How Matt Capps's Saves Compares to Similar Players

Matt Capps totaled 138 career Saves, well above the relief pitcher average of 19.4 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Saves season came in 2010, posting 42, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.6 that year. The lowest point came in 2005 at 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 3.7 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Saves total went from 42 in 2010 to 15 in 2011 and 14 in 2012, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Saves profile — ranging from 0 to 42 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Matt Capps Lifetime Saves

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Matt Capps
Saves
Career138
Season Avg.17.25
162 Game Avg.50.35
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Matt Capps Saves Per Season

Matt Capps's Saves 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 Saves per season line chart

Matt Capps Saves by Team

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

Matt Capps Cumulative Saves — Career Progression

A running total of Matt Capps's career Saves, 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 Saves year-over-year waterfall chart

Matt Capps Saves Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Matt Capps's seasonal Saves 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 Saves distribution box chart versus comparable players

Matt Capps Saves — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Matt Capps's MLB career with Saves 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 Saves season-by-season breakdown table