George Shears vs. Matt Swarmer — Career Comparison

George Shears
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Swarmer
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt Swarmer built a career as a starting pitcher and George Shears as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Swarmer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.03 and WHIP 1.588 compared to 5.4 and 2.333 for George Shears. By the career numbers, Matt Swarmer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for George Shears and Matt Swarmer

George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.4
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.91
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.32
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
5.4
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
5.03
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9.1
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.48
6.48
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.24
7.24
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
27
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
9
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
14.4
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
8.74
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.4
14.4
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
3.18
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.6
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
5.29
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.29
5.29
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
5.4
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
9.53
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.53
9.53
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.647
1.647
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
46.2
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
40.5
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.4
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
10.8
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
6.88
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.88
6.88
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.333
2.333
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.559
1.559
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
39.6
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
34.94
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.411
0.411
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.2
46.2
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for George Shears and Matt Swarmer

George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.91
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.32
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
27
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
9
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.182
0.182
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Shears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for George Shears and Matt Swarmer

George Shears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
342.86
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
514.29
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.643
0.643
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
57.6
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.619
0.619
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
46.76
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
George Shears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Shears
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA