Buzz Capra Stats

Buzz Capra was born on Wednesday, October 1, 1947, in Chicago, Illinois. Capra was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 15, 1971, with the New York Mets. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Buzz Capra baseball stats page.

"(Buzz) Capra, 26, is a fidgety, craftsman who mixes off-speed breaking pitches with a sneaky fastball. A righthander, he dips so low off the mound that he seems to deliver the ball from the vicinity of his kneecaps." - Columnist Ray Kennedy in Sports Illustrated (July 8, 1974)

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Buzz Capra

Buzz Capra Autograph on a 1976 Topps (#153)

Buzz Capra Autograph on a 1976 Topps (#153)
 

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Birth Name:   Lee William Capra
Nickname:   Buzz
Born On:   10-01-1947  (Libra)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Chicago, Illinois
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Undetermined
College:   Illinois State University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-10   Player Weight Chart Weight:   168
First Game:   09-15-1971 (Age 23)
Last Game:   09-26-1977
Draft:   1969 : 27th Round (625th)
Buzz Capra

Buzz Capra Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1971 24 Mets 3 0 1 0 1 .000 8.44 0 0 0 5.1 24 3 5 6 0 5 1 6 0 0 0 -
1972 25 Mets 14 6 2 3 2 .600 4.58 0 0 0 53.0 227 50 27 27 7 27 1 45 1 0 0 -
1973 26 Mets 24 0 10 2 7 .222 3.86 0 0 4 42.0 188 35 18 18 4 28 9 35 3 2 0 -
1974 27 Braves 39 27 6 16 8 .667 2.28 11 5 1 217.0 886 163 55 67 13 84 6 137 7 3 1 -
1975 28 Braves 12 12 0 4 7 .364 4.25 5 0 0 78.1 336 77 37 41 8 28 1 35 0 1 1 -
1976 29 Braves 5 0 2 0 1 .000 8.68 0 0 0 9.1 44 9 9 9 0 6 2 4 0 0 0 -
1977 30 Braves 45 16 7 6 11 .353 5.36 0 0 0 139.1 633 142 83 88 28 80 12 100 7 4 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
7 Years 142 61 28 31 37 .456 3.87 16 5 5 544.1 2,338 479 234 256 60 258 32 362 18 10 2 -
Buzz Capra

Buzz Capra Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1971 24 Mets 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1972 25 Mets 14 12 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250
1973 26 Mets 24 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 .000 .500 .000
1974 27 Braves 39 67 4 11 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 23 7 0 0 0 .164 .253 .164
1975 28 Braves 12 23 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 5 1 0 0 .043 .080 .043
1976 29 Braves 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1977 30 Braves 45 36 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 9 3 0 0 0 .111 .179 .111
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
7 Years 142 141 9 19 0 0 0 0 5 17 0 40 16 1 0 1 .135 .226 .135
Buzz Capra

Buzz Capra Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1971 Mets P 3 0 16 1 0.3 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.69
1972 Mets P 14 6 159 15 1.1 15 5 10 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.55
1973 Mets P 24 0 126 8 0.3 8 1 7 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.71
1974 Braves P 39 27 651 35 0.9 32 13 19 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .914 1.33
1975 Braves P 12 12 235 19 1.6 19 6 13 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.18
1976 Braves P 5 0 28 3 0.6 3 0 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.89
1977 Braves P 45 16 418 25 0.6 24 6 18 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .960 1.55
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
P Totals 142 61 1,633 106 0.7 102 31 71 4 6 n/a n/a n/a .962 1.69
7 Years 142 61 1,633 106 0.7 102 31 71 4 6 n/a n/a n/a .962 1.69
Buzz Capra

Buzz Capra Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1971 Mets 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.20 10.13 8.44
1972 Mets 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 4.0 12.0 1.67 7.64 4.58
1973 Mets 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.25 7.50 6.00
1974 Braves 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.9 67.0 1.63 5.68 3.48
1975 Braves 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 4.6 23.0 1.25 4.02 3.22
1976 Braves 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.67 3.86 5.79
1977 Braves 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 4.0 18.0 1.25 6.46 5.17
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
7 Years 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.5 28.2 1.40 5.99 4.27
Buzz Capra

Buzz Capra Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1971 New York Mets 38 $12,750.00 - -
1972 New York Mets 38 $13,500.00 - -
1973 New York Mets 38 $15,000.00 - -
1974 Atlanta Braves 47 Undetermined Stats -
1975 Atlanta Braves 47 Undetermined - -
1976 Atlanta Braves 47 $32,000.00 - -
1977 Atlanta Braves 47 $35,000.00 - -


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