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)

Cap Anson Year-by-Year Stat Trends

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

Change Chart

    📊 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