Carter Capps vs. Lou Knerr — Career Comparison

Carter Capps
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lou Knerr
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lou Knerr 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 5.04 and 1.667 for Lou Knerr. 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 Lou Knerr

Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
7.86
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.97
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.22
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.85
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.86
22.86
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.9
61.9
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.34
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
4.21
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
5.04
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
443
27
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
862
27
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
147.2
9
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287.1
9
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
8.96
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
330
10.34
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.96
8.96
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.34
10.34
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.04
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.63
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.93
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
4.67
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
11.21
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
3.26
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.21
11.21
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.571
1.571
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.881
0.881
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.67
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.37
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
632
38.52
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1322
41.41
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.95
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.38
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
4.33
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
5.79
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.43
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
34.68
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1171
36.68
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.52
38.52
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.41
41.41

Fielding Stats for Carter Capps and Lou Knerr

Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
7.86
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
27
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147.2
9
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.24
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.91
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.16
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.16
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.1
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.147
0.147
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.064
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Carter Capps and Lou Knerr

Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
38700
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
64
376.47
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
600
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
576.47
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.451
0.451
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
111.76
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
94.12
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.65
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.65
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.67
21.61
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
129.41
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
123.53
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.435
0.435
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.53
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
58.82
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
82.35
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.91
17.14
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.88
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.88
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
76.47
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.85
7.85
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.76
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
4
23.53
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA