Matt Capps vs. Dick Matthews — Career Comparison

Matt Capps
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Matthews 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. Dick Matthews posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.6 and WHIP 0.950 compared to 3.52 and 1.244 for Matt Capps. By the career numbers, Dick Matthews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Capps and Dick Matthews

Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
9.09
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.59
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.68
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.77
46.77
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
2.82
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
3.52
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439.2
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
439
8.99
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.08
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.72
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.92
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.49
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
6.53
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
4.79
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.53
6.53
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.917
0.917
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.2
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.33
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1821
37.28
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
5.75
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
3.85
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.45
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.23
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.8
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1688
34.55
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
32.83
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.28
37.28
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63

Fielding Stats for Matt Capps and Dick Matthews

Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
9.09
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439.2
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.37
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
1.43
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
1.37
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.71
95.71
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.151
0.151
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Capps and Dick Matthews

Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
44400
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
16
213.33
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
520
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.544
0.544
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
93.33
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
39.68
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.46
32.74
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
120
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
146.67
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.493
0.493
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
40
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
49.79
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.89
38.51
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
40
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA