Fred Archer vs. Matt Capps — Career Comparison

Fred Archer
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Capps
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Fred Archer built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Capps as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Capps posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.52 and WHIP 1.244 compared to 6.35 and 1.513 for Fred Archer. By the career numbers, Matt Capps had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Archer and Matt Capps

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.59
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
9.09
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.13
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.59
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.68
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.77
46.77
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
2.82
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.35
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.52
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439.2
9
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
10.21
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
8.99
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.68
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.08
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
3.4
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.72
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.49
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.5
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
6.53
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.53
6.53
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.656
0.656
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.917
0.917
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.2
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.33
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
40.16
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1821
37.28
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
5.75
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.81
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.85
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.45
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.23
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.8
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.513
1.513
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
36.08
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1688
34.55
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.16
40.16
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.28
37.28

Fielding Stats for Fred Archer and Matt Capps

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
9.09
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439.2
9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.37
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.43
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.37
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.71
95.71
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.143
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.151
0.151
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Archer and Matt Capps

Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
44400
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
600
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
529.41
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.583
0.583
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.52
53.73
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
39.68
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
211.76
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
69.53
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
49.79
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA