Carter Capps vs. Joe Poetz — Career Comparison

Carter Capps
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Poetz
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Poetz 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. Joe Poetz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.38 and WHIP 1.625 compared to 4.21 and 1.348 for Carter Capps. By the career numbers, Joe Poetz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Carter Capps and Joe Poetz

Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
7.86
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.24
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
4.21
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.63
9.63
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.185
0.185
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
443
27
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147.2
9
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
8.96
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.63
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.96
8.96
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.63
5.63
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.04
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.93
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
11.21
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.21
11.21
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.571
1.571
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.67
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.37
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
38.52
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
40.5
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.95
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
4.33
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.43
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.625
1.625
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
34.68
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
30.38
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.52
38.52
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Carter Capps and Joe Poetz

Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
7.86
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
27
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147.2
9
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.24
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.91
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.16
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.16
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.147
0.147
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.5
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Carter Capps and Joe Poetz

Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
38700
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
29.73
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
68.03
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA