Matt Capps vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Matt Capps
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup 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 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. 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 Roy Witherup

Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
9.09
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.59
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.68
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.77
46.77
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
2.82
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.52
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439.2
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
8.99
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.08
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.72
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
2.61
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.49
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
6.53
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.53
6.53
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.917
0.917
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1821
37.28
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
37.87
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
5.75
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.85
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.45
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.23
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1688
34.55
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.28
37.28
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Matt Capps and Roy Witherup

Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
9.09
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439.2
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.37
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
1.43
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
1.37
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.71
95.71
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.151
0.151
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Capps and Roy Witherup

Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
44400
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
39.68
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
49.79
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Matt Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA