Cap Anson

6'0" · 227 lbsBorn April 17, 18521876–1897

MLB Stats

Sport-specific career totals from the active profile tables, with VAL shown whenever the sport has a value file.

MLB profile

Peak 3Y VAL

16.4

1884, 1886, 1888 avg

Career VAL

214.1

Value Above League

Games

2,276

Hits

3,011

Home Runs

Runs Batted In

1,879

Batting Avg

.331

ERA

4.50

Strikeouts

Career boards only, within MLB

On the MLB Career Dominance board — top-25 in more than one all-time category at once.

Cross-sport prominence: 99.5th percentile among MLB careers — a within-sport percentile, because career value is not comparable across sports.

Franchise face

Season	Age	Team	GP	OPS+	ERA+	VAL
1876	23–24	CHC	—	177	—	8.4
1877	24–25	CHC	—	149	—	4.6
1878	25–26	CHC	—	160	—	5.6
1879	26–27	CHC	—	145	—	4.2
1880	27–28	CHC	—	167	—	9.2
1881	28–29	CHC	—	203	—	9.2
1882	29–30	CHC	—	188	—	9
1883	30–31	CHC	—	135	—	7
1884	31–32	CHC	—	193	17	15.9
1885	32–33	CHC	—	169	—	13.8
1886	33–34	CHC	—	202	—	17.1
1887	34–35	CHC	—	169	—	12.1
1888	35–36	CHC	—	197	—	16.1
1889	36–37	CHC	—	163	—	13.3
1890	37–38	CHC	—	153	—	11.9
1891	38–39	CHC	—	138	—	11.6
1892	39–40	CHC	—	120	—	7.9
1893	40–41	CHC	—	120	—	6.5
1894	41–42	CHC	—	145	—	8.1
1895	42–43	CHC	—	120	—	8
1896	43–44	CHC	—	120	—	7.9
1897	44–45	CHC	—	101	—	6.7