What years did Carter Capps play?

Carter Capps played in Major League Baseball from 2012 to 2017.

Was Carter Capps a pitcher?

Yes. Carter Capps pitched in the major leagues, recording 4 wins and 184 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Carter Capps hit?

Carter Capps hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.

What was Carter Capps's career batting average?

Carter Capps batted .500 over his career, with 1 hits in 2 at bats.

What was Carter Capps's career ERA?

Carter Capps finished with a 4.21 career ERA, going 4-3 with 184 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Carter Capps have?

Carter Capps recorded 184 career strikeouts.

Carter Capps

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2012-2017)

Carter Capps was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2012 to 2017 for the Seattle Mariners, the Miami Marlins, and the San Diego Padres, a span of 6 seasons. Across 129 career appearances, he went 4-3 with a 4.21 ERA and 184 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 2749.9.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 4–3

ERA 4.21

WHIP 1.32

SO 184

Pitcher PIV 2749.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'5" / 230 lb
Born: 8/7/1990 in Kinston, NC, USA
MLB Debut: 2012-08-03
Last Game: 2017-09-08

Full name: Carter Lewis Capps

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Career Pitching Statistics

Carter Capps — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
4	3	129	0	0	0	0	147.2	147	69	17	48	184	4.21	2749.9

Career ERA 4.21 vs. league average 3.99 across their career seasons — 5.5% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Carter Capps — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2012	SEA	AL	0	0	18	25.0	25	11	11	28	3.96	4.01 (+1%)	1155.9
2013	SEA	AL	3	3	53	59.0	73	36	23	66	5.49	3.87 (-42%)	-1269.0
2014	MIA	NL	0	0	17	20.1	19	9	5	25	3.98	3.74 (-6%)	712.2
2015	MIA	NL	1	0	30	31.0	18	4	7	58	1.16	3.96 (+71%)	2230.8
2017	SDN	NL	0	0	11	12.1	12	9	2	7	6.57	4.36 (-51%)	-79.9
Career · 5 seasons			4	3	129	147.2	147	69	48	184	4.21	—	2,750

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Carter Capps — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
129	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	0

Career AVG .500 vs. league average .254 across their career seasons — +97.1% above league average.

Career OBP .500 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — +57.1% above league average.

Career SLG .500 vs. league average .404 across their career seasons — +23.8% above league average.

Career OPS 1.000 vs. league average .722 across their career seasons — +38.5% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Carter Capps — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2012	SEA	AL	18	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	SEA	AL	53	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	MIA	NL	17	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	MIA	NL	30	2	1	1	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	SDN	NL	11	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			129	2	1	1	.500	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Carter Capps — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	65	2	0	1	0	0	.500
Away	64	0	0	0	0	0	—

Pitching — Home / Away

Carter Capps — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	65	81.2	78	23	25	109	2.53
Away	64	66.0	69	46	23	75	6.27

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Carter Capps — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	SO	HR
2017-09-08	SDP	AZ	—	1.2	0	0	0	2	0
2017-09-05	SDP	STL	—	2.0	0	0	0	3	0
2017-08-28	SDP	SFG	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
2017-08-27	SDP	MIA	—	1.0	1	1	1	0	1
2017-08-22	SDP	STL	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0
2017-08-20	SDP	WAS	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
2017-08-18	SDP	WAS	—	1.0	3	2	2	0	0
2017-08-15	SDP	PHI	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0
2017-08-12	SDP	LAD	—	1.0	1	1	1	0	1
2017-08-09	SDP	CIN	—	1.0	4	2	2	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Carter Capps — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	129	0	4	15	0	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Carter Capps — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	DP
2012	SEA	P	18	1	3	1
2013	SEA	P	53	2	6	0
2014	MIA	P	17	0	0	0
2015	MIA	P	30	1	5	1
2017	SDN	P	11	0	1	0

Career Games by Position

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Carter Capps — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	129

Salary History

Carter Capps — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	MIA	NL	$987,500
2013	SEA	AL	$491,700
Total Career Earnings			$1,479,200

College History

Carter Capps — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Mount Olive College	Mount Olive	NC	2010, 2011

Carter Capps: the record in brief

Between the debut on August 3, 2012 and the final game on September 8, 2017, Carter Capps built the record summarized on this page. Club by club, the record runs the Seattle Mariners (2012 to 2013), the Miami Marlins (2014 through 2015), and the San Diego Padres (2017). Capps played primarily as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on August 7, 1990, in Kinston, NC, USA and a listed size of 6'5" and 230 pounds. The bio lists the given name Carter Lewis.

The pitching table credits Capps with a 4-3 record and a 4.21 ERA in 129 games. The same table counts 184 strikeouts. Against a 3.99 league ERA for the same seasons, the 4.21 mark was 5.5% worse. In 2013, one of the busiest seasons, Capps posted a 5.49 ERA; the league figure that year was 3.87. By Pitcher PIV, Baseball Data Hub's measure of run prevention relative to each season's league, Capps's career adds up to 2,749.9.

Frequently Asked Questions about Carter Capps

What years did Carter Capps play?: Carter Capps played in Major League Baseball from 2012 to 2017.
Was Carter Capps a pitcher?: Yes. Carter Capps pitched in the major leagues, recording 4 wins and 184 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Carter Capps hit?: Carter Capps hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.
What was Carter Capps's career batting average?: Carter Capps batted .500 over his career, with 1 hits in 2 at bats.
What was Carter Capps's career ERA?: Carter Capps finished with a 4.21 career ERA, going 4-3 with 184 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Carter Capps have?: Carter Capps recorded 184 career strikeouts.