Matt Capps vs. Tom Sunkel — Career Comparison

Matt Capps
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Tom Sunkel
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tom Sunkel 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 4.53 and 1.593 for Tom Sunkel. 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 Tom Sunkel

Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
9.09
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
2.57
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.18
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.59
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.68
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.61
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.77
46.77
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.03
46.03
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
2.82
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.52
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
4.53
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319
27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
27
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439.2
9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
220.1
9
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
439
8.99
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
8.9
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.08
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.45
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.72
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
5.43
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.49
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
6.53
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
4.57
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.53
6.53
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.917
0.917
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.2
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.33
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1821
37.28
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1001
40.89
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
5.75
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.78
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.85
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
5.15
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.45
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.23
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.8
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1688
34.55
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
35.37
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.28
37.28
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.89
40.89

Fielding Stats for Matt Capps and Tom Sunkel

Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
9.09
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
27
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439.2
9
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.37
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.43
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.37
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.71
95.71
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.55
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.151
0.151
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.46
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Capps and Tom Sunkel

Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
44400
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
63
547.83
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
573.91
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
39.68
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.45
29.97
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
139.13
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
130.43
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.466
0.466
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
69.57
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
78.26
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
49.79
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.56
30.96
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
191.3
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sunkel
Career
Per 600 PA