Cap Anson

Cap Anson

1871–1897 · Bats R · Throws R · 6'0", 227 lb · b. 1852 Marshalltown, IA

Career 2,524 G · 3,435 H · 97 HR · 2,075 RBI · .334 AVG · 0–1 · 4.50 ERA · 1 SO · 4.0 IP

Seasons leading his league

22

16 best in baseball 6 league only

109 Top-5 finishes

12 Title seasons

8 Categories led

1881 Best season

Spanning 1871–1891, peaking at 6 titles in 1881.

Led in Runs Batted In for 3 straight seasons (1880–1882) — his longest run atop any category.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

51st League titles 22
31st Best in baseball 16
13th Top-5 finishes 109

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

5th Runs Batted In 2,075
7th Hits 3,435
9th Runs 1,999
23rd Doubles 582
28th Batting Average .334
45th Total Bases 4,592
62nd Triples 142
89th On-Base Percentage .394
131st Walks 984
199th Stolen Bases 277
231st On-Base Plus Slug. .841

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Runs Batted In	8	1st	3 yrs (1880–1882)	1880 74 1881 82 1882 83 1885 108 1886 147 1891 120 1884 NL 102 1888 NL 84 1872 #2 1876 #2 1878 #3 1887 #3 1889 #3 1890 #2
On-Base Percentage	4	1st	—	1872 .455 1881 .442 1888 NL .400 1890 NL .443 1873 #2 1876 #3 1878 #2 1880 #2 1882 #2 1887 #2 1889 #3
Doubles	3	1st	—	1871 11 1877 19 1885 NL 35 1880 #3 1882 #2 1884 #3 1886 #2
On-Base Plus Slug.	2	1st	—	1881 .952 1888 .899 1872 #2 1876 #3 1882 #2 1884 #3 1886 #3 1887 #3 1890 #3
Batting Average	2	1st	—	1881 .399 1888 .344 1872 #3 1873 #2 1876 #3 1880 #2 1882 #2 1886 #2 1887 #2 1889 #3
Walks	1	1st	—	1890 NL 113 1872 #2 1878 #3
Total Bases	1	1st	—	1881 175 1876 #3 1884 #2 1886 #2 1888 #3
Hits	1	1st	—	1881 137 1876 #3 1880 #2 1882 #2 1885 #3 1886 #2 1888 #2
Triples	—	#2	—	1872 #2
Slugging Percentage	—	#2	—	1872 #2 1881 #2 1884 #3 1886 #2 1888 #2
Saves	—	#3	—	1883 #3
Home Runs	—	#3	—	1876 #3 1885 #3 1886 #3 1888 #3

Title Seasons

12 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1891	1	RBI 120
1890	2	OBP .443 BB 113
1888	4	AVG .344 RBI 84 OPS .899 OBP .400
1886	1	RBI 147
1885	2	RBI 108 2B 35
1884	1	RBI 102
1882	1	RBI 83
1881	6	AVG .399 RBI 82 H 137 OPS .952 OBP .442 TB 175
1880	1	RBI 74
1877	1	2B 19
1872	1	OBP .455
1871	1	2B 11

Batting

27 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1871	RC1	NA	25	120	29	39	11	3	0	16	2	1	6	.325	.336	.467	.803
1872	PH1	NA	46	217	60	90	10	7	0	48	16	3	6	.415	.455	.525	.980
1873	PH1	NA	52	254	53	101	9	2	0	36	5	2	1	.398	.409	.449	.858
1874	PH1	NA	55	260	51	87	8	3	0	37	4	1	6	.335	.345	.389	.733
1875	PH1	NA	69	326	84	106	15	3	0	58	4	2	11	.325	.333	.390	.723
1876	CHN	NL	66	309	63	110	9	7	2	59	12	8	0	.356	.380	.450	.830
1877	CHN	NL	59	255	52	86	19	1	0	32	9	3	0	.337	.360	.420	.779
1878	CHN	NL	60	261	55	89	12	2	0	40	13	1	0	.341	.372	.402	.775
1879	CHN	NL	51	227	40	72	20	1	0	34	2	2	0	.317	.323	.414	.737
1880	CHN	NL	86	356	54	120	24	1	1	74	14	12	0	.337	.362	.419	.781
1881	CHN	NL	84	343	67	137	21	7	1	82	26	4	0	.399	.442	.510	.952
1882	CHN	NL	82	348	69	126	29	8	1	83	20	7	0	.362	.397	.500	.897
1883	CHN	NL	98	413	70	127	36	5	0	68	18	9	0	.308	.336	.419	.755
1884	CHN	NL	112	475	108	159	30	3	21	102	29	13	0	.335	.373	.543	.916
1885	CHN	NL	112	464	100	144	35	7	7	108	34	13	0	.310	.357	.461	.819
1886	CHN	NL	125	504	117	187	35	11	10	147	55	19	29	.371	.433	.544	.977
1887	CHN	NL	122	472	107	164	33	13	7	102	60	18	27	.348	.422	.517	.939
1888	CHN	NL	134	515	101	177	20	12	12	84	47	24	28	.344	.400	.499	.899
1889	CHN	NL	134	518	100	177	32	7	7	117	86	19	27	.342	.440	.471	.911
1890	CHN	NL	139	504	95	157	14	5	7	107	113	23	29	.312	.443	.401	.844
1891	CHN	NL	136	540	81	157	24	8	8	120	75	29	17	.291	.378	.409	.788
1892	CHN	NL	146	559	62	152	25	9	1	74	67	30	13	.272	.354	.354	.708
1893	CHN	NL	103	398	70	125	24	2	0	91	68	12	13	.314	.415	.384	.800
1894	CHN	NL	84	343	85	133	29	4	5	100	41	15	17	.388	.457	.539	.997
1895	CHN	NL	122	474	87	159	23	6	2	91	55	23	12	.335	.408	.422	.830
1896	CHN	NL	108	402	72	133	18	2	2	90	49	10	24	.331	.408	.401	.808
1897	CHN	NL	114	424	67	121	17	3	3	75	60	27	11	.285	.379	.361	.740
Career	—	—	2,524	10,281	1,999	3,435	582	142	97	2,075	984	330	277	.334	.394	.447	.841

Pitching

2 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
1883	CHN	NL	0	0	0.00	2	0	1	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	0.67
1884	CHN	NL	0	1	18.00	1	0	0	1.0	3	2	2	1	1	4.00
Career	—	—	0	1	4.50	3	0	1	4.0	4	2	2	2	1	1.50

Fielding by Position

Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP	FLD%
1B	2,152	21,699	983	658	1,232	.972
3B	220	417	436	196	29	.813
C	105	290	107	65	12	.859
OF	86	118	21	31	5	.818
2B	18	40	41	16	5	.835
SS	9	8	22	10	0	.750
P	3	0	2	0	0	1.000