Jim Bronstad vs. Matt Swarmer — Career Comparison

Jim Bronstad
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Swarmer
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt Swarmer built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Bronstad as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Swarmer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.03 and WHIP 1.588 compared to 5.48 and 1.591 for Jim Bronstad. By the career numbers, Matt Swarmer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Bronstad and Matt Swarmer

Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.32
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.91
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.32
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.67
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
5.48
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
5.03
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.35
5.35
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.24
7.24
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
27
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.2
9
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
10.57
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
8.74
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.57
10.57
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.06
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
3.18
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
3.56
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
5.29
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
4.32
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
9.53
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.53
9.53
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.875
0.875
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.647
1.647
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.77
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
413
39.68
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
40.5
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.92
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
5.86
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
6.88
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.86
5.86
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.88
6.88
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.569
1.569
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.559
1.559
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
35.94
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
34.94
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.68
39.68
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Jim Bronstad and Matt Swarmer

Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.32
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.91
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.32
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
27
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.2
9
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.96
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.92
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.88
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.88
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Bronstad and Matt Swarmer

Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
1566.67
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
11
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
600
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
566.67
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.21
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.5
-49.89
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
10
333.33
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.8
1.8
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA