Matt Capps vs. Monty Swartz — Career Comparison

Matt Capps
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Monty Swartz
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Monty Swartz built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Capps as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Capps posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.52 and WHIP 1.244 compared to 4.5 and 1.583 for Monty Swartz. By the career numbers, Matt Capps had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Capps and Monty Swartz

Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
9.09
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.75
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.59
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.68
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.77
46.77
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.75
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
2.82
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.52
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
4.5
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319
27
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439.2
9
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
8.99
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
12.75
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.75
12.75
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.08
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.72
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.5
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.49
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
6.53
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.5
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.53
6.53
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.917
0.917
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.2
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.33
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1821
37.28
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
39.75
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
5.75
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.85
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
4.5
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.45
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.23
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.8
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.583
1.583
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1688
34.55
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
38.25
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.347
0.347
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.28
37.28
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.75
39.75

Fielding Stats for Matt Capps and Monty Swartz

Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
9.09
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
27
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439.2
9
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.37
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.43
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.37
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.71
95.71
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.151
0.151
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Capps and Monty Swartz

Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
44400
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
500
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.583
0.583
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
39.68
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
140.43
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
49.79
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.07
160.83
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA