James Atkins vs. Carter Capps — Career Comparison

James Atkins
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Carter Capps
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

James Atkins built a career as a starting pitcher and Carter Capps as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. James Atkins posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.6 and WHIP 1.733 compared to 4.21 and 1.348 for Carter Capps. By the career numbers, James Atkins had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for James Atkins and Carter Capps

James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.4
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
7.86
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.24
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.6
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
4.21
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
443
27
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147.2
9
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
8.96
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.96
8.96
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.04
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.6
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.93
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.2
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
11.21
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.21
11.21
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
0.867
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.571
1.571
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.67
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.37
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
42
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
38.52
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.2
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.95
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4.8
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
4.33
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.43
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.733
1.733
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
34.8
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
569
34.68
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
42
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.52
38.52

Fielding Stats for James Atkins and Carter Capps

James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
7.86
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
27
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147.2
9
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.24
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.91
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.16
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.16
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.147
0.147
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for James Atkins and Carter Capps

James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
38700
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
600
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
600
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
0.8
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.74
88.74
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
0.8
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.92
110.35
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA