Ad Brennan vs. Erik Swanson — Career Comparison

Ad Brennan
Lost GenerationKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Erik Swanson
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ad Brennan built a career as a starting pitcher and Erik Swanson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ad Brennan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.11 and WHIP 1.312 compared to 4.2 and 1.154 for Erik Swanson. By the career numbers, Ad Brennan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ad Brennan and Erik Swanson

Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.71
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
8.32
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.02
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.37
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.49
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.37
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.48
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.54
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.68
50.68
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.74
40.74
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.69
59.69
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.53
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.34
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
3.11
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
4.2
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2031
27
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
798
27
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
677
9
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
9
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
694
9.23
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
7.78
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.23
9.23
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.28
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.66
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.66
1.66
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
2.58
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.5
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
3.76
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
9.51
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.705
0.705
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.335
1.335
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.17
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.31
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.27
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2922
38.84
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
36.95
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.51
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.79
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
4.2
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
4.57
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.17
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.54
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.312
1.312
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2705
35.96
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1002
33.9
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.84
38.84
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.95
36.95

Fielding Stats for Ad Brennan and Erik Swanson

Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
14.56
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
8.32
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.37
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
798
27
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
9
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.89
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.44
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
19.44
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.41
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.22
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
23.56
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.91
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
22.33
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.85
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.81
94.81
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.59
92.59
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.534
1.534
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ad Brennan and Erik Swanson

Ad Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
132
323.27
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
246
73800
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
600
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
220
538.78
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
117.55
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
95.51
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
14.69
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.9
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.45
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
22.04
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.06
41.79
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
149.39
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
151.84
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
36.73
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
29.39
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
63.67
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.87
46.22
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.9
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
29.39
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
97.96
Erik Swanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.13
6.13
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
26.94
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.45
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.45
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Erik Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA