Theodore Breitenstein vs. Matt Swarmer — Career Comparison

Theodore Breitenstein
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Swarmer
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt Swarmer built a career as a starting pitcher and Theodore Breitenstein as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Theodore Breitenstein posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.03 and WHIP 1.449 compared to 5.03 and 1.588 for Matt Swarmer. By the career numbers, Theodore Breitenstein had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Theodore Breitenstein and Matt Swarmer

Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
1.15
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.91
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
1.04
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.32
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
0.48
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
0.51
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.48
48.48
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.45
45.45
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
0.91
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1331
4.03
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.03
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.24
7.24
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8920
27
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2973.1
9
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
3101
9.39
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
8.74
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.24
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
3.18
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1207
3.65
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
5.29
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
893
2.7
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
9.53
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.53
9.53
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.706
0.706
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.647
1.647
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.13
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.26
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13010
39.38
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
40.5
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.1
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1848
5.59
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
6.88
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.59
5.59
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.88
6.88
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.449
1.449
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.559
1.559
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11716
35.46
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
34.94
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.38
39.38
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Theodore Breitenstein and Matt Swarmer

Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.19
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.91
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.32
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10098
27
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3366
9
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
0.88
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
1.87
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.18
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1096
2.93
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1028
2.75
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.8
93.8
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.07
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Theodore Breitenstein and Matt Swarmer

Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
448
174.77
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
11
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1538
600
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1350
526.66
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.612
0.612
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
113.52
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
95.58
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
10.53
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
5.85
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.56
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
17.95
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124.57
48.6
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
360
140.44
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
447
174.38
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
67.88
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
49.15
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
296
115.47
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139.31
54.35
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.34
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
58.52
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 600 PA
145
56.57
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.61
10.61
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.03
1.03
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
12.48
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
11.7
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
11.7
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA