Cap Anson
Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Cap Anson
Nickname:
Pop
Birthdate:
April 17, 1852 (172 y, 10 m, 3 d)
Born In:
Marshalltown, IA, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
1B
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Height/Weight:
6'0"/227
Entry:
Unknown
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
Player Awards
None
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink88
Grey Ink353
Similar Players (1B)
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year GS Rank
1876 66 6
1877 59 9
1878 60 8
1880 86 1
1881 84 1
1882 82 10
1883 98 1
1884 112 6
1885 112 3
1886 125 7
1888 134 9
1889 134 8
1890 139 1
1891 136 7
Year PA Rank
1876 331 4
1877 272 8
1878 283 3
1880 382 3
1881 380 2
1882 380 9
1884 520 6
1885 513 6
1886 574 6
1888 573 7
1889 619 4
1890 633 6
1891 627 7
Year AB Rank
1876 309 5
1877 255 10
1878 261 5
1880 356 3
1881 343 3
1882 348 10
1883 413 8
1884 475 5
1885 464 7
1886 504 4
Year Hits Rank
1876 110 3
1877 86 4
1878 89 3
1880 120 2
1881 137 1
1882 126 1
1883 127 10
1884 159 4
1885 144 3
1886 187 1
1887 164 4
1888 177 2
1889 161 8
1890 157 9
1891 157 7
Year TB Rank
1876 139 2
1877 107 6
1878 105 4
1880 149 3
1881 175 1
1882 174 1
1884 258 2
1885 214 4
1886 274 1
1887 244 3
1888 257 4
1889 228 10
1890 202 10
1891 221 7
Year 2B Rank
1871 11 1
1877 19 1
1878 12 3
1879 20 5
1880 24 2
1881 21 3
1882 29 2
1883 36 3
1884 30 2
1885 35 1
1886 35 1
1887 33 3
1888 20 8
1889 32 5
1891 24 9
Year 3B Rank
1876 7 2
1878 2 10
1881 7 3
1882 8 8
1886 11 10
1888 12 8
Year HR Rank
1876 2 2
1880 1 10
1881 1 4
1884 21 4
1885 7 4
1886 10 1
1888 12 4
1890 7 4
1891 8 8
Year SB Rank
1876 17 2
1877 12 5
1878 15 1
1880 18 1
1881 22 1
1882 18 2
1883 17 7
1884 22 7
1885 21 9
Year RBI Rank
1876 59 2
1877 32 8
1878 40 1
1880 74 1
1881 82 1
1882 83 1
1883 68 5
1884 102 1
1885 108 1
1886 147 1
1887 102 2
1888 84 2
1889 117 3
1890 107 1
1891 120 1
1896 90 9
Year R Rank
1876 63 5
1877 52 4
1878 55 2
1880 54 7
1881 67 4
1882 69 8
1884 108 7
1885 100 7
1886 117 4
1888 101 5
Year BB Rank
1876 12 3
1877 9 4
1878 13 3
1880 14 6
1881 26 2
1882 20 7
1887 60 6
1888 47 10
1889 86 3
1890 113 1
1891 75 6
1897 60 7
Year IBB Rank
1889 1 1
1891 1 2
1895 1 5
Year HBP Rank
1876 4 2
1877 3 4
1878 4 1
1880 5 1
1881 5 1
1882 5 1
1883 5 3
1884 7 4
1886 6 4
Year SH Rank
1876 6 2
1877 5 4
1878 5 3
1880 7 2
1881 6 7
1882 7 4
1883 8 3
1884 9 3
1885 9 3
1886 9 6
1889 10 9
1891 11 5
Year SF Rank
1882 1 1
1883 1 1
1884 1 1
1885 1 1
1886 1 1
1887 2 1
1888 1 6
1889 2 1
1890 1 8
1891 2 2
1894 2 10
1895 2 5
1897 1 7
Year XBH Rank
1871 14 6
1876 18 7
1877 20 4
1878 14 7
1880 26 6
1881 29 2
1882 38 2
1883 41 9
1884 54 1
1885 49 2
1886 56 1
1887 53 4
1888 44 5
1889 46 9
1891 40 9
Year Avg Rank
1884 0.335 4
1885 0.310 4
1886 0.371 2
1887 0.348 1
1888 0.344 1
1889 0.311 6
1890 0.312 5
1891 0.291 6
Year OBP Rank
1884 0.381 4
1885 0.364 3
1886 0.438 3
1887 0.421 1
1888 0.399 1
1889 0.412 5
1890 0.442 1
1891 0.377 5
Year SLG Rank
1884 0.543 1
1885 0.461 3
1886 0.544 1
1887 0.517 3
1888 0.499 3
1889 0.440 8
1890 0.401 7
1891 0.409 10
Year ISO Rank
1884 0.208 2
1885 0.151 3
1886 0.173 2
1887 0.170 5
1888 0.155 5
1889 0.129 10
Year OPS Rank
1884 0.924 2
1885 0.826 3
1886 0.982 2
1887 0.938 1
1888 0.898 1
1889 0.853 6
1890 0.843 2
1891 0.786 6
Year SV Rank
1883 1 2
Year G Rank
1876 66 6
1877 59 9
1878 60 8
1880 86 1
1881 84 1
1883 98 2
1884 112 6
1885 112 3
1886 125 7
1888 134 10
1889 134 8
1890 139 1
1891 136 7
Year WAR Rank
1876 3.2 2
1877 2.2 3
1878 2.1 4
1880 2.6 4
1881 4.4 1
1882 4.0 1
1884 5.1 3
1885 3.4 8
1886 6.8 2
1887 2.9 4
1888 4.3 6
1890 3.5 6