Carter Capps vs. Lou Koupal — Career Comparison

Carter Capps
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lou Koupal
Lost GenerationSouth DakotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lou Koupal 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 5.58 and 1.765 for Lou Koupal. 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 Koupal

Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
7.86
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
2.71
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.94
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.27
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.56
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.26
32.26
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.65
34.65
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.32
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.19
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
4.21
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
5.58
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
443
27
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1006
27
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
147.2
9
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335.1
9
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
8.96
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
11.7
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.96
8.96
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.7
11.7
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.04
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.62
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.93
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
4.19
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
11.21
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
2.33
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.21
11.21
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.571
1.571
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.725
0.725
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.67
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.3
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.37
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
632
38.52
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1560
41.87
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.95
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.07
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
4.33
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
6.84
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.84
6.84
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.43
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.765
1.765
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
34.68
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1399
37.55
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.52
38.52
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.87
41.87

Fielding Stats for Carter Capps and Lou Koupal

Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
7.86
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
27
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147.2
9
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.24
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.91
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.16
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.16
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.2
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.147
0.147
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.753
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Carter Capps and Lou Koupal

Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
38700
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
102
556.36
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
600
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
567.27
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
60
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
54.55
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.59
8.68
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
70.91
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
70.91
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
32.73
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.36
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
49.09
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.84
-10.01
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
109.09
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.5
5.5
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.82
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA