Chick Brandom vs. Matt Swarmer — Career Comparison

Chick Brandom
Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNewark PepperFederal LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Swarmer
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt Swarmer built a career as a starting pitcher and Chick Brandom as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chick Brandom posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.08 and WHIP 1.204 compared to 5.03 and 1.588 for Matt Swarmer. By the career numbers, Chick Brandom had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chick Brandom and Matt Swarmer

Chick Brandom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chick Brandom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
2.67
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.91
Chick Brandom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.32
Chick Brandom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Chick Brandom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Chick Brandom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Chick Brandom
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Chick Brandom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Brandom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Brandom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.25
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Brandom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.08
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.03
Chick Brandom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Chick Brandom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Chick Brandom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.24
7.24
Chick Brandom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Chick Brandom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Chick Brandom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Chick Brandom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
8.42
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
8.74
Chick Brandom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
Chick Brandom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
3.18
Chick Brandom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Chick Brandom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Chick Brandom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.42
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
5.29
Chick Brandom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Chick Brandom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Chick Brandom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
3.67
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
9.53
Chick Brandom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.53
9.53
Chick Brandom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Chick Brandom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.676
0.676
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.647
1.647
Chick Brandom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Chick Brandom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chick Brandom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Brandom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
415
34.58
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
40.5
Chick Brandom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.67
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Chick Brandom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
4.42
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
6.88
Chick Brandom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.88
6.88
Chick Brandom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Brandom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Chick Brandom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Chick Brandom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.204
1.204
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.559
1.559
Chick Brandom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
383
31.92
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
34.94
Chick Brandom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.66
1.66
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Chick Brandom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Chick Brandom
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.58
34.58
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Chick Brandom and Matt Swarmer

Chick Brandom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chick Brandom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
4.97
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.91
Chick Brandom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.32
Chick Brandom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
27
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Chick Brandom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
9
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Chick Brandom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.47
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Chick Brandom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
6.67
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Chick Brandom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.62
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chick Brandom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
7.76
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Chick Brandom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
7.14
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Chick Brandom
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
92
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chick Brandom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
Chick Brandom
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.38
9.38
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Chick Brandom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Brandom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Brandom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Brandom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Brandom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chick Brandom and Matt Swarmer

Chick Brandom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Chick Brandom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
640
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
11
Chick Brandom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
600
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chick Brandom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
540
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chick Brandom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Chick Brandom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Chick Brandom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chick Brandom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chick Brandom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chick Brandom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chick Brandom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chick Brandom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chick Brandom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Chick Brandom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Chick Brandom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Chick Brandom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.07
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Chick Brandom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chick Brandom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
140
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chick Brandom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Chick Brandom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Chick Brandom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Chick Brandom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Chick Brandom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Chick Brandom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Chick Brandom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Chick Brandom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chick Brandom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chick Brandom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chick Brandom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.08
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Chick Brandom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chick Brandom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chick Brandom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chick Brandom
Career
Per 600 PA
4
80
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chick Brandom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Chick Brandom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Chick Brandom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chick Brandom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chick Brandom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chick Brandom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chick Brandom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chick Brandom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chick Brandom
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA