Pitcher · 2022
Matt Swarmer
- Age
- 29
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 5"
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Born
- September 25, 1993 in Mohnton, PA, USA
- MLB debut
- May 30, 2022
- dbWAR
- -1.1 1 season(s)
- IP
- 34.0
- ERA
- 5.03
- FIP
- 7.35
- K/9
- 9.5
- FIP−
- 185 100 = avg
Matt Swarmer is a relief pitcher for the Chicago Cubs. In 2022 he struck out 36 batters over 34.0 innings across 11 appearances, going 2-3. His ERA of 5.03 was 26.7% higher than the league average of 3.97 — 19th of 21 on his team, and 427th of 546 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 7.35 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 31.3% of swings (14.0% of every pitch he threw), walked 13.1% of the batters he faced and struck out 23.5%. His -1.1 dbWAR is built from that FIP rather than runs allowed, so it credits him for what he controls and not for the defence behind him.
League context
Percentile among qualified pitchers, 2022.
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 11 | 5 | 34.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 19 | 36 | 20 | 5.03 | 7.35 | 1.56 | 9.5 | 5.3 | 127 | 185 | -1.1 | — |
Platoon splits
How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.
| Split | PA | AB | H | HR | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHB | 78 | 64 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 19 | .250 | .372 | .547 | .395 | 24.4% |
| vs RHB | 75 | 68 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 17 | .250 | .320 | .618 | .392 | 22.7% |
Pitch sequencing
What Matt Swarmer throws in each count, and what he follows each pitch with. Select any cell for the breakdown.
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Pitch arsenal
What he throws, how hard, and how often it misses in 2022.
| Slider | 388 | 82.1 | 2,194 | 50.5% | 41.0% | |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 257 | 90.5 | 1,989 | 35.8% | 12.4% | |
| Changeup | 12 | 85.7 | 1,468 | 16.7% | 0.0% |
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Similar players
Nearest 2022 seasons by command, run prevention and role, on rate statistics rather than totals.
wOBA uses linear weights measured from this season's own play-by-play rather than published constants, and wRC+ is park-adjusted against that same league. dbWAR is our own open implementation — not fWAR or bWAR — and the full derivation, including its simplifications, is on the methodology page.