Matt Capps vs. Dave Downs — Career Comparison

Matt Capps
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dave Downs 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. Dave Downs posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.74 and WHIP 1.217 compared to 3.52 and 1.244 for Matt Capps. By the career numbers, Dave Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Capps and Dave Downs

Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
9.09
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.59
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.68
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.77
46.77
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
2.82
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
3.52
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439.2
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
8.99
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.08
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.72
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.49
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
6.53
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.53
6.53
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.917
0.917
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.2
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.33
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1821
37.28
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
5.75
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
3.85
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.45
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.23
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.8
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.217
1.217
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1688
34.55
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.28
37.28
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83

Fielding Stats for Matt Capps and Dave Downs

Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
9.09
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439.2
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.37
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
1.43
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
1.37
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.71
95.71
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.151
0.151
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Capps and Dave Downs

Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
44400
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
39.68
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.45
34.02
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
49.79
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.56
41.68
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA