Cy Bowen vs. Matt Swarmer — Career Comparison

Cy Bowen
Pre-GenerationalIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Swarmer
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt Swarmer built a career as a starting pitcher and Cy Bowen 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 6 and 1.750 for Cy Bowen. By the career numbers, Matt Swarmer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cy Bowen and Matt Swarmer

Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.5
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.91
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.32
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.75
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.45
45.45
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.75
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
6
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
5.03
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.24
7.24
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
8.74
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
3.18
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
6.75
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
5.29
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.29
5.29
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.25
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
9.53
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.53
9.53
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.647
1.647
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.25
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
43.5
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
40.5
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.75
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
9.75
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
6.88
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.75
9.75
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.88
6.88
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.559
1.559
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
34.5
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
34.94
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.5
43.5
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Cy Bowen and Matt Swarmer

Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.5
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.91
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.32
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.75
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.5
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.25
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.75
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
71.43
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cy Bowen and Matt Swarmer

Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.917
0.917
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
66.22
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
80.89
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA