Matt Swarmer vs. Anthony Telford — Career Comparison

Matt Swarmer
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Anthony Telford
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Matt Swarmer built a career as a starting pitcher and Anthony Telford as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Anthony Telford posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.17 and WHIP 1.458 compared to 5.03 and 1.588 for Matt Swarmer. By the career numbers, Anthony Telford had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Swarmer and Anthony Telford

Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.91
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
6.58
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.32
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.43
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.49
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.81
46.81
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.03
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
4.17
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.24
7.24
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1366
27
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455.1
9
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
8.74
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
475
9.39
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
3.18
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
5.29
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
3.48
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
9.53
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
6.54
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.53
9.53
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.54
6.54
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.647
1.647
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.114
1.114
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.49
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.47
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
40.5
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1995
39.43
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.78
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
6.88
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
4.76
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.88
6.88
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.42
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.38
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.75
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.559
1.559
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
34.94
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1755
34.69
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.43
39.43

Fielding Stats for Matt Swarmer and Anthony Telford

Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.91
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
6.58
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.32
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1366
27
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455.1
9
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.75
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.54
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
2.43
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.29
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.31
94.31
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.348
0.348
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Swarmer and Anthony Telford

Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
11
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
333
7135.71
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
600
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
492.86
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
85.71
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.07
22.92
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
107.14
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
107.14
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.03
21.99
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
85.71
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
85.71
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA