Win Mercer vs. Monty Swartz — Career Comparison

Win Mercer
Pre-GenerationalWest VirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Monty Swartz
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Monty Swartz built a career as a starting pitcher and Win Mercer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Win Mercer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.98 and WHIP 1.544 compared to 4.5 and 1.583 for Monty Swartz. By the career numbers, Win Mercer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Win Mercer and Monty Swartz

Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
1.21
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.09
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.48
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.59
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.59
44.59
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.55
89.55
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
0.92
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1098
3.98
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
4.5
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7454
27
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2484.2
9
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3081
11.16
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
12.75
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.16
11.16
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.75
12.75
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.23
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
2.73
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.5
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
1.93
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.5
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.518
0.518
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.16
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
0.52
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11106
40.23
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
39.75
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.12
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1753
6.35
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.5
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.544
1.544
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.583
1.583
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10207
36.97
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
38.25
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.314
0.314
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.347
0.347
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.23
40.23
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.75
39.75

Fielding Stats for Win Mercer and Monty Swartz

Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
1.22
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12210
27
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4070
9
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
507
1.12
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
1.95
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
0.42
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1582
3.5
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1391
3.08
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.93
87.93
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.515
2.515
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.11
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Win Mercer and Monty Swartz

Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
566
172.65
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1967
600
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1773
540.82
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.741
0.741
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
506
154.35
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437
133.3
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
11.9
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
7.02
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.14
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
21.05
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238.63
72.79
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
140.43
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
612
186.68
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
664
202.54
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.689
0.689
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.677
0.677
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
84.8
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
60.09
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
468
142.76
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
270.24
82.43
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.07
160.83
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.19
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
43.01
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
178
54.3
Monty Swartz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.05
11.05
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
10.98
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
26.84
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
26.84
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Monty Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA