Mike Capel vs. Matt Harrison — Career Comparison

Mike Capel
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Harrison
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Matt Harrison 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. Matt Harrison posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.21 and WHIP 1.415 compared to 4.62 and 1.684 for Mike Capel. By the career numbers, Matt Harrison had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Capel and Matt Harrison

Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
7.07
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
1.82
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.39
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.43
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.67
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.58
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.47
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.3
76.3
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.43
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
4.62
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
4.21
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
27
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2005
27
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.1
9
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
668.1
9
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
10.54
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
704
9.48
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.54
10.54
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.48
9.48
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.16
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.97
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
4.19
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
3.15
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.43
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
6.21
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
5.49
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.21
6.21
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.961
0.961
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.72
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.2
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.58
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
41.29
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2863
38.55
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.47
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
5.63
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
4.54
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.72
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.19
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.31
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.16
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
1.16
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.636
1.636
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.404
1.404
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
35.66
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2583
34.78
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.29
41.29
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Mike Capel and Matt Harrison

Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
7.07
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
1.82
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.39
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
27
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2005
27
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.1
9
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
668.1
9
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.01
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.36
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.01
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.17
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.17
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
1.62
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.02
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
1.54
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.844
0.844
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.3
76.3
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Capel and Matt Harrison

Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
14700
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
3709.09
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
600
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
490.91
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.05
-1.32
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.86
-50.65
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
327.27
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.83
1.83
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA