Matt Capps vs. Fred Mitchell — Career Comparison

Matt Capps
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Fred Mitchell
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Mitchell 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 4.1 and 1.544 for Fred Mitchell. 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 Fred Mitchell

Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
9.09
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
1.22
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.08
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.59
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.39
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.68
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.63
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.77
46.77
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.27
38.27
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.66
88.66
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.89
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
2.82
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.52
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
327
4.1
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1319
27
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2155
27
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
439.2
9
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
718.1
9
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
8.99
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
10.1
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
10.1
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.08
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.2
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.72
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
3.8
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.49
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
6.53
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
2.71
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.53
6.53
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.917
0.917
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.2
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.43
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.33
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.66
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1821
37.28
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3172
39.74
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
5.75
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.14
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.85
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
470
5.89
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.45
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.23
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.8
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1688
34.55
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2816
35.28
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.28
37.28
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.74
39.74

Fielding Stats for Matt Capps and Fred Mitchell

Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
9.09
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
1.23
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.64
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1319
27
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4140
27
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
439.2
9
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1380
9
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.37
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
2.84
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.12
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.36
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.43
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
816
5.32
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.37
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
761
4.96
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.71
95.71
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.26
93.26
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.151
0.151
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.048
4.048
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.13
52.13
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.12
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.53
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.31

Hitting Stats for Matt Capps and Fred Mitchell

Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
44400
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
202
198.69
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
610
600
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
572
562.62
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.538
0.538
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
118.03
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
95.41
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.74
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.89
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
22.62
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
39.68
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38.91
38.27
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
147.54
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
144.59
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.508
0.508
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.409
0.409
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
54.1
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
51.15
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
105.25
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
49.79
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41.68
41
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.92
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
21.64
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
90.49
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.63
6.63
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.82
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.87
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.87
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100