Matt Capps vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Matt Capps
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Chris Sale
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

Chris Sale 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. Chris Sale led in strikeout rate (K%+ 139 vs 88), home run suppression (HR9+ 113 vs 87), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 128 vs 105). Matt Capps held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 238 vs 130). Role difference aside, Chris Sale holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Matt Capps and Chris Sale

Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
9.09
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.59
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.68
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.77
46.77
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
2.82
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
3.52
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1319
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
439.2
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
8.99
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
1.08
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.92
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.72
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
2.1
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.49
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.1
2.1
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
6.53
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.917
0.917
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.2
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.21
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.33
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1821
37.28
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
5.75
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
3.85
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.45
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.23
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.15
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.8
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.57
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1688
34.55
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.28
37.28
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Matt Capps and Chris Sale

Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
9.09
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1319
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
439.2
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.37
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.39
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.43
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.37
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.71
95.71
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.151
0.151
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Capps and Chris Sale

Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
44400
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
393
8733.33
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
600
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
39.68
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.46
10.25
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
49.79
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-12.22
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
1.93
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA