Matt Capps
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| 28-year-old Pitcher |
| Minnesota Twins |
| Date of Birth: September 3, 1983 |
| Height: 6-2 Weight: 240 |
| Bats/Throws: R/R |
| Drafted: Round 7 of 2002 draft |
Basic Statistics
| Basic Statistics | |||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | G | W | L | IP | TBF | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | ER | BB | K | ERA | WHIP | RA9 | |
| 2005 | 21 | A | Hickory | 35 | 3 | 4 | 53.2 | 209 | 47 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 39 | 2.52 | 0.96 | 2.52 | ||
| 2005 | 21 | AA | Altoona | 17 | 0 | 2 | 20.0 | 81 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 2.70 | 1.10 | 3.60 | ||
| 2005 | 21 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4.50 | 1.25 | 4.50 | ||
| 2006 | 22 | MLB | Pittsburgh | 85 | 9 | 1 | 80.2 | 329 | 81 | 16 | 1 | 12 | 37 | 34 | 12 | 56 | 3.79 | 1.15 | 4.13 |
| 2007 | 23 | MLB | Pittsburgh | 76 | 4 | 7 | 79.0 | 315 | 64 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 64 | 2.28 | 1.01 | 2.51 |
| 2008 | 24 | Rookie | GCL Pirates | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 4.50 |
| 2008 | 24 | AA | Altoona | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.00 | 0.33 | 0.00 |
| 2008 | 24 | AAA | Indianapolis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.00 | 1.79 | 0.00 |
| 2008 | 24 | MLB | Pittsburgh | 49 | 2 | 3 | 53.2 | 211 | 47 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 39 | 3.02 | 0.96 | 3.35 |
| 2009 | 25 | MLB | Pittsburgh | 57 | 4 | 8 | 54.1 | 251 | 73 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 36 | 35 | 17 | 46 | 5.80 | 1.65 | 5.96 |
| 2010 | 26 | MLB | Washington | 47 | 3 | 3 | 46.0 | 199 | 51 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 38 | 2.74 | 1.30 | 3.91 |
| 2010 | 26 | MLB | Minnesota | 27 | 5 | 3 | 27.0 | 106 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 2.00 | 1.18 | 2.33 |
| 2011 | 27 | MLB | Minnesota | 69 | 4 | 7 | 65.2 | 274 | 66 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 31 | 31 | 13 | 34 | 4.25 | 1.20 | 4.25 |
| 2012 | 28 | MLB | Minnesota | 16 | 0 | 2 | 16.0 | 62 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 3.38 | 0.87 | 3.38 |
| Extended Statistics | ||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | BB/PA | K/PA | BABIP | GB% | HR/Air | FIP | BsRA9 | |
| 2005 | 21 | A | Hickory | 2.4% | 18.7% | .312 | 2.40 | |||
| 2005 | 21 | AA | Altoona | 1.2% | 32.1% | .397 | 2.19 | |||
| 2005 | 21 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | 0.0% | 17.6% | .395 | 1.52 | |||
| 2006 | 22 | MLB | Pittsburgh | 3.6% | 17.0% | .297 | 45% | 9% | 4.22 | 4.36 |
| 2007 | 23 | MLB | Pittsburgh | 5.1% | 20.3% | .278 | 33% | 3% | 3.11 | 2.80 |
| 2008 | 24 | Rookie | GCL Pirates | 0.0% | 22.2% | .286 | 33% | 0% | 1.49 | 2.51 |
| 2008 | 24 | AA | Altoona | 10.0% | 50.0% | .0 | 100% | 0.92 | 0.04 | |
| 2008 | 24 | AAA | Indianapolis | 33.3% | 11.1% | .0 | 50% | 0% | 7.53 | 1.01 |
| 2008 | 24 | MLB | Pittsburgh | 2.4% | 18.5% | .266 | 31% | 4% | 3.26 | 3.09 |
| 2009 | 25 | MLB | Pittsburgh | 6.8% | 18.3% | .380 | 43% | 10% | 4.86 | 6.91 |
| 2010 | 26 | MLB | Washington | 4.5% | 19.1% | .329 | 46% | 6% | 3.46 | 4.57 |
| 2010 | 26 | MLB | Minnesota | 7.5% | 19.8% | .311 | 52% | 3% | 2.87 | 3.06 |
| 2011 | 27 | MLB | Minnesota | 4.7% | 12.4% | .271 | 42% | 8% | 4.78 | 4.56 |
| 2012 | 28 | MLB | Minnesota | 1.6% | 14.5% | .220 | 44% | 7% | 3.56 | 3.07 |
Extended Statistics
2012: Minnesota | 2011: Minnesota | 2010: Minnesota
| Split Statistics with Minnesota in 2012 | |||||||
| Split | IP | TBF | BB/PA | K/PA | BABIP | GB% | ERA |
| April | 8.0 | 34 | 2.9% | 8.8% | .250 | 47% | 5.63 |
| May | 8.0 | 28 | 0.0% | 21.4% | .182 | 40% | 1.13 |
| AWAY | 7.0 | 23 | 0.0% | 21.7% | .59 | 39% | 1.29 |
| HOME | 9.0 | 39 | 2.6% | 10.3% | .303 | 47% | 5.00 |
Game Log
Game Log
| Date | Level | IP | R | ER | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB | |
| May 19 | MLB | @ Milwaukee | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| May 17 | MLB | @ Detroit | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| May 14 | MLB | vs. Cleveland | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 13 | MLB | vs. Toronto | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| May 11 | MLB | vs. Toronto | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 8 | MLB | vs. LA Angels | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| May 4 | MLB | @ Seattle | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| May 2 | MLB | @ LA Angels | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| April 29 | MLB | vs. Kansas City | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| April 23 | MLB | vs. Boston | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| April 20 | MLB | @ Tampa Bay | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| April 18 | MLB | @ NY Yankees | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| April 16 | MLB | @ NY Yankees | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| April 12 | MLB | vs. LA Angels | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| April 11 | MLB | vs. LA Angels | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| April 9 | MLB | vs. LA Angels | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Player Notes
May 2010
MLB.com: Capps named Delivery Man of the MonthNationals closer Matt Capps was named the Major League Baseball Delivery Man of the Month Award for April on M...
December 2009
Purple Row: Friday Rockpile: Jeff Francis excited about return; Matt Capps down to his final choicesby Gene J.
October 2009
MVN: Pittsburgh Lumber Company: Matt Capps and his 2009 strugglesMatt Capps has decided that the best way to bounce back in 2010 is to throw more fastballs.