rod Beck and Monty Swartz

Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
704
8.25
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2304
27
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
768
9
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.46
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.13
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.63
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.58
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.12
97.12
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.192
0.192
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Rod Beck and Monty Swartz

Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
704
21120
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
570
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
120
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
120
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.76
22.81
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
140.43
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
120
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
120
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
24.13
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.07
160.83
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
10
300
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA