Buzz Capra
Career 31–37 · 3.87 ERA · 362 SO · 544.1 IP · 142 G · 19 H · 5 RBI · .135 AVG
Seasons leading his league
1
1 best in baseball
3
Top-5 finishes
1
Title seasons
1
Categories led
1974
Best season
Spanning 1974–1974, peaking at 1 titles in 1974.
All-Time Standing
Against every player since 1871Among league leaders
- 2,906th League titles 1
- 1,845th Best in baseball 1
- 4,645th Top-5 finishes 3
Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.
Career leaderboards
No top-500 all-time placing
His career totals do not reach the top 500 in any tracked
category — unsurprising for most careers, and no reflection
on the season titles alongside.
Where He Led
led all of MLB led his league| Category | Titles | Best | Streak | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earned Run Average | 1 | 1st | — | 1974 2.28 |
| Shutouts | — | #3 | — | 1974 #3 |
Pitching
led the league 7 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NYN | NL | 0 | 1 | 8.44 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 1972 | NYN | NL | 3 | 2 | 4.58 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 53.0 | 50 | 27 | 7 | 27 | 45 | 1.45 |
| 1973 | NYN | NL | 2 | 7 | 3.86 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 42.0 | 35 | 18 | 4 | 28 | 35 | 1.50 |
| 1974 | ATL | NL | 16 | 8 | 2.28 | 39 | 27 | 1 | 217.0 | 163 | 55 | 13 | 84 | 137 | 1.14 |
| 1975 | ATL | NL | 4 | 7 | 4.25 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 78.1 | 77 | 37 | 8 | 28 | 35 | 1.34 |
| 1976 | ATL | NL | 0 | 1 | 8.68 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1.61 |
| 1977 | ATL | NL | 6 | 11 | 5.36 | 45 | 16 | 0 | 139.1 | 142 | 83 | 28 | 80 | 100 | 1.59 |
| Career | — | — | 31 | 37 | 3.87 | 142 | 61 | 5 | 544.1 | 479 | 234 | 60 | 258 | 362 | 1.35 |
Batting
7 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NYN | NL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1972 | NYN | NL | 14 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .250 | .400 | .250 | .650 |
| 1973 | NYN | NL | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .500 | .000 | .500 |
| 1974 | ATL | NL | 39 | 67 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 0 | .164 | .253 | .164 | .418 |
| 1975 | ATL | NL | 12 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .044 | .080 | .044 | .124 |
| 1976 | ATL | NL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 1977 | ATL | NL | 45 | 36 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .111 | .180 | .111 | .291 |
| Career | — | — | 142 | 141 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 40 | 0 | .135 | .226 | .135 | .361 |
Fielding
1 position| Year | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | INN | PO | A | E | DP | TC | FLD% | RF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NYN | NL | P | 3 | 0 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 0.33 |
| 1972 | NYN | NL | P | 14 | 6 | 53.0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 1.000 | 1.07 |
| 1973 | NYN | NL | P | 24 | 0 | 42.0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.000 | 0.33 |
| 1974 | ATL | NL | P | 39 | 27 | 217.0 | 13 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 35 | .914 | 0.82 |
| 1975 | ATL | NL | P | 12 | 12 | 78.1 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 1.000 | 1.58 |
| 1976 | ATL | NL | P | 5 | 0 | 9.1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 0.60 |
| 1977 | ATL | NL | P | 45 | 16 | 139.1 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 25 | .960 | 0.53 |
| Career | — | — | P | 142 | 61 | 544.0 | 31 | 71 | 4 | 6 | 106 | .962 | 0.72 |