Matt Capps vs. James McDermott — Career Comparison

Matt Capps
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
James McDermott
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkNorth AmericaBrooklyn EckfordsUnknownStarting Pitcher

James McDermott 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 8.14 and 2.492 for James McDermott. 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 James McDermott

Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
9.09
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.59
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.68
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.77
46.77
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
2.82
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.52
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
8.14
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.14
8.14
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.4
9.4
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.376
0.376
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319
27
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
27
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439.2
9
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
9
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
8.99
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
20.43
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.43
20.43
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.08
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.43
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.72
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
2
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.49
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
6.53
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.53
6.53
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.917
0.917
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.238
0.238
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.2
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.43
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.33
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1821
37.28
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
56.29
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
5.75
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.85
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
20.57
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.57
20.57
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.45
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.23
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.8
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.492
2.492
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1688
34.55
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
54.29
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.57
20.57
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.28
37.28
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.29
56.29

Fielding Stats for Matt Capps and James McDermott

Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
9.09
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.07
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.07
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319
27
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
27
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439.2
9
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
9
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.37
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.07
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.71
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
1.43
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.89
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.37
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.18
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.71
95.71
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.5
62.5
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.151
0.151
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Capps and James McDermott

Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
James McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
44400
James McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
9
128.57
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
600
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
571.43
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.583
0.583
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.685
0.685
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
157.14
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
114.29
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
42.86
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
42.86
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
39.68
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.24
60.57
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
200
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
185.71
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
James McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
James McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
85.71
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
57.14
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
142.86
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
49.79
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.57
65.27
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
28.57
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
James McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
57.14
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.5
10.5
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
James McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.29
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.29
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100