Matt Capps vs. Don Lee — Career Comparison

Matt Capps
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Don Lee
Silent GenerationArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Don Lee 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 112), run prevention (ERA+ 115 vs 110), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 105 vs 103). Don Lee held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 112 vs 87). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Matt Capps.

Pitching Stats for Matt Capps and Don Lee

Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
9.09
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
2.65
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.05
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.59
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.43
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.68
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.48
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.77
46.77
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.62
47.62
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.75
39.75
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
2.82
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.52
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
332
3.61
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1319
27
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2485
27
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
439.2
9
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
828.1
9
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
8.99
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
827
8.99
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
1.08
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.88
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.72
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
3.05
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.49
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.15
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
6.53
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
467
5.07
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.53
6.53
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.917
0.917
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.903
0.903
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.2
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.23
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.33
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.34
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1821
37.28
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3553
38.6
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
5.75
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.63
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.85
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
387
4.2
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.45
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.23
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.8
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.338
1.338
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1688
34.55
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3241
35.21
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.28
37.28
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Matt Capps and Don Lee

Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
9.09
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
2.65
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.05
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1319
27
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2485
27
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
439.2
9
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
828.1
9
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.37
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.47
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.52
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.43
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
2.05
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.37
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
1.99
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.71
95.71
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.83
96.83
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.151
0.151
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.75
39.75
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.12
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Capps and Don Lee

Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
44400
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
244
592.71
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
600
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
226
548.99
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
89.88
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
72.87
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
14.57
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.43
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
39.68
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.54
20.75
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
111.74
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
104.45
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
29.15
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
31.58
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
58.3
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
49.79
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.3
12.88
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
14.57
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
194.33
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
3.09
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.01
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.43
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.86
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA