Matt Capps vs. Edgar Gonzalez — Career Comparison

Matt Capps
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Edgar Gonzalez
MillenialMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Edgar Gonzalez 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. Matt Capps posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.52 and WHIP 1.244 compared to 5.92 and 1.606 for Edgar Gonzalez. By the career numbers, Matt Capps had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Capps and Edgar Gonzalez

Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
9.09
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
2.96
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.15
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.59
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.42
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.68
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.66
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.77
46.77
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.64
38.64
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.84
38.84
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
2.82
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.52
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
5.92
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.92
5.92
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319
27
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1104
27
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439.2
9
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
9
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
8.99
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
445
10.88
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.88
10.88
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.08
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.59
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.72
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
3.18
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.49
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.39
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
6.53
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
5.8
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.53
6.53
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.917
0.917
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.997
0.997
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.2
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.54
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.33
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.54
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1821
37.28
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1660
40.6
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
5.75
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.56
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.85
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
6.14
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.45
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.46
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.23
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.24
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.8
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.05
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.563
1.563
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1688
34.55
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1479
36.17
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.07
2.07
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.28
37.28
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.6
40.6

Fielding Stats for Matt Capps and Edgar Gonzalez

Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
9.09
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
2.96
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.15
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319
27
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1104
27
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439.2
9
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
9
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.37
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.32
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.2
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
1.43
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.59
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
1.37
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.52
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.71
95.71
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.38
95.38
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.151
0.151
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.512
0.512
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.84
38.84
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Capps and Edgar Gonzalez

Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
44400
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
121
874.7
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
600
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
520.48
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
86.75
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
79.52
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.23
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.23
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
39.68
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.57
18.61
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
93.98
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
108.43
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.23
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.69
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
28.92
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
49.79
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.3
16.62
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.23
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
14.46
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
130.12
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.61
4.61
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
57.83
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA