Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Cap Anson
Nickname:
PopBirthdate:
April 17, 1852 (152 y, 2 m, 11 d)Born In:
Marshalltown, IA, USANationality:
American
Position:
1BBats/Throws:
R/RHeight/Weight:
6'0"/227
Player Awards
None
Hall of Fame Metrics
| Metric | Score | HoF Pos Avg |
HoF All Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Ink | 52 | 37.8 | 30.3 |
| Grey Ink | 278 | 181.4 | 166.3 |
| HoF Standard | 65 | 45.0 | 47.8 |
| WAR | 66.8 | 58.4 | 60.9 |
| WAR7 | 30.9 | 37.2 | 39.7 |
| JAWS | 48.9 | 47.8 | 50.3 |
Similar Players (1B)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Paul Waner R | 774 |
| Tris Speaker R | 759 |
| Jake Beckley R | 746 |
| Rod Carew R | 740 |
| Nap Lajoie R | 703 |
| Honus Wagner R | 700 |
| Ed Delahanty R | 693 |
| Sam Crawford R | 691 |
| Al Simmons R | 681 |
| Sam Rice R | 675 |
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
| Year | GS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 86 | 2 |
| 1881 | 84 | 9 |
| 1883 | 98 | 8 |
| 1884 | 112 | 10 |
| 1885 | 112 | 3 |
| 1890 | 139 | 1 |
| Year | PA | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1876 | 331 | 5 |
| 1878 | 283 | 6 |
| 1880 | 382 | 6 |
| 1881 | 380 | 9 |
| 1884 | 521 | 9 |
| 1885 | 514 | 10 |
| 1890 | 634 | 9 |
| Year | AB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1876 | 309 | 8 |
| 1876 | 309 | 8 |
| 1878 | 261 | 8 |
| 1878 | 261 | 8 |
| 1880 | 356 | 6 |
| 1880 | 356 | 6 |
| Year | Hits | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1872 | 90 | 5 |
| 1873 | 101 | 5 |
| 1876 | 110 | 3 |
| 1877 | 86 | 7 |
| 1878 | 89 | 6 |
| 1880 | 120 | 2 |
| 1881 | 137 | 1 |
| 1882 | 126 | 2 |
| 1884 | 159 | 5 |
| 1885 | 144 | 8 |
| 1886 | 187 | 4 |
| 1888 | 177 | 2 |
| Year | TB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1872 | 114 | 6 |
| 1873 | 114 | 10 |
| 1876 | 139 | 3 |
| 1877 | 107 | 10 |
| 1878 | 105 | 9 |
| 1880 | 149 | 6 |
| 1881 | 175 | 1 |
| 1882 | 174 | 4 |
| 1884 | 258 | 2 |
| 1885 | 214 | 9 |
| 1886 | 274 | 3 |
| 1888 | 257 | 4 |
| Year | 2B | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1871 | 11 | 1 |
| 1875 | 15 | 9 |
| 1877 | 19 | 1 |
| 1878 | 12 | 7 |
| 1879 | 20 | 8 |
| 1880 | 24 | 3 |
| 1881 | 21 | 8 |
| 1882 | 29 | 2 |
| 1883 | 36 | 4 |
| 1884 | 30 | 4 |
| 1885 | 35 | 2 |
| 1886 | 35 | 3 |
| 1887 | 33 | 10 |
| 1889 | 32 | 10 |
| Year | 3B | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1872 | 7 | 2 |
| 1876 | 7 | 5 |
| 1881 | 7 | 9 |
| Year | HR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1876 | 2 | 3 |
| 1884 | 21 | 4 |
| 1885 | 7 | 7 |
| 1886 | 10 | 3 |
| 1888 | 12 | 4 |
| 1890 | 7 | 7 |
| Year | SB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1874 | 6 | 9 |
| 1876 | 17 | 2 |
| 1877 | 12 | 9 |
| 1878 | 15 | 1 |
| 1880 | 18 | 1 |
| 1881 | 22 | 1 |
| 1882 | 18 | 2 |
| 1884 | 22 | 8 |
| Year | RBI | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1872 | 50 | 2 |
| 1875 | 58 | 8 |
| 1876 | 59 | 2 |
| 1878 | 40 | 3 |
| 1880 | 74 | 1 |
| 1881 | 82 | 1 |
| 1882 | 83 | 1 |
| 1883 | 68 | 7 |
| 1884 | 102 | 2 |
| 1885 | 108 | 1 |
| 1886 | 147 | 1 |
| 1887 | 102 | 9 |
| 1888 | 84 | 6 |
| 1889 | 117 | 4 |
| 1890 | 107 | 3 |
| 1891 | 120 | 1 |
| Year | R | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1875 | 84 | 6 |
| 1876 | 63 | 6 |
| 1877 | 52 | 7 |
| 1878 | 55 | 4 |
| 1881 | 67 | 6 |
| 1884 | 108 | 10 |
| 1885 | 100 | 9 |
| 1886 | 117 | 10 |
| Year | BB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1872 | 16 | 2 |
| 1876 | 12 | 4 |
| 1877 | 9 | 6 |
| 1878 | 13 | 3 |
| 1881 | 26 | 7 |
| 1889 | 86 | 9 |
| 1890 | 113 | 1 |
| Year | IBB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1889 | 1 | 1 |
| 1891 | 1 | 1 |
| 1895 | 1 | 1 |
| Year | HBP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1872 | 3 | 1 |
| 1873 | 3 | 5 |
| 1874 | 3 | 8 |
| 1875 | 4 | 7 |
| 1876 | 4 | 2 |
| 1877 | 3 | 4 |
| 1878 | 4 | 1 |
| 1880 | 5 | 1 |
| 1881 | 5 | 1 |
| 1882 | 5 | 1 |
| 1883 | 5 | 4 |
| Year | SH | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1876 | 6 | 5 |
| 1877 | 5 | 9 |
| 1878 | 5 | 3 |
| 1880 | 7 | 4 |
| 1882 | 7 | 10 |
| 1884 | 9 | 6 |
| 1885 | 9 | 5 |
| 1891 | 11 | 9 |
| Year | SF | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1882 | 1 | 1 |
| 1883 | 1 | 1 |
| 1884 | 1 | 1 |
| 1885 | 1 | 1 |
| 1886 | 1 | 1 |
| 1887 | 2 | 1 |
| 1889 | 2 | 1 |
| 1891 | 2 | 1 |
| 1894 | 2 | 8 |
| 1895 | 2 | 1 |
| 1897 | 1 | 6 |
| Year | XBH | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1871 | 14 | 9 |
| 1872 | 17 | 8 |
| 1877 | 20 | 7 |
| 1880 | 26 | 10 |
| 1881 | 29 | 8 |
| 1882 | 38 | 6 |
| 1884 | 54 | 2 |
| 1885 | 49 | 6 |
| 1886 | 56 | 3 |
| Year | Avg | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1884 | 0.335 | 3 |
| 1885 | 0.310 | 6 |
| 1886 | 0.371 | 2 |
| 1887 | 0.348 | 5 |
| 1888 | 0.344 | 1 |
| 1890 | 0.312 | 10 |
| Year | OBP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1884 | 0.381 | 3 |
| 1885 | 0.364 | 5 |
| 1886 | 0.438 | 4 |
| 1887 | 0.421 | 5 |
| 1888 | 0.399 | 2 |
| 1889 | 0.412 | 9 |
| 1890 | 0.442 | 1 |
| Year | SLG | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1884 | 0.543 | 1 |
| 1885 | 0.461 | 5 |
| 1886 | 0.544 | 2 |
| 1887 | 0.517 | 9 |
| 1888 | 0.499 | 3 |
| Year | ISO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1884 | 0.208 | 2 |
| 1885 | 0.151 | 5 |
| 1886 | 0.173 | 4 |
| 1888 | 0.155 | 7 |
| Year | OPS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1884 | 0.924 | 2 |
| 1885 | 0.826 | 5 |
| 1886 | 0.982 | 3 |
| 1887 | 0.938 | 6 |
| 1888 | 0.898 | 1 |
| 1890 | 0.843 | 6 |
| Year | SV | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1883 | 1 | 3 |
| Year | G | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 86 | 2 |
| 1883 | 98 | 9 |
| 1884 | 112 | 10 |
| 1885 | 112 | 3 |
| 1890 | 139 | 2 |
| Year | WAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1872 | 2.4 | 2 |
| 1873 | 1.7 | 4 |
| 1876 | 3.3 | 2 |
| 1877 | 1.6 | 8 |
| 1878 | 2.1 | 6 |
| 1880 | 2.7 | 5 |
| 1881 | 4.5 | 1 |
| 1882 | 4.1 | 3 |
| 1884 | 5.2 | 3 |
| 1886 | 5.9 | 3 |
| 1888 | 4.5 | 5 |