Matt Capps vs. Bob James — Career Comparison

Matt Capps
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Bob James
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Matt Capps and Bob James are about as close as two relievers get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 115 for Matt Capps and 111 for Bob James, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 105 and 110 respectively. If forced to pick, Bob James gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Matt Capps and Bob James

Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
9.09
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
6.17
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.59
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.68
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.57
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.77
46.77
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
2.82
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
1.61
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.52
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
3.8
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319
27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439.2
9
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
439
8.99
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
8.34
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.08
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.86
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.72
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
3.47
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.49
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
6.53
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
7.52
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.917
0.917
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.2
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.33
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1821
37.28
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1755
38.81
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
5.75
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
4.29
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.85
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
4.29
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.45
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.6
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.23
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.8
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.71
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.312
1.312
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1688
34.55
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1533
33.9
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.28
37.28
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Matt Capps and Bob James

Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
9.09
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
6.17
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319
27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439.2
9
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.37
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.62
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.04
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.43
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.95
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.37
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.66
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.71
95.71
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.23
85.23
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.151
0.151
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Capps and Bob James

Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
44400
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
279
7971.43
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
39.68
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.69
19.6
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
49.79
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
14.28
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
15
428.57
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA