Mike Capel

Michael Lee Capel

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: October 13, 1961 in Marshall, TX
High School: Spring HS (Spring, TX)
School: University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX)
Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 13th round of the 1983 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 7, 1988
Teams (by GP): Astros/Cubs/Brewers 1988-1991

Final Game: August 14, 1991
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Standard Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1983	21	CHC-min	A,AA	4	3	.571	3.51	11	9	1	1	0	1	59.0	54	27	23	9	22	0	43	6	1	7			1.288	8.2	1.4	3.4	6.6	1.95	QDS,MDL · MIDW,TL
1984	22	CHC-min	A,AA	1	17	.056	4.90	36	17	6	1	0	1	130.1	123	91	71	11	72	2	66	2	1	17			1.496	8.5	0.8	5.0	4.6	0.92	LOD,MDL · CALL,TL
1985	23	CHC-min	AA	3	6	.333	4.91	33	4	16	0	0	0	73.1	74	44	40	4	47	2	53	1	1	6			1.650	9.1	0.5	5.8	6.5	1.13	PFD · EL
1986	24	CHC-min	AA	4	4	.500	1.87	38	0	27	0	0	13	62.2	51	20	13	2	22	4	50	0	0	1			1.165	7.3	0.3	3.2	7.2	2.27	PFD · EL
1987	25	CHC-min	AAA	7	10	.412	5.73	53	8	20	1	0	4	108.1	117	72	69	14	43	11	75	6	0	14			1.477	9.7	1.2	3.6	6.2	1.74	IWA · AA
1988	26	CHC-min	AAA	3	2	.600	3.43	32	2	13	0	0	3	57.2	60	24	22	2	23	1	49	1	3	4			1.439	9.4	0.3	3.6	7.6	2.13	IWA · AA
1988	26	CHC	NL	2	1	.667	4.91	22	0	11	0	0	0	29.1	34	19	16	5	13	2	19	3	0	5	134	75	1.602	10.4	1.5	4.0	5.8	1.46

1989	27	CHC-min	AAA	4	7	.364	3.25	64	0	28	0	0	5	97.0	87	43	35	9	41	6	62	3	2	7			1.320	8.1	0.8	3.8	5.8	1.51	IWA · AA
1990	28	MIL-min	AAA	4	3	.571	4.26	41	3	11	0	0	2	101.1	98	55	48	6	39	0	60	5	2	3			1.352	8.7	0.5	3.5	5.3	1.54	DEN · AA
1990	28	MIL	AL	0	0		135.00	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	6	6	5	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	9	6	21.000	162.0	0.0	27.0	27.0	1.00
1991	29	HOU-min	AAA	4	2	.667	2.40	30	0	9	0	0	3	56.1	49	16	15	1	17	2	44	5	0	4	227		1.172	7.8	0.2	2.7	7.0	2.59	TUC · PCL
1991	29	HOU	NL	1	3	.250	3.03	25	0	13	0	0	3	32.2	33	14	11	3	15	1	23	0	0	0	143	116	1.469	9.1	0.8	4.1	6.3	1.53
1992	30	HOU-min	AAA	6	6	.500	2.19	58	0	44	0	0	18	82.1	68	29	20	3	36	9	70	3	0	7	352		1.263	7.4	0.3	3.9	7.7	1.94	TUC · PCL
1993	31	HOU-min	AAA	0	4	.000	7.16	25	1	13	0	0	3	32.2	46	30	26	3	11	1	33	3	0	5	162		1.745	12.7	0.8	3.0	9.1	3.00	TUC · PCL
3 Yrs				3	4	.429	4.62	49	0	24	0	0	3	62.1	73	39	32	8	29	3	43	4	0	5	286	78	1.636	10.5	1.2	4.2	6.2	1.48
162 Game Avg.				4	6	.429	4.62	68	0	33	0	0	4	86	101	54	44	11	40	4	60	6	0	7	397	78	1.636	10.5	1.2	4.2	6.2	1.48

CHC (1 yr)				2	1	.667	4.91	22	0	11	0	0	0	29.1	34	19	16	5	13	2	19	3	0	5	134	75	1.602	10.4	1.5	4.0	5.8	1.46
HOU (1 yr)				1	3	.250	3.03	25	0	13	0	0	3	32.2	33	14	11	3	15	1	23	0	0	0	143	116	1.469	9.1	0.8	4.1	6.3	1.53
MIL (1 yr)				0	0		135.00	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	6	6	5	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	9	6	21.000	162.0	0.0	27.0	27.0	1.00

NL (2 yrs)				3	4	.429	3.92	47	0	24	0	0	3	62.0	67	33	27	8	28	3	42	3	0	5	277	92	1.532	9.7	1.2	4.1	6.1	1.50
AL (1 yr)				0	0		135.00	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	6	6	5	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	9	6	21.000	162.0	0.0	27.0	27.0	1.00

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary
1988	26	CHC	NL	29.1	22	0	19	5.83	4.01	-0.20	-0.32	107.2	4.17	-6	-0.6	.9	0.0	-0.4	-3	.472	.496	$62,500

1990	28	MIL	AL	0.1	2	0	6	162.00	8.37	-0.92	-0.65	98.0	8.48	-6	-0.5	1.2	-0.0	-0.5	-6	.266	.497	$
1991	29	HOU	NL	32.2	25	0	14	3.86	4.24	0.05	-0.33	97.8	3.78	-0	-0.1	1.1	-0.0	0.2	3	.498	.500	$
3 Seasons				62.1	49	0	39	5.63	4.15	-0.07	-0.32	102.2	3.99	-12	-1.1	1.0	-0.1	-0.7	-6	.477	.498	$62,500

CHC (1 yr)				29.1	22	0	19	5.83	4.01	-0.20	-0.32	107.2	4.17	-6	-0.6	.9	0.0	-0.4	-3	.472	.496	$62,500
HOU (1 yr)				32.2	25	0	14	3.86	4.24	0.05	-0.33	97.8	3.78	-0	-0.1	1.1	-0.0	0.2	3	.498	.500	$
MIL (1 yr)				0.1	2	0	6	162.00	8.37	-0.92	-0.65	98.0	8.48	-6	-0.5	1.2	-0.0	-0.5	-6	.266	.497	$

Batting Against -- Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	ROE
1988	26	CHC	NL	22	134	116	19	34	5	1	5	1	1	13	19	.293	.379	.483	.862	.315	56	6	3	2	0	2	3

1990	28	MIL	AL	2	9	7	6	6	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	.857	.889	1.000	1.889	1.000	7	0	1	0	0	0	0
1991	29	HOU	NL	25	143	124	14	33	10	0	3	3	3	15	23	.266	.343	.419	.762	.303	52	2	0	3	1	1	2
3 Yrs				49	286	247	39	73	16	1	8	5	4	29	43	.296	.377	.466	.843	.330	115	8	4	5	1	3	5
162 Game Avg.				68	397	343	54	101	22	1	11	7	6	40	60	.296	.377	.466	.843	.330	160	11	6	7	1	4	7
MLB Averages																.255	.321	.381	.702	.284

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PtchR	PitchW	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo
1988	26	CHC	NL	-4.3	-0.4	140	-1.0	1.6	-2.6	.70	-0.5	-1.0	-7.0	-0.7	0.70	-10.4	5	2	14

1990	28	MIL	AL	-4.9	-0.4	10	-0.4	0.0	-0.5	1.02	-0.3	-0.1	-5.4	-0.5	1.02	-3.9	1	0	1
1991	29	HOU	NL	1.0	0.1	149	0.1	2.0	-1.9	.76	-0.3	0.5	-0.3	-0.0	0.76	-1.8	9	4	12
3 Yrs				-8.2	-0.8	299	-1.3	3.6	-5.0	.74	-1.2	-0.6	-12.6	-1.2	0.74	-16.1	15	6	27

Reliever Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GR	GF	Wgr	Lgr	SVOpp	SV	BSv	SV%	SVSit	Hold	IR	IS	IS%	1^stIP	aLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo	Ahd	Tie	Bhd	Runr	Empt	>3o	<3o	IPmult	0DR	Out/GR	Pit/GR
1988	26	CHC	NL	22	22	11	2	1	3	0	3	0%	4	0	17	5	29%	8	.696	5	2	14	4	1	17	11	11	10	6	11	5	4.0	21

1990	28	MIL	AL	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0%	1	0	2	2	100%	4	1.022	1	0	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	2	1	0	0.5	18
1991	29	HOU	NL	25	25	13	1	3	4	3	1	75%	5	1	18	5	28%	6	.765	9	4	12	8	5	12	9	16	10	7	11	1	3.9	22
3 Yrs				49	49	24	3	4	8	3	5	38%	10	1	37	12	32%		.741	15	6	27	13	6	30	21	28	20	15	23	6	3.8	22

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	GB/FB	GO/AO	IP%	LD%	HR/FB	IF/FB	DPopp	DPs	DP%
1988	26	CHC	NL	134	57%	3.7%	14.2%	9.7%	8.2%	32%	0.79	1.46	69%	19%	15.2%	38%	27	6	22%

1990	28	MIL	AL	9	56%	0.0%	11.1%	11.1%	11.1%	17%	1.00		67%	17%	0.0%	0%	3	0	0%
1991	29	HOU	NL	143	40%	2.1%	16.1%	10.5%	9.1%	39%	0.98	1.48	69%	23%	7.1%	18%	17	2	12%
3 Yrs				286	48%	2.8%	15.0%	10.1%	8.7%	34%	0.89	1.47	69%	21%	10.3%	27%	47	8	17%
MLB Averages					40%	2.0%	14.9%	8.5%	6.6%	29%	0.80	1.05	73%	20%	6.5%	24%			11%

Pitch Summary -- Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Pit	Pit/PA	Str	Str%	L/Str	S/Str	F/Str	I/Str	AS/Str	I/Bll	AS/Pit	Con	1st%	30%	30c	30s	02%	02c	02s	02h	L/SO	3pK	4pW	PAu	Pitu	Stru
1988	26	CHC	NL	134	469	3.50	283	60%	22%	16%	27%	35%	78%	4%	47%	80%	60%	9%	12	6	24%	32	17	1	26%	3	4	0	0	0

1990	28	MIL	AL	9	35	3.89	17	49%	24%	18%	24%	35%	76%	0%	37%	77%	44%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0	0%	0	0	0	0	0
1991	29	HOU	NL	143	556	3.89	333	60%	27%	14%	27%	32%	73%	2%	44%	80%	50%	8%	11	9	15%	21	13	1	22%	5	1	0	0	0
3 Yrs				286	1060	3.71	633	60%	25%	15%	27%	33%	75%	3%	45%	80%	55%	8%	23	15	19%	53	30	2	23%	8	5	0	0	0
MLB Averages						3.62		62%	25%	14%	27%	34%	75%	2%	46%	81%	56%	6%			18%				26%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

					Hits			Home Runs							Advances				Baserunning
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	H	Inf	Bnt	All	GS	GSo	vRH	vLH	Hm	Rd	<2,3B	Scr	SO	%	ROE	WP	PB	SBO	SB	CS	SB%	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	BT	PAu
1988	26	CHC	NL	134	34	4	0	5	1	6	4	1	4	1	9	5	2	56%	3	5	0	63	1	1	50%	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	0

1990	28	MIL	AL	9	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	7	1	0	100%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1991	29	HOU	NL	143	33	8	0	3	0	6	1	2	1	2	9	6	1	67%	2	0	0	52	3	3	50%	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
3 Yrs				286	73	13	0	8	1	12	5	3	5	3	18	11	3	61%	5	5	0	122	5	4	56%	5	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	0
MLB Averages																		54%							68%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
1988	26	2	1	.667	4.91	22	11	0	29.1	34	19	16	5	13	2	19	3	5	134	75	1.602	10.4	1.5	4.0	5.8	1.46	75
1989	27	2	1	.667	4.91	22	11	0	29.1	34	19	16	5	13	2	19	3	5	134	75	1.602	10.4	1.5	4.0	5.8	1.46	75
1990	28	2	1	.667	6.37	24	11	0	29.2	40	25	21	5	14	2	20	4	5	143	59	1.820	12.1	1.5	4.2	6.1	1.43	59
1991	29	3	4	.429	4.62	49	24	3	62.1	73	39	32	8	29	3	43	4	5	286	78	1.636	10.5	1.2	4.2	6.2	1.48	78

Neutralized Pitching

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average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	HR/9	Gact
1988	26	1	2	.333	6.00	27.0	36	20	18	5	14	17	3	1.852	12.0	4.7	5.7	1.21	1.7	22

1990	28	0	0		inf	0.0	6	6	5	0	1	1	1					1.00		2
1991	29	2	1	.667	3.77	31.0	35	14	13	3	16	22	0	1.645	10.2	4.6	6.4	1.38	0.9	25
3 Yrs		3	3	.500	5.59	58.0	77	40	36	8	31	40	4	1.862	11.9		6.2	1.29	1.2	49

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