Buzz Capra vs. Randy Niemann — Career Comparison

Buzz Capra
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Randy Niemann
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Buzz Capra built a career as a starting pitcher and Randy Niemann as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Randy Niemann led in home run suppression (HR9+ 294 vs 85), walk avoidance (BB%+ 108 vs 81), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 109 vs 89). Buzz Capra held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 115 vs 80). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Randy Niemann.

Pitching Stats for Buzz Capra and Randy Niemann

Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
2.35
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
5.49
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.01
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.45
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.51
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.32
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.61
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.36
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.59
45.59
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.96
42.96
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
8.2
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.26
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
3.87
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
4.64
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1633
27
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
600
27
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
544.1
9
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
9
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
7.92
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
9.86
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.92
7.92
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.86
9.86
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.99
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.36
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
4.27
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.69
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.53
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.54
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
5.99
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
4.59
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.99
5.99
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.139
1.139
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.3
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.5
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2338
38.66
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
885
39.82
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.46
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.62
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
4.23
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
5.04
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.56
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.63
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.21
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.45
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.45
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.86
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.505
1.505
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2023
33.45
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
34.78
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.66
38.66
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.83
39.83

Fielding Stats for Buzz Capra and Randy Niemann

Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
2.35
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
5.49
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.01
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.45
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1632
27
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
600
27
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
544
9
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
9
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.51
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.72
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.17
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.67
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.75
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.39
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
1.69
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.39
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.23
96.23
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.718
0.718
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.434
0.434
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.96
42.96
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
8.2
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buzz Capra and Randy Niemann

Buzz Capra
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
486.86
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
122
2218.18
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
600
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
483.43
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
545.45
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
65.14
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
145.45
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
65.14
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
145.45
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.51
15.45
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.8
32.79
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
65.14
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
145.45
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
123.43
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
181.82
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
30.86
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.14
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
48
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.41
15.11
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.54
46.1
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
58.29
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 600 PA
40
137.14
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 600 PA
4.38
4.38
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.71
4.71
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
54.86
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.43
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.43
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 600 PA
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA