Doug Brocail vs. Matt Swarmer — Career Comparison

Doug Brocail
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Swarmer
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt Swarmer built a career as a starting pitcher and Doug Brocail as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Doug Brocail posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4 and WHIP 1.397 compared to 5.03 and 1.588 for Matt Swarmer. By the career numbers, Doug Brocail had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Brocail and Matt Swarmer

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.91
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.32
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.53
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.49
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
4
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.03
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.24
7.24
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
885
9.05
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
8.74
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.05
9.05
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.87
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
3.18
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
3.17
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
5.29
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
642
6.57
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
9.53
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.57
6.57
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.53
9.53
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.082
1.082
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.647
1.647
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.34
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.36
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3793
38.79
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
40.5
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.79
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
4.46
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
6.88
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.88
6.88
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.42
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.73
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.559
1.559
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3373
34.5
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
34.94
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.79
38.79
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Doug Brocail and Matt Swarmer

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
6.4
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.91
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.32
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2640
27
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
9
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.09
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.25
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
2.43
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.34
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.22
96.22
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.366
0.366
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Brocail and Matt Swarmer

Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
637
4496.47
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
11
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
600
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
487.06
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
84.71
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.58
18.22
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
98.82
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
84.71
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
63.53
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
70.59
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
17.8
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
19
134.12
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.47
4.47
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
112.94
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Brocail
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Brocail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA