Roy Face vs. Matt Swarmer — Career Comparison

Roy Face
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Matt Swarmer
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt Swarmer built a career as a starting pitcher and Roy Face as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Roy Face posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.48 and WHIP 1.320 compared to 5.03 and 1.588 for Matt Swarmer. By the career numbers, Roy Face had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Roy Face and Matt Swarmer

Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
5.55
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.91
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.32
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.62
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.26
52.26
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
1.26
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
3.48
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.03
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.24
7.24
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4125
27
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1375
9
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
1347
8.82
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
8.74
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.92
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
3.18
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
2.37
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
5.29
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.69
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
877
5.74
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
9.53
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.53
9.53
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.901
0.901
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.647
1.647
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.21
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5691
37.25
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
40.5
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
3.76
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
3.87
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
6.88
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.88
6.88
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.559
1.559
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5315
34.79
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
34.94
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Roy Face and Matt Swarmer

Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
6.07
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.91
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.1
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.32
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3773
27
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1257.2
9
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.74
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.52
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.1
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
2.36
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
2.26
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.76
95.76
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.373
0.373
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Face and Matt Swarmer

Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
853
2391.59
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
11
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
600
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194
543.93
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
86.92
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.93
13.82
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
95.33
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
92.52
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
25.23
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.63
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
44.86
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
5.73
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
47
131.78
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.55
4.55
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
50.47
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.41
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA