Cap Anson Career Stats & Summary

  • May 7, 2025

Cap Anson made their MLB debut in 1871 and appeared in 2,524 games over 27 seasons. They posted a batting average of 0.334, OPS of 0.841, hit 97 HRs, and recorded 94.6 WAR. They rank 1,052th all-time in HRs and 26th in WAR.

📊 Career Summary

Cap Anson made their MLB debut in 1871 and played in 2,524 games over 27 seasons.
Below are key cumulative stats along with their respective all-time MLB ranks.

G2,524 (MLB Rank: 55)
AB10,281 (MLB Rank: 25)
H3,435 (MLB Rank: 7)
BA0.334 (MLB Rank: 644)
2B582 (MLB Rank: 23)
3B142 (MLB Rank: 62)
HR97 (MLB Rank: 1,052)
RBI2075 (MLB Rank: 5)
R1999 (MLB Rank: 9)
BB984 (MLB Rank: 131)
OBP0.394 (MLB Rank: 1,027)
SLG0.447 (MLB Rank: 1,535)
OPS0.841 (MLB Rank: 985)
SB277 (MLB Rank: 199)
SO330 (MLB Rank: 2,258)
GIDP6 (MLB Rank: 4,662)
CS16 (MLB Rank: 2,081)
Rbat+138 (MLB Rank: 929)
WAR94.6 (MLB Rank: 26)
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Cap Anson Year-by-Year Stat Trends

This chart visualizes Cap Anson's seasonal trends in HR, H, and BA.

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

Image Source: Wikipedia

📊 Last Season Summary (1897)

In 1897, Cap Anson played in 114 games and posted the following stats:

G114
AB424
H121
BA0.285
2B17
3B3
HR3
RBI75
R67
BB60
OBP0.379
SLG0.361
OPS0.740
SB11
SO27
Rbat+98
WAR1.1

📈 Peak Seasons

Here are Cap Anson's best seasons by category:

  • Most HR in a season: 1884, 21 HR
  • Most H in a season: 1886, 187 H
  • Most RBI in a season: 1886, 147 RBI
  • Most SB in a season: 1886, 29 SB
  • Best BA in a season: 1872, 0.415 BA
  • Best OBP in a season: 1894, 0.457 OBP
  • Best SLG in a season: 1886, 0.544 SLG
  • Best OPS in a season: 1894, 0.997 OPS
  • Best WAR in a season: 1886, 7.0 WAR

🎯 Postseason Stats

Cap Anson has no postseason appearances.

Cap Anson Career Stat Summary

seasonHHRRBIBAROPSWAROBPSLGPABBSO2B3BTBrOBARbat+OPS+GGIDPHBPIBBSBCSSFSHAB
1871
39
0
16
0.325
29
0.803
0.8
0.336
0.467
122
2
1
11
3
56
0.35
117
128
25
0
0
0
6
2
0
0
120
1872
90
0
48
0.415
60
0.98
2.4
0.455
0.525
233
16
3
10
7
114
0.441
163
200
46
2
0
0
6
6
0
0
217
1873
101
0
36
0.398
53
0.858
2
0.409
0.449
259
5
2
9
2
114
0.398
133
147
52
2
0
0
1
2
0
0
254
1874
87
0
37
0.335
51
0.733
1.9
0.345
0.388
264
4
1
8
3
101
0.348
119
128
55
1
0
0
6
0
0
0
260
1875
106
0
58
0.325
84
0.723
2.4
0.333
0.39
330
4
2
15
3
127
0.333
127
142
69
1
0
0
11
6
0
0
326
1876
110
2
59
0.356
63
0.83
3.7
0.38
0.45
321
12
8
9
7
139
0.383
144
165
66
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
309
1877
86
0
32
0.337
52
0.779
2.2
0.36
0.42
264
9
3
19
1
107
0.365
128
134
59
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
255
1878
89
0
40
0.341
55
0.775
1.7
0.372
0.402
274
13
1
12
2
105
0.371
142
147
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
261
1879
72
0
34
0.317
40
0.737
2.2
0.323
0.414
229
2
2
20
1
94
0.34
128
133
51
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
227
1880
120
1
74
0.337
54
0.781
5.1
0.362
0.419
370
14
12
24
1
149
0.36
147
158
86
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
356
1881
137
1
82
0.399
67
0.952
5.9
0.442
0.51
369
26
4
21
7
175
0.441
180
192
84
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
343
1882
126
1
83
0.362
69
0.897
4.4
0.397
0.5
368
20
7
29
8
174
0.406
164
180
82
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
348
1883
127
0
68
0.308
70
0.755
2.3
0.336
0.419
431
18
9
36
5
173
0.347
121
120
98
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
413
1884
159
21
102
0.335
108
0.916
5.1
0.373
0.543
504
29
13
30
3
258
0.421
166
177
112
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
475
1885
144
7
108
0.31
100
0.819
3.9
0.357
0.461
498
34
13
35
7
214
0.385
141
149
112
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
464
1886
187
10
147
0.371
117
0.977
7
0.433
0.544
559
55
19
35
11
274
0.45
170
180
125
0
0
0
29
0
0
0
504
1887
164
7
102
0.347
107
0.939
5.2
0.422
0.517
533
60
18
33
13
244
0.422
142
146
122
0
1
0
27
0
0
0
472
1888
177
12
84
0.344
101
0.899
6.9
0.4
0.499
563
47
24
20
12
257
0.408
168
176
134
0
1
0
28
0
0
0
515
1889
177
7
117
0.342
100
0.911
6.4
0.44
0.471
609
86
19
32
7
244
0.434
149
150
134
0
5
0
27
0
0
0
518
1890
157
7
107
0.312
95
0.844
5.4
0.443
0.401
623
113
23
14
5
202
0.416
144
141
139
0
6
0
29
0
0
0
504