Matt Capps vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Matt Capps
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Matt Capps and Bruce Sutter are about as close as two relievers get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 115 for Matt Capps and 116 for Bruce Sutter, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 105 and 103 respectively. If forced to pick, Matt Capps gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Matt Capps and Bruce Sutter

Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
9.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
661
5.71
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.59
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.59
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.68
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.61
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.77
46.77
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
2.82
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
300
2.59
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
3.52
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1319
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
439.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
8.99
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
1.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.72
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
2.67
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.49
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
6.53
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.917
0.917
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1821
37.28
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
5.75
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512
4.42
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
3.85
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.45
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.23
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.8
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.73
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1688
34.55
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.28
37.28
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Matt Capps and Bruce Sutter

Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
9.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
661
5.71
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1319
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
439.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.37
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.43
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.37
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.71
95.71
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.151
0.151
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.356
0.356
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Capps and Bruce Sutter

Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
444
44400
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
661
3277.69
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
505.79
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
39.68
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
49.79
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
34.71
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
247.93
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.42
2.42
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100