Russ Meers vs. Monty Swartz — Career Comparison

Russ Meers
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Monty Swartz
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Monty Swartz built a career as a starting pitcher and Russ Meers as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Russ Meers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.98 and WHIP 1.482 compared to 4.5 and 1.583 for Monty Swartz. By the career numbers, Russ Meers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Russ Meers and Monty Swartz

Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.63
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.43
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.75
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.75
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
3.98
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
4.5
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
27
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83.2
9
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
8.18
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
12.75
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.18
8.18
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.75
12.75
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.54
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
5.16
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.5
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
3.76
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.5
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.992
0.992
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.86
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.75
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
361
38.83
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
39.75
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.94
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
4.52
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.5
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.482
1.482
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.583
1.583
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
33.35
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
38.25
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.347
0.347
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.75
39.75

Fielding Stats for Russ Meers and Monty Swartz

Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.48
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.442
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Russ Meers and Monty Swartz

Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
1433.33
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
600
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
566.67
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
100
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
100
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
9.91
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
140.43
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
100
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
100
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.03
-0.93
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.07
160.83
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
7
233.33
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA