Carter Capps vs. Bill Piercy — Career Comparison

Carter Capps
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Piercy
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Piercy 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 4.26 and 1.546 for Bill Piercy. 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 Bill Piercy

Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
7.86
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
1.71
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.03
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.4
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.63
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.57
38.57
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.34
60.34
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.41
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
4.21
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
4.26
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.362
0.362
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
443
27
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1832
27
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
147.2
9
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610.2
9
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
8.96
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
676
9.96
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.96
8.96
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.96
9.96
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.04
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.24
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.93
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
3.95
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
11.21
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
2.43
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.21
11.21
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.571
1.571
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.709
0.709
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.67
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.31
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.37
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.63
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
632
38.52
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2180
32.13
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.95
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.44
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
4.33
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
362
5.34
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.43
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
34.68
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1869
27.55
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.353
0.353
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.52
38.52
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.13
32.13

Fielding Stats for Carter Capps and Bill Piercy

Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
7.86
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
27
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147.2
9
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.24
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.91
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.16
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.16
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.16
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.147
0.147
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.879
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Carter Capps and Bill Piercy

Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
38700
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
116
320.74
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
217
600
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191
528.11
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
91.24
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
60.83
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
27.65
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
30.41
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.87
27.28
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
124.42
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
116.13
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
24.88
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
38.71
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
63.59
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.6
23.77
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.35
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
127.19
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.72
4.72
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
47
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA