1983
Born September 3, 1983
Douglasville, GA, USA
Matt Capps Notable
b. September 3, 1983 · Pittsburgh Pirates 2005–2009, Washington Nationals 2010, Minnesota Twins 2010–2012
Matt Capps played for three clubs across eight seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2005 and closing with the Minnesota Twins in 2012.
Working almost entirely in relief, he saved 138 games and appeared 444 times, with a 3.52 earned run average. He struck out 319. Across 444 games he batted .200, with 1 hit and 1 run.
He was an All-Star in 2010.
He was born in Douglasville, GA, USA on September 3, 1983. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 2010 |
| Reliever of the Month | 1 | 2010 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | PIT | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | PIT | 85 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2007 | PIT | 76 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2008 | PIT | 49 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2009 | PIT | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | MIN/WSN | 74 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2011 | MIN | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | MIN | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 444 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .200 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | PIT | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4.50 |
| 2006 | PIT | 9 | 1 | 85 | 0 | 1 | 80.2 | 81 | 34 | 12 | 56 | 3.79 |
| 2007 | PIT | 4 | 7 | 76 | 0 | 18 | 79.0 | 64 | 20 | 16 | 64 | 2.28 |
| 2008 | PIT | 2 | 3 | 49 | 0 | 21 | 53.2 | 47 | 18 | 5 | 39 | 3.02 |
| 2009 | PIT | 4 | 8 | 57 | 0 | 27 | 54.1 | 73 | 35 | 17 | 46 | 5.80 |
| 2010 | MIN/WSN | 5 | 3 | 74 | 0 | 42 | 73.0 | 75 | 20 | 17 | 59 | 2.47 |
| 2011 | MIN | 4 | 7 | 69 | 0 | 15 | 65.2 | 66 | 31 | 13 | 34 | 4.25 |
| 2012 | MIN | 1 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 14 | 29.1 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 3.68 |
| Career | — | 29 | 33 | 444 | 0 | 138 | 439.2 | 439 | 172 | 84 | 319 | 3.52 |
On this day & linked events
2005
Major-league debut: Matt Capps
Matt Capps made a major-league debut on September 16, 2005.
2012
Final major-league game: Matt Capps
Matt Capps played a final major-league game on September 24, 2012.
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