Carter Capps vs. Dick Pole — Career Comparison

Carter Capps
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Pole
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Pole 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 5.05 and 1.559 for Dick Pole. 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 Dick Pole

Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
7.86
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
2.07
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.31
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.42
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.63
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.32
40.32
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.11
63.11
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
4.21
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
5.05
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
443
27
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1593
27
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
147.2
9
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
531
9
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
8.96
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
607
10.29
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.96
8.96
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.29
10.29
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.04
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.03
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.93
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
3.54
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.2
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
11.21
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
4.05
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.21
11.21
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.571
1.571
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.844
0.844
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.67
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.27
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.37
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.24
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
632
38.52
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2351
39.85
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.95
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.41
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
4.33
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
5.58
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.24
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.32
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.29
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.85
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.537
1.537
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
34.68
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2092
35.46
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.52
38.52
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.85
39.85

Fielding Stats for Carter Capps and Dick Pole

Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
7.86
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
2.07
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.31
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
443
27
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1593
27
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
147.2
9
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
531
9
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.51
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.91
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.03
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.16
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.61
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.16
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.54
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.79
95.79
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.147
0.147
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.11
63.11
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Carter Capps and Dick Pole

Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
38700
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
122
73200
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA