Carter Capps vs. Casey Kelly — Career Comparison

Carter Capps
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Casey Kelly
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Casey Kelly 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. Carter Capps posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.21 and WHIP 1.348 compared to 5.34 and 1.662 for Casey Kelly. By the career numbers, Carter Capps had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Carter Capps and Casey Kelly

Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Casey Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
7.86
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.91
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.17
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.24
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.07
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
4.21
Casey Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
5.34
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.77
5.77
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
443
27
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
27
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147.2
9
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.2
9
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
8.96
Casey Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
11.85
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.96
8.96
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.85
11.85
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.04
Casey Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.07
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
2.93
Casey Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.62
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.24
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Casey Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
11.21
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
5.83
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.21
11.21
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Casey Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.571
1.571
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.939
0.939
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.67
Casey Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.37
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.58
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
38.52
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
425
41.28
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.95
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.07
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
4.33
Casey Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
6.12
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.24
Casey Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.3
Casey Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.49
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.608
1.608
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
569
34.68
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
37.39
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.1
2.1
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.353
0.353
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.354
0.354
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.52
38.52
Casey Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.28
41.28

Fielding Stats for Carter Capps and Casey Kelly

Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Casey Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
7.86
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.91
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.17
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
443
27
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
27
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147.2
9
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.2
9
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Casey Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.68
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.91
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.36
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.16
Casey Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.14
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.16
Casey Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.04
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.45
95.45
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.147
0.147
Casey Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Carter Capps and Casey Kelly

Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Casey Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
38700
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
31
775
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Casey Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
600
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Casey Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
450
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Casey Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
50
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Casey Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
50
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
2.17
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Casey Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
50
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Casey Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
50
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.67
-16.86
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
200
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Casey Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
150
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
Casey Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA