Matt Capps vs. Charles Dougherty — Career Comparison

Matt Capps
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Charles Dougherty
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charles Dougherty built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Capps as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Charles Dougherty posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.86 and WHIP 1.155 compared to 3.52 and 1.244 for Matt Capps. By the career numbers, Charles Dougherty had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Capps and Charles Dougherty

Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
9.09
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.4
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.06
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.59
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.67
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.68
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.77
46.77
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.86
64.86
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
76
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.62
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
2.82
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
3.52
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
2.86
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319
27
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
964
27
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439.2
9
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
321.1
9
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
439
8.99
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
7.51
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.51
7.51
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.08
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.72
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
2.88
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.49
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
6.53
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
6.05
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.53
6.53
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.917
0.917
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.993
0.993
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.2
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.33
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1821
37.28
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1314
36.8
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
5.75
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
3.85
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
3.75
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.45
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.2
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.23
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.8
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1688
34.55
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1164
32.6
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.28
37.28
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.8
36.8

Fielding Stats for Matt Capps and Charles Dougherty

Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
9.09
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
1.44
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319
27
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1072
27
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439.2
9
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
357.1
9
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.37
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.3
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.74
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.25
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.43
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
2.29
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.37
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.04
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.71
95.71
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.01
89.01
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.151
0.151
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.421
1.421
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Capps and Charles Dougherty

Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
44400
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
59
228.39
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
600
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
518.71
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.583
0.583
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.676
0.676
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
127.74
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
89.03
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
30.97
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.74
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
38.71
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
39.68
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.16
54.83
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
174.19
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
166.45
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.634
0.634
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.555
0.555
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
81.29
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
54.19
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
135.48
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
49.79
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.82
61.26
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
38.71
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
42.58
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.87
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.87
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100