Matt Capps vs. Norman Plitt — Career Comparison

Matt Capps
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Norman Plitt
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Norman Plitt 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 4.77 and 1.716 for Norman Plitt. 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 Norman Plitt

Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
9.09
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
2.89
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.59
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.38
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.68
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.75
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.77
46.77
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.78
34.78
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
2.82
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.52
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
4.77
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319
27
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
27
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439.2
9
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.2
9
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
8.99
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
10.67
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.67
10.67
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.08
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.38
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.72
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
4.77
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.49
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
6.53
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.13
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.53
6.53
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.917
0.917
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.656
0.656
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.2
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.33
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.25
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1821
37.28
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
41.07
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
5.75
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.75
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.85
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.53
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.45
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.23
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.8
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.716
1.716
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1688
34.55
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
36.04
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.28
37.28
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.07
41.07

Fielding Stats for Matt Capps and Norman Plitt

Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
9.09
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
27
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439.2
9
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.37
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.43
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.37
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.71
95.71
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.151
0.151
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Capps and Norman Plitt

Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
44400
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
23
627.27
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
600
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
545.45
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.546
0.546
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
39.68
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.13
30.93
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
136.36
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
109.09
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
49.79
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.52
41.46
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.4
4.4
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA