Matt Capps vs. Jake Peavy — Career Comparison

Matt Capps
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Jake Peavy
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Jake Peavy 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 110), run prevention (ERA+ 115 vs 99), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 105 vs 96). Jake Peavy held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 100 vs 88). Role difference aside, Matt Capps holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Matt Capps and Jake Peavy

Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
9.09
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
388
1.47
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.43
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.59
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
0.58
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.68
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.48
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.77
46.77
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.68
54.68
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
2.82
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.52
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
960
3.63
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1319
27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7131
27
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
439.2
9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2377
9
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
8.99
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2134
8.08
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.08
8.08
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
1.08
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
0.98
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.72
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
708
2.68
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.49
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.16
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
6.53
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2207
8.36
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.917
0.917
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.2
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.17
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.33
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.3
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1821
37.28
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9838
37.25
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
5.75
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
3.85
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1011
3.83
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.45
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.24
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.23
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.23
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.8
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
0.63
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.196
1.196
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1688
34.55
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8927
33.8
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.28
37.28
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25

Fielding Stats for Matt Capps and Jake Peavy

Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
9.09
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
388
1.47
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.43
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1319
27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7131
27
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
439.2
9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2377
9
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.37
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.69
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.02
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.43
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
1.78
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.37
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
1.72
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.71
95.71
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.59
96.59
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.151
0.151
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.168
1.168
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Capps and Jake Peavy

Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
44400
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
393
394.31
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
598
600
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
519
520.74
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.489
0.489
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
87.29
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
66.22
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17.06
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.01
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21.07
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
39.68
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23.94
24.02
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
115.38
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
112.37
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.427
0.427
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
48.16
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
33.11
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
78.26
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
49.79
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.53
18.59
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.01
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
22.07
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
165
165.55
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
3.62
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
52.17
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.02
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0