Matt Capps vs. Joe Margoneri — Career Comparison

Matt Capps
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Joe Margoneri
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Margoneri 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 4.29 and 1.643 for Joe Margoneri. 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 Joe Margoneri

Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
9.09
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
2.57
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.07
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.59
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.5
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.68
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.5
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.77
46.77
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
2.82
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.52
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
4.29
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319
27
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439.2
9
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
8.99
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
9.43
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.08
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.72
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
5
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.49
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
6.53
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
4.79
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.53
6.53
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.917
0.917
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.087
1.087
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.2
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.33
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1821
37.28
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
570
40.71
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
5.75
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.85
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
4.86
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.45
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.23
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.8
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.603
1.603
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1688
34.55
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
499
35.64
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.89
1.89
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.28
37.28
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.71
40.71

Fielding Stats for Matt Capps and Joe Margoneri

Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
9.09
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
2.58
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.07
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319
27
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
377
27
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439.2
9
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
125.2
9
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.37
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.43
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
1.43
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.79
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
1.37
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.72
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.71
95.71
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.151
0.151
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Capps and Joe Margoneri

Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
44400
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
36
526.83
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
600
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
541.46
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
29.27
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
39.68
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.21
17.69
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
87.8
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
49.79
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.97
-14.17
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
160.98
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.73
3.73
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
58.54
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA