Fred Bell vs. Mike Capel — Career Comparison

Fred Bell
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Capel
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Bell built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Capel as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Bell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.51 and WHIP 1.436 compared to 4.62 and 1.684 for Mike Capel. By the career numbers, Fred Bell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Bell and Mike Capel

Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
1.67
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
7.07
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.04
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.56
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.43
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.52
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.58
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.92
51.92
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.65
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.43
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
4.51
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
4.62
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.47
5.47
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.374
0.374
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1293
27
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
27
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
431
9
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.1
9
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
8.54
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
10.54
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.54
10.54
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.25
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.16
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
4.39
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.19
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.43
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
4.05
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
6.21
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.21
6.21
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.937
0.937
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.25
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.72
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.4
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.58
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1357
28.34
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
41.29
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.29
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.47
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
5.47
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
5.63
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.47
5.47
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.69
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.72
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.38
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.16
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.436
1.436
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.636
1.636
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1095
22.87
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
35.66
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.447
0.447
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.332
0.332
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.34
28.34
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.29
41.29

Fielding Stats for Fred Bell and Mike Capel

Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
2.22
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
7.07
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.27
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1530
27
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
27
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
510
9
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.1
9
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.95
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.01
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
2.15
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.01
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.32
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.17
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
3.11
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.02
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.62
93.62
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.397
1.397
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Bell and Mike Capel

Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
241.99
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
14700
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
362
600
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
315
522.1
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.844
0.844
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
140.88
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
89.5
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
16.57
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
14.92
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
19.89
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
51.38
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.31
88.35
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
246.96
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
193.92
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.839
0.839
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
99.45
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
97.79
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
177.35
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.93
94.36
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.66
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
51.38
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Fred Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Fred Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
24.86
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
19.89
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
19.89
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA