Ben Flowers vs. Matt Swarmer — Career Comparison

Ben Flowers
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Swarmer
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt Swarmer built a career as a starting pitcher and Ben Flowers as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ben Flowers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.49 and WHIP 1.461 compared to 5.03 and 1.588 for Matt Swarmer. By the career numbers, Ben Flowers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ben Flowers and Matt Swarmer

Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
4.06
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.91
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.7
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.32
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.37
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.11
17.11
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
4.49
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.03
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.24
7.24
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
505
27
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168.1
9
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
10.16
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
8.74
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.96
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
3.18
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.89
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
5.29
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
4.6
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
9.53
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.53
9.53
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.832
0.832
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.647
1.647
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.21
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
735
39.3
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
40.5
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.66
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
4.97
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
6.88
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.88
6.88
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.559
1.559
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
36.3
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
34.94
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.3
39.3
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Ben Flowers and Matt Swarmer

Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
7.95
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.91
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.73
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.32
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
27
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
9
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.84
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.45
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.71
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
4.29
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.11
91.11
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.21
9.21
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.42
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ben Flowers and Matt Swarmer

Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
1200
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
11
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
600
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
568.42
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
9.64
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
78.95
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.13
-17.85
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
15
236.84
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.53
2.53
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ben Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA