Matt Capps vs. Cleon Webb — Career Comparison

Matt Capps
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Cleon Webb
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Cleon Webb 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 5.67 and 1.407 for Cleon Webb. 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 Cleon Webb

Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
9.09
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.33
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.59
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.68
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.77
46.77
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
2.82
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.52
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.67
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319
27
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439.2
9
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
8.99
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.67
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.67
9.67
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.08
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.72
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
3
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.49
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
6.53
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.53
6.53
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.917
0.917
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.2
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.33
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1821
37.28
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
40
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
5.75
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.85
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.67
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.45
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.23
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.8
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.407
1.407
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1688
34.55
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
36.33
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.28
37.28
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40

Fielding Stats for Matt Capps and Cleon Webb

Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
9.09
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.33
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319
27
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439.2
9
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.37
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.67
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
1.43
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.67
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
1.37
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.71
95.71
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.82
81.82
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.151
0.151
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Capps and Cleon Webb

Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
44400
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
7
420
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
39.68
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
21.64
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
49.79
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
21.95
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA