Matt Capps vs. Dave Knight — Career Comparison

Matt Capps
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Dave Knight
UnknownChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dave Knight 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 3.71 and 1.913 for Dave Knight. 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 Dave Knight

Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
9.09
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.35
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.59
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.68
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.77
46.77
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
2.82
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.52
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
3.71
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.38
7.38
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319
27
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439.2
9
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
8.99
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
12.83
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.83
12.83
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.08
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.01
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.72
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
4.39
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.49
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
6.53
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.53
6.53
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.917
0.917
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.2
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.33
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1821
37.28
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
44.21
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
5.75
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.85
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
8.44
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.45
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.23
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.8
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.913
1.913
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1688
34.55
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
38.14
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.28
37.28
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.21
44.21

Fielding Stats for Matt Capps and Dave Knight

Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
9.09
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.35
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319
27
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439.2
9
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.37
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.71
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
1.43
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.71
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
1.37
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.71
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.71
95.71
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.151
0.151
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Capps and Dave Knight

Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
44400
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
5
250
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
550
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.458
0.458
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
100
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
100
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
39.68
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.52
25.81
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
100
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
150
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
100
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
49.79
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.62
31.08
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA