Frank Diven vs. Matt Swarmer — Career Comparison

Frank Diven
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Matt Swarmer
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt Swarmer built a career as a starting pitcher and Frank Diven 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 7.36 and 1.455 for Frank Diven. By the career numbers, Matt Swarmer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Frank Diven and Matt Swarmer

Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.64
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.91
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.64
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.32
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.79
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.45
45.45
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
7.36
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
5.03
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.24
7.24
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
12.27
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
8.74
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.27
12.27
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
3.18
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
5.29
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.45
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
9.53
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.53
9.53
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.647
1.647
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.45
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
40.91
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
40.5
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
12.27
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
6.88
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.27
12.27
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.88
6.88
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.455
1.455
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.559
1.559
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
40.09
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
34.94
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Frank Diven and Matt Swarmer

Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.57
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.91
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.32
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Frank Diven and Matt Swarmer

Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
14.97
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
8.41
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA