How Matt Capps's Earned Runs Compares to Similar Players

Matt Capps totaled 172 career Earned Runs, well above the relief pitcher average of 126.9 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Earned Runs season came in 2005, posting 2, well below the relief pitcher average of 19.1 that year. The highest point came in 2009 at 35, well above the relief pitcher average of 20.7 that year. The Earned Runs trended upward through the final seasons. The Earned Runs total went from 20 in 2010 to 31 in 2011 and 12 in 2012, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Earned Runs profile — ranging from 2 to 35 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Matt Capps Lifetime Earned Runs

Stats similar to Earned Runs for Matt Capps
Matt Capps
Earned Runs
Career172
Season Avg.21.5
162 Game Avg.62.76
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Matt Capps Earned Runs Per Season

Matt Capps's Earned Runs for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Matt Capps Earned Runs per season line chart

Matt Capps Earned Runs by Team

Matt Capps's career Earned Runs totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Matt Capps career Earned Runs by team bar chart

Matt Capps Cumulative Earned Runs — Career Progression

A running total of Matt Capps's career Earned Runs, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Matt Capps Earned Runs year-over-year waterfall chart

Matt Capps Earned Runs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Matt Capps's seasonal Earned Runs alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Matt Capps Earned Runs distribution box chart versus comparable players

Matt Capps Earned Runs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Matt Capps's MLB career with Earned Runs alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Matt Capps Earned Runs season-by-season breakdown table