Matt Capps
| 25-year-old Pitcher |
| Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 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 | 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 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 27.2 | 121 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 4.88 | 1.48 | 4.88 |
| 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 | MLB | Pittsburgh | 2.4% | 18.5% | .266 | 31% | 4% | 3.26 | 3.09 |
| 2009 | 25 | MLB | Pittsburgh | 9.1% | 16.5% | .321 | 42% | 8% | 4.87 | 5.49 |
Extended Statistics
2009: Pittsburgh | 2008: Pittsburgh | 2007: Pittsburgh
| Split Statistics with Pittsburgh in 2009 | |||||||
| Split | IP | TBF | BB/PA | K/PA | BABIP | GB% | ERA |
| April | 6.1 | 25 | 12.0% | 16.0% | .222 | 31% | 1.42 |
| May | 9.1 | 49 | 12.2% | 16.3% | .533 | 48% | 9.65 |
| June | 11.0 | 42 | 4.8% | 16.7% | .167 | 42% | 2.45 |
| AWAY | 9.2 | 39 | 7.7% | 12.8% | .250 | 26% | 3.72 |
| HOME | 18.0 | 82 | 9.8% | 18.3% | .358 | 50% | 5.50 |
Batted Ball Chart
Game Log
Game Log
| Date | Level | IP | R | ER | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB | |
| July 2 | MLB | vs. NY Mets | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| June 30 | MLB | vs. Chi Cubs | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| June 26 | MLB | vs. Kansas City | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| June 25 | MLB | vs. Cleveland | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| June 23 | MLB | vs. Cleveland | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| June 19 | MLB | @ Colorado | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| June 14 | MLB | vs. Detroit | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| June 11 | MLB | @ Atlanta | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| June 10 | MLB | @ Atlanta | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| June 6 | MLB | @ Houston | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| June 2 | MLB | vs. NY Mets | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| June 1 | MLB | vs. NY Mets | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 30 | MLB | vs. Houston | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| May 25 | MLB | @ Chi Cubs | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 24 | MLB | @ Chi White Sox | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| May 20 | MLB | @ Washington | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 18 | MLB | @ Washington | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| May 16 | MLB | vs. Colorado | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| May 15 | MLB | vs. Colorado | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| May 13 | MLB | vs. St. Louis | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 12 | MLB | vs. St. Louis | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| May 4 | MLB | vs. Milwaukee | 1.0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| May 2 | MLB | vs. Cincinnati | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| April 24 | MLB | @ San Diego | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| April 22 | MLB | vs. Florida | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| April 21 | MLB | vs. Florida | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| April 17 | MLB | vs. Atlanta | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| April 16 | MLB | vs. Houston | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| April 8 | MLB | @ St. Louis | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| April 6 | MLB | @ St. Louis | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Player Notes
May 2009
PBC Blog: X-rays show no fracture for CappsMVN: Pittsburgh Lumber Company: Potential closers
Capps, sending Capps tumbling toward the dugout in pain.
MLB.com: X-rays of Capps' elbow are negative
PBC Blog: No disabled list yet for Capps
PBC Blog: Capps has minor elbow ailment
