Herbert Brett vs. Matt Swarmer — Career Comparison

Herbert Brett
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Swarmer
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt Swarmer built a career as a starting pitcher and Herbert Brett as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Herbert Brett posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.97 and WHIP 1.235 compared to 5.03 and 1.588 for Matt Swarmer. By the career numbers, Herbert Brett had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Herbert Brett and Matt Swarmer

Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.37
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.91
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.79
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.32
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.18
18.18
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.97
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
5.03
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.24
7.24
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.207
0.207
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
27
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.2
9
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
7.15
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
8.74
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.15
7.15
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
3.18
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.97
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
5.29
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.78
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
9.53
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.53
9.53
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.647
1.647
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
38.91
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
40.5
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.57
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.37
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
6.88
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.88
6.88
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.235
1.235
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.559
1.559
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
34.54
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
34.94
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.91
38.91
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Herbert Brett and Matt Swarmer

Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.91
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.32
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
27
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
9
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.636
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.182
0.182
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Herbert Brett and Matt Swarmer

Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
2200
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
11
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.31
-62.13
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA