Matt Capps vs. Bob Sadowski — Career Comparison

Matt Capps
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Bob Sadowski
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bob Sadowski 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 103), run prevention (ERA+ 115 vs 98), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 105 vs 98). Bob Sadowski held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 103 vs 87). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Matt Capps.

Pitching Stats for Matt Capps and Bob Sadowski

Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
9.09
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
2.35
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.11
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.59
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.41
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.68
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.55
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.77
46.77
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.55
42.55
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.96
46.96
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.27
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
2.82
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.52
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
3.87
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1319
27
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1319
27
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
439.2
9
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
439.2
9
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
439
8.99
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
8.52
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.08
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.84
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.72
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
2.66
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.49
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.35
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
6.53
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
5.26
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.53
6.53
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.917
0.917
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.2
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.33
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.33
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1821
37.28
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1838
37.62
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
5.75
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.29
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.85
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
4.28
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.45
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.23
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.8
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.242
1.242
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1688
34.55
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
34.64
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.82
1.82
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.28
37.28
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.62
37.62

Fielding Stats for Matt Capps and Bob Sadowski

Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
9.09
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
2.35
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.11
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1319
27
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1319
27
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
439.2
9
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
439.2
9
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.37
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.43
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.84
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.43
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.35
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.37
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.27
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.71
95.71
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.52
96.52
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.151
0.151
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.965
0.965
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.96
46.96
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Capps and Bob Sadowski

Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
44400
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
115
479.17
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
600
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
537.5
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
54.17
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
50
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.17
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.17
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
39.68
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.28
5.33
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
58.33
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
66.67
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
37.5
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
25
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
62.5
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
49.79
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.21
-17.52
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.17
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
8.33
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
237.5
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.53
2.53
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
50
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.5
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA