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Carter Capps

Marlins Career team 2014–2015
Number #56
Position Relief Pitcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 36
Height 6' 5"
Weight 230 lbs
Birth Place Kinston, NC
Born Aug 7, 1990

Key Insights

2017
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs

51.4% of the contact against Capps is on the ground and 29.7% of it is in the air.

37 tracked batted balls allowed.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits

The quality of contact against Capps projects a .341 average, 73rd percentile.

192 pitches in 2017. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 188th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him

Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .350 expected average against them, against .306 on his breaking balls.

118 of his fastballs thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Capps's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 88.2 mph, against 86.1 off his knuckle curve.

118 and 71 of them thrown.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to

Capps's stuff spins at 2,313 rpm, 71st percentile in the league.

192 pitches in 2017. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 204th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him

Right-handed hitters average 86.6 mph off the bat against Capps and left-handers 88.9.

21 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 18 from left-handers.

Contextual Splits

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Player Bio Data
DOB Aug 7, 1990
Birth Place Kinston, NC
Height 6' 5"
Weight 230 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right
College/Draft Mount Olive