Matt Capps vs. Rich Hill — Career Comparison

Matt Capps
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Rich Hill
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rich Hill 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 led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 238 vs 101), run prevention (ERA+ 115 vs 103), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 105 vs 101). Rich Hill held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 111 vs 88). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Matt Capps.

Pitching Stats for Matt Capps and Rich Hill

Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
9.09
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
388
2.46
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.59
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.59
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.57
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.68
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.48
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.77
46.77
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.22
54.22
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.43
64.43
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
2.82
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.52
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
633
4.02
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1319
27
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4254
27
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
439.2
9
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1418
9
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
8.99
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1240
7.87
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.87
7.87
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.08
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.12
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.72
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
551
3.5
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.49
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.13
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
6.53
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1432
9.09
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.09
9.09
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.917
0.917
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.2
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.15
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.33
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.51
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1821
37.28
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5997
38.06
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
5.75
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.11
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.85
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
681
4.32
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.45
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.25
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.23
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.2
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.8
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.62
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.263
1.263
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1688
34.55
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5295
33.61
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.76
1.76
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.28
37.28
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.06
38.06

Fielding Stats for Matt Capps and Rich Hill

Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
9.09
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
388
2.46
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.59
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1319
27
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4254
27
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
439.2
9
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1418
9
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.37
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.23
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
0.93
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.1
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.43
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
1.27
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.37
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
1.17
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.71
95.71
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
92
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.151
0.151
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.474
0.474
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.43
64.43
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Capps and Rich Hill

Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
44400
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
389
851.82
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
600
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
560.58
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
63.5
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
52.55
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.95
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.95
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
39.68
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.89
8.51
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
74.45
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
74.45
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
8.76
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
28.47
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
37.23
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
49.79
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.73
-12.55
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.38
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
6.57
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
243.07
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.47
2.47
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
26.28
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.19
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.76
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA