Ken Dayley vs. Matt Swarmer — Career Comparison

Ken Dayley
Baby BoomersIdahoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Swarmer
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt Swarmer built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Dayley as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Dayley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.64 and WHIP 1.461 compared to 5.03 and 1.588 for Matt Swarmer. By the career numbers, Ken Dayley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Dayley and Matt Swarmer

Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
6.04
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.91
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.52
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.32
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.52
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.71
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.31
42.31
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.61
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
3.64
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.03
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.24
7.24
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1721
27
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573.2
9
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
564
8.85
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
8.74
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.66
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
3.18
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
3.53
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
5.29
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.77
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406
6.37
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
9.53
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.53
9.53
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.647
1.647
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2450
38.44
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
40.5
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.27
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
4.28
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
6.88
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.88
6.88
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.52
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.31
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.85
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.375
1.375
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.559
1.559
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2164
33.95
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
34.94
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.44
38.44
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Ken Dayley and Matt Swarmer

Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
6.04
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.91
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.52
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.32
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1721
27
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573.2
9
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.36
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.99
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.38
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.35
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.73
97.73
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Dayley and Matt Swarmer

Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
388
2450.53
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
11
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
600
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
511.58
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
107.37
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
107.37
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.44
28.02
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
107.37
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
151.58
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
25.26
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.63
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
37.89
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.64
35.6
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
44.21
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
32
202.11
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.97
2.97
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
44.21
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.32
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.32
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA