Cap Anson
Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Cap Anson
OOTP Player Page
Nickname:
Pop
Birthdate:
April 17, 1852 (145 y, 6 m, 14 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 Popup
Player Awards
None
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink92
Grey Ink406
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Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year GS Rank
1873 52 5
1874 55 1
1875 69 6
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
1890 139 1
1891 136 10
Year PA Rank
1873 265 6
1874 268 4
1875 336 4
1876 328 4
1877 271 8
1878 282 3
1880 379 3
1881 378 2
1882 377 9
1884 515 7
1885 509 9
1890 633 7
Year AB Rank
1873 254 6
1874 259 4
1875 326 4
1876 309 5
1877 255 10
1878 261 5
1880 356 3
1881 343 3
1882 348 10
1883 413 9
1884 475 5
1885 464 9
Year Hits Rank
1872 90 1
1873 101 1
1874 87 2
1875 106 5
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 2
1887 164 8
1888 177 2
1890 157 10
1891 157 10
Year TB Rank
1872 114 3
1873 114 4
1874 101 2
1875 127 5
1876 139 2
1877 107 7
1878 105 4
1880 149 3
1881 175 1
1882 174 1
1884 258 2
1885 214 4
1886 274 1
1887 244 5
1888 257 4
1891 221 9
Year 2B Rank
1872 10 6
1873 9 7
1874 8 6
1875 15 3
1877 19 1
1878 12 3
1879 20 5
1880 24 2
1881 21 3
1882 29 2
1883 36 3
1884 30 1
1885 35 1
1886 35 1
1887 33 6
1889 32 6
1891 24 10
Year 3B Rank
1872 7 1
1873 2 10
1874 3 2
1875 3 8
1876 7 2
1878 2 10
1881 7 3
1882 8 8
1888 12 9
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 7
1891 8 10
Year SB Rank
1872 6 7
1874 6 2
1875 11 6
1876 11 2
1877 8 4
1878 9 1
1880 11 1
1881 14 1
1882 11 2
1883 11 3
1884 14 5
1885 13 7
Year RBI Rank
1872 50 2
1873 36 7
1874 37 1
1875 58 3
1876 59 2
1877 32 9
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 6
1888 84 5
1889 117 3
1890 107 2
1891 120 1
1896 90 9
Year R Rank
1872 60 9
1873 53 9
1874 51 4
1875 84 1
1876 63 5
1877 52 5
1878 55 2
1880 54 7
1881 67 4
1882 69 8
1884 108 7
1885 100 7
1886 117 7
Year BB Rank
1872 16 2
1873 5 5
1874 4 5
1875 4 5
1876 12 3
1877 9 4
1878 13 3
1880 14 6
1881 26 2
1882 20 8
1889 86 4
1890 113 1
1891 75 8
1897 60 8
Year IBB Rank
1889 1 1
1891 1 1
1895 1 1
Year HBP Rank
1872 1 6
1873 2 1
1874 1 1
1875 1 1
1876 2 1
1877 3 1
1878 3 1
1880 3 1
1881 3 1
1882 2 1
1883 2 1
Year SH Rank
1873 4 1
1874 4 1
1875 5 4
1876 5 2
1877 4 7
1878 5 1
1880 6 2
1881 6 1
1882 6 5
1883 7 4
1884 8 4
1885 8 8
1886 9 10
1891 10 2
Year SF Rank
1882 1 1
1883 1 1
1884 1 1
1885 1 1
1886 1 1
1887 2 1
1889 2 1
1890 1 9
1891 2 1
1894 2 6
1895 2 1
1897 1 4
Year XBH Rank
1872 17 4
1873 11 8
1874 11 7
1875 18 7
1876 18 7
1877 20 5
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 5
1888 44 5
1889 46 9
1891 40 10
Year Avg Rank
1884 0.335 3
1885 0.310 4
1886 0.371 2
1887 0.348 2
1888 0.344 1
1889 0.311 7
1890 0.312 6
1891 0.291 10
Year OBP Rank
1884 0.375 4
1885 0.359 4
1886 0.434 3
1887 0.421 3
1888 0.399 2
1889 0.412 6
1890 0.442 1
1891 0.377 8
Year SLG Rank
1884 0.543 1
1885 0.461 3
1886 0.544 1
1887 0.517 4
1888 0.499 3
1889 0.440 9
Year ISO Rank
1884 0.208 2
1885 0.151 3
1886 0.173 2
1887 0.170 6
1888 0.155 5
Year OPS Rank
1884 0.918 2
1885 0.821 4
1886 0.978 2
1887 0.938 2
1888 0.898 1
1889 0.853 7
1890 0.843 3
1891 0.786 8
Year SV Rank
1883 1 2
Year G Rank
1873 52 5
1874 55 1
1875 69 6
1876 66 6
1877 59 9
1878 60 8
1880 86 1
1881 84 1
1883 98 2
1884 112 6
1885 112 3
1890 139 1
1891 136 10
Year WAR Rank
1872 2.2 1
1873 2.0 1
1874 1.6 2
1875 1.7 5
1876 3.0 2
1877 1.7 7
1878 2.0 3
1880 2.8 2
1881 4.7 1
1882 3.3 1
1884 4.4 1
1885 2.8 3
1886 5.7 2
1887 3.6 5
1888 4.8 3
1889 3.5 10
1890 3.9 7
Year K (Low) Rank
1875 2 7
1879 2 5