Mike Capel vs. Rich Hill — Career Comparison

Mike Capel
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rich Hill
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rich Hill 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. Rich Hill posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.02 and WHIP 1.278 compared to 4.62 and 1.684 for Mike Capel. By the career numbers, Rich Hill had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Capel and Rich Hill

Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
7.07
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
2.46
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.59
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.43
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.57
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.58
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.48
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.22
54.22
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.43
64.43
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.43
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
4.62
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
633
4.02
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
27
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4254
27
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.1
9
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1418
9
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
10.54
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1240
7.87
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.54
10.54
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.87
7.87
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.16
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.12
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
4.19
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
3.5
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.43
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.13
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
6.21
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1432
9.09
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.21
6.21
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.09
9.09
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.155
1.155
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.72
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.15
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.58
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.51
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
41.29
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5997
38.06
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.47
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.11
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
5.63
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
4.32
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.72
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.25
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.2
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.16
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.62
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.636
1.636
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.263
1.263
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
35.66
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5295
33.61
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.76
1.76
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.29
41.29
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.06
38.06

Fielding Stats for Mike Capel and Rich Hill

Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
7.07
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
2.46
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.59
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
27
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4254
27
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.1
9
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1418
9
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.01
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.23
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.01
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
0.93
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.1
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.17
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
1.27
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.02
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
1.17
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
92
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.474
0.474
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.43
64.43
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Capel and Rich Hill

Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
14700
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389
851.82
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
600
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
256
560.58
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
63.5
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
52.55
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.95
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.95
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.89
8.51
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
74.45
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
74.45
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.76
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
28.47
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
37.23
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-5.73
-12.55
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.38
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.57
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
243.07
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.47
2.47
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
26.28
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.19
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.76
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA