Jim Donohue vs. Matt Swarmer — Career Comparison

Jim Donohue
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Swarmer
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt Swarmer built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Donohue as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Donohue posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.29 and WHIP 1.545 compared to 5.03 and 1.588 for Matt Swarmer. By the career numbers, Jim Donohue had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Donohue and Matt Swarmer

Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
4.06
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.91
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.52
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.32
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.46
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.86
12.86
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.41
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
4.29
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.03
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.24
7.24
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466
27
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155.1
9
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
8.81
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
8.74
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.39
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
3.18
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
4.75
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
5.29
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
6.72
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
9.53
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.72
6.72
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.53
9.53
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.66
1.66
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.275
1.275
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.647
1.647
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
686
39.75
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
40.5
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.56
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.64
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
6.88
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.88
6.88
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.559
1.559
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602
34.88
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
34.94
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.75
39.75
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Jim Donohue and Matt Swarmer

Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
4.06
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.91
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.52
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.32
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466
27
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155.1
9
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.46
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.04
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.56
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.51
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.3
96.3
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.371
0.371
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.86
12.86
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Donohue and Matt Swarmer

Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
1166.67
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
11
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
600
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
11.61
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
100
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
100
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
50
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.29
-4.89
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
10
166.67
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.6
3.6
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA