Matt Capps vs. Rollie Sheldon — Career Comparison

Matt Capps
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Rollie Sheldon
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rollie Sheldon 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 137), run prevention (ERA+ 115 vs 92), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 105 vs 95). Role difference aside, Matt Capps holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Matt Capps and Rollie Sheldon

Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
9.09
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
1.99
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.59
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.47
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.68
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.45
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.77
46.77
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.35
51.35
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
2.82
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.52
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
4.09
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1319
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
439.2
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
8.99
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
741
9.2
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
1.08
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.08
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.72
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
2.57
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.49
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
6.53
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
4.61
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.53
6.53
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.917
0.917
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.798
0.798
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.2
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.3
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.33
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.17
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1821
37.28
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3062
38.03
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
5.75
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.24
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.85
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
4.45
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.45
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.23
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.8
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.308
1.308
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1688
34.55
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2841
35.28
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.28
37.28
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Matt Capps and Rollie Sheldon

Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
9.09
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
1.99
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1319
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
439.2
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.37
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.6
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.48
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.43
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.11
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.37
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.07
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.71
95.71
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.24
98.24
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.151
0.151
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.044
1.044
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Capps and Rollie Sheldon

Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
44400
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
161
404.18
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
600
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
524.69
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
39.68
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.07
5.19
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.82
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.53
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.57
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
25.1
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
49.79
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.03
-15.14
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
25.1
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113
283.68
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.12
2.12
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
47.7
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.04
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0