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 | RA9 | |
| 2005 | 21 | A | Hickory | 35 | 3 | 4 | 53.2 | 209 | 47 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 39 | 2.52 | 2.52 | ||
| 2005 | 21 | AA | Altoona | 17 | 0 | 2 | 20.0 | 81 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 2.70 | 3.60 | ||
| 2005 | 21 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4.50 | 4.50 | ||
| 2006 | 22 | MLB | Pittsburgh | 85 | 9 | 1 | 80.2 | 329 | 81 | 16 | 1 | 12 | 37 | 34 | 12 | 56 | 3.79 | 4.13 |
| 2007 | 23 | MLB | Pittsburgh | 76 | 4 | 7 | 79.0 | 315 | 64 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 64 | 2.28 | 2.51 |
| 2008 | 24 | MLB | Pittsburgh | 49 | 2 | 3 | 53.2 | 211 | 47 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 39 | 3.02 | 3.35 |
| 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 |
Longitudinal Trends
The above graph represents 15-day averages over the past couple years.
Available graphs for Capps: BB/PA, SO/PA, and ERA
Extended Statistics
2008: Pittsburgh | 2007: Pittsburgh
| Split Statistics with Pittsburgh in 2008 | |||||||
| Split | IP | TBF | BB/PA | K/PA | BABIP | GB% | ERA |
| April | 11.0 | 38 | 0.0% | 21.1% | .207 | 32% | 0.00 |
| May | 13.0 | 52 | 1.9% | 13.5% | .326 | 24% | 2.77 |
| June | 14.2 | 60 | 3.3% | 21.7% | .231 | 33% | 3.68 |
| August | 3.0 | 13 | 0.0% | 23.1% | .400 | 33% | 9.00 |
| September | 10.1 | 38 | 0.0% | 18.4% | .167 | 39% | 0.87 |
| AWAY | 19.1 | 81 | 3.7% | 19.8% | .263 | 25% | 4.66 |
| HOME | 34.1 | 130 | 1.5% | 17.7% | .267 | 34% | 2.10 |
Batted Ball Chart
Game Log
| Date | Level | IP | R | ER | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB | |
| September 28 | MLB | @ San Diego | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| September 26 | MLB | @ San Diego | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| September 20 | MLB | vs. Houston | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| September 18 | MLB | vs. LA Dodgers | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| September 17 | MLB | vs. LA Dodgers | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| September 13 | MLB | vs. St. Louis | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| September 9 | MLB | @ Houston | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| September 3 | MLB | @ Cincinnati | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| September 2 | MLB | @ Cincinnati | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| August 30 | MLB | vs. Milwaukee | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Player Notes
July 2008
MVN: Pittsburgh Lumber Company: Capps out eight weeksPirates’ closer Matt Capps has been diagnosed with a shoulder injury and will be sidelined for at least ...