Buzz
Capra
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10''
Weight: 178
 
Born: October 1, 1947 in Usa, IL, CHICAGO
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1971 23 BSN NL   9 6 6 6 5 6 5 5 6 6
1972 24 BSN NL   9 6 7 6 4 5 4 5 6 6
1973 25 BSN NL $ 300,000 9 7 7 7 4 5 4 5 5 5
1974 26 BSN NL $ 300,000 9 7 7 7 4 4 4 5 5 5
1975 27 BSN NL   9 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4
1976 28 BSN NL   9 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 5 4
1977 29 BSN NL $ 300,000 8 7 7 7 4 5 4 4 5 4
1978 30 BSN NL $ 300,000 8 6 7 7 4 5 5 5 6 5
1979 31 BSN NL $ 350,000 8 6 7 6 4 5 4 5 5 5
1980 32 BSN NL $ 788,571 7 6 7 6 4 5 4 4 5 5
1981 33 BSN NL $ 1,017,143 7 6 7 6 4 5 4 4 5 4
1982 34 BSN NL $ 380,000 6 5 6 6 4 5 4 4 4 4
1983 35 TOR AL $ 300,000 6 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,017,143 9 7 7 7 5 6 5 5 6 6
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1971 23 AAA   11 10 .524 27 27 0 0 0 180.0 180 79 15 88 142 3.95 .260 .344 .380 .724  
1972 24 AAA   7 4 .636 19 19 1 0 0 129.0 127 51 14 56 128 3.56 .264 .341 .397 .738  
1973 25 BSN NL 14 19 .424 34 34 16 0 0 273.7 281 134 29 116 201 4.41 .266 .336 .404 .740 14.2
1974 26 BSN NL 6 9 .400 32 13 4 0 2 132.0 139 78 15 67 79 5.32 .271 .354 .424 .778 3.2
1975 27 AAA   9 9 .500 22 22 0 0 0 150.3 139 70 15 75 130 4.19 .245 .333 .377 .710  
1976 28 AA   7 5 .583 66 5 0 0 6 90.0 74 23 5 37 114 2.30 .224 .302 .318 .621  
1977 29 BSN NL 1 5 .167 26 0 0 0 1 38.0 41 17 4 18 22 4.03 .277 .351 .419 .770 1.6
    AAA   1 0 1.000 12 0 0 0 2 9.7 6 1 0 5 7 0.93 .188 .297 .219 .516  
1978 30 BSN NL 6 4 .600 82 4 0 0 1 79.0 77 41 5 42 29 4.67 .252 .341 .357 .698 3.5
1979 31 BSN NL 2 1 .667 47 0 0 0 2 42.0 35 11 3 21 14 2.36 .233 .324 .320 .644 4.8
1980 32 BSN NL 4 1 .800 25 2 0 0 4 47.7 45 18 4 15 23 3.40 .245 .302 .353 .655 4.8
    AAA   1 0 1.000 10 0 0 0 0 5.0 1 0 0 2 7 0.00 .067 .176 .133 .310  
1981 33 BSN NL 4 1 .800 36 0 0 0 1 64.0 59 30 10 23 31 4.22 .245 .312 .415 .727 3.7
1982 34 BSN NL 3 1 .750 48 0 0 0 1 42.0 43 14 1 19 19 3.00 .259 .335 .331 .666 4.8
1983 35 TOR AL 3 1 .750 33 0 0 0 0 87.0 80 41 11 35 41 4.24 .248 .319 .399 .718 5.0
9 Years Sim 43 42 .506 363 53 20 0 12 805.3 800 384 82 356 459 4.29 .259 .334 .393 .727 45.5
5 Years AAA 29 23 .558 90 68 1 0 2 474.0 453 201 44 226 414 3.82 .253 .337 .379 .716  
1 Years AA 7 5 .583 66 5 0 0 6 90.0 74 23 5 37 114 2.30 .224 .302 .318 .621  
6 Years Minors 36 28 .563 156 73 1 0 8 564.0 527 224 49 263 528 3.57 .249 .332 .369 .701  
Season Average 4 4 .500 40 5 2 0 1 89.5 88 42 9 39 51 4.29 .259 .334 .393 .727  
Career Highs 14 19 .800 82 34 16 0 4 273.7 281 134 29 116 201 5.32 .277 .354 .424 .778  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   462 213 50 165 282   .273 .338 .418 .756
vs LH   338 171 32 191 177   .242 .334 .362 .696
Home 21 23 .477 182 27 6 0 3 422.3 408 200 49 211 252 4.26 .254 .341 .397 .738
Away 22 19 .537 181 26 14 0 9 383.0 392 184 33 145 207 4.32 .265 .330 .388 .719
Mar/Apr 7 7 .500 60 9 4 0 0 134.0 133 66 15 44 78 4.43 .259 .317 .403 .720
May 6 6 .500 57 11 3 0 0 126.0 133 69 9 68 62 4.93 .274 .363 .381 .743
June 10 7 .588 64 6 2 0 4 130.3 120 52 10 66 74 3.59 .245 .335 .363 .698
July 7 4 .636 60 5 2 0 1 122.0 122 54 14 54 74 3.98 .258 .334 .408 .742
August 7 9 .438 60 9 4 0 6 121.3 119 54 10 43 78 4.01 .257 .320 .363 .683
Sep/Oct 6 9 .400 62 13 5 0 1 171.7 173 89 24 81 93 4.67 .262 .343 .426 .769
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1973 25 BSN NL P 34 34 273.7 20 41 0 4 1.000 2.01    
1974 26 BSN NL P 32 13 132.0 6 22 0 1 1.000 1.91    
1977 29 BSN NL P 26 0 38.0 4 9 0 0 1.000 3.08    
1978 30 BSN NL P 82 4 79.0 2 15 0 3 1.000 1.94    
1979 31 BSN NL P 47 0 42.0 3 8 0 0 1.000 2.36    
1980 32 BSN NL P 25 2 47.7 3 8 0 0 1.000 2.08    
1981 33 BSN NL P 36 0 64.0 6 17 0 2 1.000 3.23    
1982 34 BSN NL P 48 0 42.0 3 9 0 0 1.000 2.57    
1983 35 TOR AL P 33 0 87.0 2 15 0 0 1.000 1.76    
Career Totals   363 53 805.3 49 144 0 10 1.000 2.16    
Career Highs   82 34 273.7 20 41 0 4 1.000 3.23    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1978 30 BSN NL 0 0 .000 4 0 0 0 0 4.7 3 0 0 1 3 0.00 .200 .250 .200 .450
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 4 0 0 0 0 4.7 3 0 0 1 3 0.00 .200 .250 .200 .450
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1973-2-19
Games Pitched
1978-1-82
Games Started
1973-7-34
Complete Games
1973-6-16
Innings Pitched
1973-7-273.7
Hits Allowed
1973-3-281
Homeruns Allowed
1973-8-29
Strikeouts
1973-7-201
Walks Allowed
1973-7-116
     
 
   Black Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 11    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Roger Wolff (967)
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  6. Howie Krist (958)
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  8. Ed Rakow (956)
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 37th overall pick, by Boston (N) in 1971
Injured on 4/26/1971 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Injured on 4/30/1972 with a Broken Hand, out for 7 weeks
Earned first career win on 4/10/1973
Injured on 8/8/1974 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Injured on 8/19/1974 with a Strained Back, out for one week
2/2/1979: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 7/17/1979 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 5 weeks
2/2/1980: Gets a new one-year contract worth $788,571 through salary arbitration
2/2/1981: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,017,143 through salary arbitration
6/1/1981: Signed a contract extension with Boston (N), $380,000 per year, for 1 years
Signed as a free agent by Toronto on 2/26/1983 to a 1-year deal worth $300,000 per year