What years did Matt Capps play?

Matt Capps played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2012.

Was Matt Capps a pitcher?

Yes. Matt Capps pitched in the major leagues, recording 29 wins and 319 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Matt Capps hit?

Matt Capps hit 0 career home runs with 1 hit.

What teams did Matt Capps play for?

Matt Capps played for 3 teams: the Pittsburgh Pirates (2005–2009), the Washington Nationals (2010), and the Minnesota Twins (2010–2012).

Did Matt Capps win a Cy Young Award?

No. Matt Capps did not win the Cy Young Award.

What awards did Matt Capps win?

Matt Capps was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

What were Matt Capps's career stats?

In 444 games, Matt Capps went 29-33 with a 3.52 ERA, 319 strikeouts, 439.2 innings pitched, and 138 saves.

What was Matt Capps's salary?

Matt Capps's last recorded salary was $4,500,000, in 2012. His highest recorded salary was $7,150,000, in 2011, and his lowest was $327,000, in 2006. The Salary History table lists each season from 2006 to 2012.

What position did Matt Capps play?

Matt Capps played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Matt Capps and how much did he weigh?

Matt Capps was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 250 pounds.

What was Matt Capps's career ERA?

Matt Capps finished with a 3.52 career ERA, going 29-33 with 319 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Matt Capps have?

Matt Capps recorded 319 career strikeouts.

Is Matt Capps in the Hall of Fame?

No. Matt Capps has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Matt Capps

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2005-2012)

Matt Capps was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2012 for the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Washington Nationals, and the Minnesota Twins, a span of 8 seasons. Across 444 career appearances, he went 29-33 with a 3.52 ERA, 319 strikeouts, and 138 saves. Matt Capps was an All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 3716.6.

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 15, 2026

W–L 29–33

ERA 3.52

WHIP 1.19

SO 319

Pitcher PIV 3716.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 250 lb
Born: 9/3/1983 in Douglasville, GA, USA
MLB Debut: 2005-09-16
Last Game: 2012-09-24
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Matthew Dicus Capps

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Career Pitching Statistics

Matt Capps — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
29	33	444	0	0	0	138	439.2	439	172	53	84	319	3.52	3716.6

Career ERA 3.52 vs. league average 4.25 across their career seasons — 17.1% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Matt Capps Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2005	PIT	NL	0	0	4	0	4.0	5	2	0	3	4.50	—	0.0
2006	PIT	NL	9	1	85	1	80.2	81	34	12	56	3.79	4.53 (+16%)	567.5
2007	PIT	NL	4	7	76	18	79.0	64	20	16	64	2.28	4.47 (+49%)	2628.2
2008	PIT	NL	2	3	49	21	53.2	47	18	5	39	3.02	4.32 (+30%)	1414.4
2009	PIT	NL	4	8	57	27	54.1	73	35	17	46	5.80	4.32 (-34%)	-786.5
2010	WAS	NL	3	3	47	26	46.0	51	14	9	38	2.74	4.08 (+33%)	758.0
2010	MIN	AL	2	0	27	16	27.0	24	6	8	21	2.00	4.08 (+51%)	805.0
2011	MIN	AL	4	7	69	15	65.2	66	31	13	34	4.25	3.94 (-8%)	-1319.5
2012	MIN	AL	1	4	30	14	29.1	28	12	4	18	3.68	4.01 (+8%)	-350.4
Career · 9 seasons			29	33	444	138	439.2	439	172	84	319	3.52	—	3,717

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

Matt Capps — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
444	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.200	.333	.200	.533	0

Career AVG .200 vs. league average .262 across their career seasons — 23.6% below league average.

Career OBP .333 vs. league average .329 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .200 vs. league average .414 across their career seasons — 51.7% below league average.

Career OPS .533 vs. league average .744 across their career seasons — 28.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Matt Capps Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2005	PIT	NL	4	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	PIT	NL	85	2	1	0	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	PIT	NL	76	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	PIT	NL	49	1	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	PIT	NL	57	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	WAS	NL	47	1	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	MIN	AL	27	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	MIN	AL	69	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	MIN	AL	30	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			444	5	1	1	1	3	.200	—	—	—	—	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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Matt Capps — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Matt Capps — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2010	ALDS2	MIN	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Matt Capps — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	1	0	0	1.0	2	1	0	0	9.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Matt Capps — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2010	ALDS2	MIN	0	0	1	0	0	1.0	2	1	0	0	9.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Matt Capps — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	252	2	1	0	0	0	.000
Away	192	3	0	1	0	0	.333

