Matt Capps vs. Alfredo Simon — Career Comparison

Matt Capps
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Alfredo Simon
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Alfredo Simon 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 94), run prevention (ERA+ 115 vs 91), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 105 vs 88). Alfredo Simon held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 89 vs 87). Role difference aside, Matt Capps holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Matt Capps and Alfredo Simon

Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
9.09
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
2.96
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.08
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.59
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.55
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.68
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.55
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.77
46.77
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.47
36.47
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
2.82
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.22
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.52
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
4.56
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1319
27
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2325
27
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
439.2
9
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
775
9
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
8.99
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
810
9.41
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.41
9.41
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.08
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
1.22
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.72
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
3.12
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.49
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.24
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
6.53
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
529
6.14
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.53
6.53
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.07
2.07
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.917
0.917
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.2
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.44
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.33
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.58
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1821
37.28
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3372
39.16
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
5.75
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.81
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.85
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
425
4.94
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.45
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.3
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.23
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.29
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.8
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.66
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.392
1.392
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1688
34.55
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3002
34.86
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.28
37.28
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Matt Capps and Alfredo Simon

Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
9.09
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
2.96
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.08
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1319
27
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2325
27
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
439.2
9
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
775
9
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.37
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.75
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.1
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.43
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.9
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.37
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.86
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.71
95.71
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.151
0.151
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.628
0.628
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.47
36.47
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Capps and Alfredo Simon

Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
44400
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
255
1500
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
600
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
523.53
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
52.94
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
35.29
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.65
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.65
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
39.68
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.53
9.03
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
70.59
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
70.59
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
11.76
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.65
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
29.41
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
49.79
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.82
-10.7
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.88
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
11.76
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
211.76
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.83
2.83
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
58.82
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.88
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA