Matt Capps vs. Faustino Valdés — Career Comparison

Matt Capps
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Faustino Valdés
UnknownCubaCaribbeanCuban Stars WestNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Faustino Valdés 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 4.62 and 1.549 for Faustino Valdés. 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 Faustino Valdés

Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
9.09
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.25
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.1
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.59
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.44
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.68
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.66
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.77
46.77
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.24
88.24
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.88
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
2.82
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.52
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.62
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319
27
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
27
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439.2
9
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
122.2
9
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
8.99
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
9.98
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.98
9.98
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.08
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.37
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.72
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
3.96
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.49
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
6.53
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.15
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.53
6.53
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.917
0.917
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.791
0.791
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.2
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.33
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1821
37.28
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
40.5
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
5.75
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.85
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.43
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.45
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.61
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.23
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.8
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.44
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.549
1.549
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1688
34.55
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
34.85
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.28
37.28
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Matt Capps and Faustino Valdés

Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
9.09
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.29
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.11
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319
27
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
461
27
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439.2
9
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
153.2
9
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.37
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.58
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.4
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.43
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
4.22
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.37
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
3.98
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.71
95.71
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.151
0.151
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.091
3.091
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.36
86.36
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Capps and Faustino Valdés

Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
44400
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
22
183.33
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
600
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
541.67
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.518
0.518
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
108.33
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
100
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
39.68
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.93
32.74
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
116.67
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
150
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.473
0.473
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
58.33
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
83.33
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
49.79
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.58
38.13
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
41.67
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.67
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100