Pitching — Home / Away

Matt Capps — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	252	253.1	258	96	47	188	3.41
Away	192	186.1	181	76	37	131	3.67

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Matt Capps — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2012-09-24	MIN	NYY	—	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0
2012-07-16	MIN	BAL	—	1.0	2	2	2	0	1	1
2012-07-14	MIN	OAK	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2012-06-23	MIN	CIN	—	1.0	1	1	0	1	1	0
2012-06-15	MIN	MIL	L	1.0	2	2	2	0	1	1
2012-06-12	MIN	PHI	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2012-06-08	MIN	CHC	W	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0
2012-06-06	MIN	KCR	SV	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2012-06-04	MIN	KCR	SV	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2012-06-03	MIN	CLE	SV	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Matt Capps — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	444	0	18	49	3	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Matt Capps — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
2005	PIT	P	4	0	2	0	0
2006	PIT	P	85	4	10	2	0
2007	PIT	P	76	1	8	0	0
2008	PIT	P	49	2	3	0	0
2009	PIT	P	57	4	5	1	1
2010	WAS	P	47	1	5	0	0
2010	MIN	P	27	2	3	0	1
2011	MIN	P	69	3	12	0	0
2012	MIN	P	30	1	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Matt Capps Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	444

Awards & Honors

Matt Capps — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2010	Reliever of the Month	April

Salary History

Matt Capps's recorded salaries total $18,738,500 over 7 seasons, 2006 to 2012. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Capps's career ran from 2005 to 2012. No salary is recorded for 2005.

Matt Capps — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2012	MIN	AL	$4,500,000
2011	MIN	AL	$7,150,000
2010	WAS	NL	$3,500,000
2009	PIT	NL	$2,425,000
2008	PIT	NL	$435,500
2007	PIT	NL	$401,000
2006	PIT	NL	$327,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$18,738,500

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Matt Capps: the record in brief

September 16, 2005 and September 24, 2012 bracket Matt Capps's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. Club by club, the record runs the Pittsburgh Pirates (2005 to 2009), the Washington Nationals (2010), and the Minnesota Twins (2010 through 2012). Born on September 3, 1983, in Douglasville, GA, USA, Capps is listed as a pitcher and both batted and threw right-handed. Capps's listed size is 6-foot-2 and 250 pounds. On the record, Matt Capps was born Matthew Dicus Capps.

The pitching table credits Capps with a 29-33 record and a 3.52 ERA in 444 games. Capps had 319 strikeouts and 138 saves. The leagues Capps pitched in allowed 4.25 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 17.1% better than average. 2006 brought Capps a season-high 9 wins. 2007 produced Capps's most strikeouts, 64. The most saves in one season was 27, in 2009. 2007 was Capps's sharpest full season, a 2.28 ERA against the league's 4.47.

Frequently Asked Questions about Matt Capps

What years did Matt Capps play?: Matt Capps played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2012.
Was Matt Capps a pitcher?: Yes. Matt Capps pitched in the major leagues, recording 29 wins and 319 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Matt Capps hit?: Matt Capps hit 0 career home runs with 1 hit.
What teams did Matt Capps play for?: Matt Capps played for 3 teams: the Pittsburgh Pirates (2005–2009), the Washington Nationals (2010), and the Minnesota Twins (2010–2012).
Did Matt Capps win a Cy Young Award?: No. Matt Capps did not win the Cy Young Award.
What awards did Matt Capps win?: Matt Capps was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were Matt Capps's career stats?: In 444 games, Matt Capps went 29-33 with a 3.52 ERA, 319 strikeouts, 439.2 innings pitched, and 138 saves.
How much did Matt Capps earn in his career?: Matt Capps's recorded salaries total $18,738,500 over 7 seasons, 2006 to 2012. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Capps's career ran from 2005 to 2012. No salary is recorded for 2005.
What was Matt Capps's salary?: Matt Capps's last recorded salary was $4,500,000, in 2012. His highest recorded salary was $7,150,000, in 2011, and his lowest was $327,000, in 2006. The Salary History table lists each season from 2006 to 2012.
What position did Matt Capps play?: Matt Capps played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Matt Capps and how much did he weigh?: Matt Capps was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 250 pounds.
What was Matt Capps's career ERA?: Matt Capps finished with a 3.52 career ERA, going 29-33 with 319 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Matt Capps have?: Matt Capps recorded 319 career strikeouts.
Is Matt Capps in the Hall of Fame?: No. Matt Capps has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.