Carter Capps vs. Al Piechota — Career Comparison

Carter Capps
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Piechota
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Piechota 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 5.66 and 1.774 for Al Piechota. 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 Al Piechota

Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
7.86
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
3.19
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.16
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.73
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.36
36.36
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
4.21
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
5.66
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
443
27
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
27
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147.2
9
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
9
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
8.96
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
9.87
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.96
8.96
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.87
9.87
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.04
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.87
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.93
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
6.1
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
11.21
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.61
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.21
11.21
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.571
1.571
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.968
0.968
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.67
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.37
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
38.52
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
42.53
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.95
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.02
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
4.33
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
6.53
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.43
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.774
1.774
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
569
34.68
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
36.44
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.52
38.52
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.53
42.53

Fielding Stats for Carter Capps and Al Piechota

Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
7.86
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
27
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147.2
9
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.24
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.91
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.16
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.16
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.147
0.147
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.636
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Carter Capps and Al Piechota

Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
38700
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
22
550
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
600
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
500
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.563
0.563
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
100
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
100
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.36
33.94
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
100
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
175
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.504
0.504
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
125
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.79
44.7
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA