Buzz Capra
Lee William Capra
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 168 lb.

Born: October 1, 1947 in Chicago, IL
School: Illinois State University
Drafted by the New York Mets in the 27th round of the 1969 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 15, 1971
Final Game: September 26, 1977
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1971 NYM NL 23 P 3 0 5.1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.69 0.33 1.000 1.86 0.77
1972 NYM NL 24 P 14 6 53.0 15 5 10 0 2 1.000 2.55 1.07 .947 1.78 0.73
1973 NYM NL 25 P 24 0 42.0 8 1 7 0 0 1.000 1.71 0.33 .950 1.89 0.73
1974 ATL NL 26 P 39 27 217.0 35 13 19 3 2 .914 1.33 0.82 .946 1.88 0.71 AS,CYA-9,MVP-20
1975 ATL NL 27 P 12 12 78.1 19 6 13 0 1 1.000 2.18 1.58 .942 1.86 0.72
1976 ATL NL 28 P 5 0 9.1 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 2.89 0.60 .933 1.83 0.72
1977 ATL NL 29 P 45 16 139.1 25 6 18 1 1 .960 1.55 0.53 .948 1.85 0.67
7 Seasons P 142 61 544.1 106 31 71 4 6 .962 1.69 0.72 .946 1.86 0.70
7 Seasons TOT 142 61 544.1 106 31 71 4 6 .962 1.69 0.72 .908 1.86 0.70

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1971 NYM NL 23 3 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1972 NYM NL 24 14 6 14 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1973 NYM NL 25 24 0 24 24 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1974 ATL NL 26 39 27 39 39 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1975 ATL NL 27 12 12 12 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1976 ATL NL 28 5 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1977 ATL NL 29 45 16 45 45 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Seasons 142 61 142 142 142 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1971 NYM NL 23 25 56% 32% 1 100% 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1972 NYM NL 24 237 70% 24% 12 92% 0 7 0 6 10 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0
1973 NYM NL 25 195 67% 21% 8 75% 1 2 0 2 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 80%
1974 ATL NL 26 915 76% 23% 25 80% 1 12 1 7 21 15 2 3 0 3 0 2 2 1 1 1 7 86%
1975 ATL NL 27 349 82% 19% 12 100% 0 6 0 5 13 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 4 100%
1976 ATL NL 28 46 78% 17% 2 100% 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 100%
1977 ATL NL 29 676 73% 18% 22 95% 0 7 2 3 19 15 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 5 100%
7 Seasons 2443 74% 21% 82 89% 2 34 3 23 72 52 8 4 0 3 1 2 6 5 5 1 23 91%
MLB Averages 78% 27% 90% 87%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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