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Buzz Capra
Lee William Capra

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 10", Weight 168 lb.
School Illinois State University

Debut September 15, 1971
  vs. CHC 4.0 IP, 1 H, 4 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER
Final Game September 26, 1977
Born October 1, 1947 in Chicago, IL

Drafted by the New York Mets in the 27th round of the 1969 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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        You don't forget a guy who has a magical year for your favorite team when you were 11 years old. Thanks Buzz!

Pitching  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1971 23 NYM NL   0   1   3   0   0   0   1  0    5.3    3    6    5   0    5    6   0   0    24   1   0  8.44  3.40   40 1.500
 1972 24 NYM NL   3   2  14   6   0   0   2  0   53.0   50   27   27   7   27   45   0   1   227   1   0  4.58  3.35   73 1.453
 1973 25 NYM NL   2   7  24   0   0   0  10  4   42.0   35   18   18   4   28   35   2   3   188   9   0  3.86  3.63   94 1.500
 1974 26 ATL NL  16   8  39  27  11   5   6  1  217.0  163   67   55  13   84  137   3   7   886   6   1  2.28  3.77  165 1.138 MVP-20,CYA-9,AS
 1975 27 ATL NL   4   7  12  12   5   0   0  0   78.3   77   41   37   8   28   35   1   0   336   1   1  4.25  3.78   89 1.340
 1976 28 ATL NL   0   1   5   0   0   0   2  0    9.3    9    9    9   0    6    4   0   0    44   2   0  8.68  3.79   44 1.607
 1977 29 ATL NL   6  11  45  16   0   0   7  0  139.3  142   88   83  28   80  100   4   7   633  12   0  5.36  4.46   83 1.593
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  7 Yr WL% .456  31  37 142  61  16   5  28  5  544.3  479  256  234  60  258  362  10  18  2338  32   2  3.87  3.90  101 1.354
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    10  12  47  20   5   1   9  1  182.0  160   85   78  20   86  121   3   6   783  10   0  3.87  3.90  101 1.354
 Career High     16  11  45  27  11   5  10  4  217.0  163   88   83  28   84  137   4   7   886  12   1  2.28  4.46  165 1.138

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1971 23 NYM NL   3    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1972 24 NYM NL  14   12    1    3   0  0   0    1   0  0   3   3  .250  .400  .250   92    3   0   0   0   0   0
 1973 25 NYM NL  24    2    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   2   0  .000  .500  .000   52    0   1   0   0   0   1
 1974 26 ATL NL  39   67    4   11   0  0   0    1   0  0   8  23  .164  .253  .164   17   11   7   0   0   0   0 MVP-20,AS
 1975 27 ATL NL  12   23    2    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   1   5  .043  .080  .043  -65    1   5   1   0   0   0
 1977 29 ATL NL  45   36    1    4   0  0   0    2   0  0   3   9  .111  .179  .111  -23    4   3   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 7 Seasons      142  141    9   19   0  0   0    5   0  0  17  40  .135  .226  .135    0   19  16   1   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        161   10   22   0  0   0    6   0  0  19  46  .135  .226  .135    0   22  18   1   0   0   1
 Career High     45   67    4   11   0  0   0    2   0  0   8  23                          11   7   1   0   0   1
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1971 23 NYM NL    1    1    0   0.0    91| .000  .257| .000  .323| .000  .377| .000  .700|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 1972 24 NYM NL   15    9    2   6.0    89| .250  .253| .400  .321| .250  .374| .650  .695|  92  .672   0.1   0.0   0%
 1973 25 NYM NL    5    4    0   0.0    95| .000  .260| .500  .329| .000  .387| .500  .716|  52  .000   0.1   0.0   0%
 1974 26 ATL NL   82   63    4   1.7    98| .164  .267| .253  .340| .164  .386| .417  .725|  17  .158  -7.7  -0.8   0%
 1975 27 ATL NL   30   28    0   0.0    99| .043  .269| .080  .340| .043  .388| .123  .729| -65  .000  -5.3  -0.6   0%
 1977 29 ATL NL   42   35    1   0.8   113| .111  .283| .179  .352| .111  .431| .290  .784| -23  .036  -6.8  -0.7   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 7 Seasons       175  140    7   1.4   101| .135  .270| .226  .341| .135  .397| .361  .737|   0  .106 -19.8  -2.1   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1971 23 NYM NL P 3 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 0.77 1.70 1.87 0 5.3 1972 24 NYM NL P 14 5 10 0 2 1.000 .949 1.07 0.73 2.55 1.78 6 53.0 1973 25 NYM NL P 24 1 7 0 0 1.000 .952 0.33 0.73 1.71 1.89 0 42.0 1974 26 ATL NL P 39 13 19 3 2 .914 .944 0.82 0.71 1.33 1.88 27 217.0 AS 1975 27 ATL NL P 12 6 13 0 1 1.000 .945 1.58 0.72 2.18 1.86 12 78.3 1976 28 ATL NL P 5 0 3 0 0 1.000 .938 0.60 0.72 2.90 1.84 0 9.3 1977 29 ATL NL P 45 6 18 1 1 .960 .949 0.53 0.67 1.55 1.85 16 139.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1971 23 NYM NL P 3 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 0.77 1.70 1.87 0 5.3 1972 24 NYM NL P 14 5 10 0 2 1.000 .949 1.07 0.73 2.55 1.78 6 53.0 1973 25 NYM NL P 24 1 7 0 0 1.000 .952 0.33 0.73 1.71 1.89 0 42.0 1974 26 ATL NL P 39 13 19 3 2 .914 .944 0.82 0.71 1.33 1.88 27 217.0 1975 27 ATL NL P 12 6 13 0 1 1.000 .945 1.58 0.72 2.18 1.86 12 78.3 1976 28 ATL NL P 5 0 3 0 0 1.000 .938 0.60 0.72 2.90 1.84 0 9.3 1977 29 ATL NL P 45 6 18 1 1 .960 .949 0.53 0.67 1.55 1.85 16 139.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 142 31 71 4 6 .962 .947 0.72 0.70 1.69 1.86 61 544.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 142 31 71 4 6 .962 .947 0.72 0.70 1.69 1.86 61 544
An Important note about our fielding stats

All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1974   ATL NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1974

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1974-NL-20-0.01
Car-1440-0.01 shares

CYA (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1974-NL-9-0.01
Car-256-0.01 shares

ERA
1974 NL-2.28-1

Wins
1974 NL-16-7

Won-Loss %
1974 NL-.667-6

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1974 NL-1.138-5

Hits Allowed/9IP
1974 NL-6.76-1

Comp. Games
1974 NL-11-10

Shutouts
1974 NL-5-3

Home Runs Allow.
1977 NL-28-3

Adjusted ERA+
1974 NL-165-1

Black Ink: Pitching - 6 (366) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 16 (1175) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 6.0 (1188) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 8.0 (1012) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

June 5, 1969: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 27th round of the 1969 amateur draft.

March 26, 1974: Purchased by the Atlanta Braves from the New York Mets.

March 30, 1978: Released by the Atlanta Braves.

Before 1979 Season: Signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.

April 3, 1979: Released by the Atlanta Braves.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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