Cap Anson was born on Saturday, April 17, 1852, in Marshalltown, Iowa. Anson was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 6, 1876, with the Chicago White Stockings. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Cap Anson baseball stats page.
"The very name 'Cap Anson' is synonymous with 19th century baseball. The slugging first baseman-manager of the Chicago White Stockings batted better than .300 19 times in his 22-year major league career." - National Baseball Hall of Fame
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Cap AnsonCap Anson Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1883 | 31 | White Stockings | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1884 | 32 | White Stockings | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 18.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
2 Years | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.50 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.0 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Cap AnsonCap Anson Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1876 | 24 | White Stockings | 66 | 309 | 63 | 110 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 12 | - | 8 | - | - | 0 | - | .356 | .380 | .450 |
1877 | 25 | White Stockings | 59 | 255 | 52 | 86 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 9 | - | 3 | - | - | 0 | - | .337 | .360 | .420 |
1878 | 26 | White Stockings | 60 | 261 | 55 | 89 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 13 | - | 1 | - | - | 0 | - | .341 | .372 | .402 |
1879 | 27 | White Stockings | 51 | 227 | 40 | 72 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | 0 | - | .317 | .323 | .414 |
1880 | 28 | White Stockings | 86 | 356 | 54 | 120 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 14 | - | 12 | - | - | 0 | - | .337 | .362 | .419 |
1881 | 29 | White Stockings | 84 | 343 | 67 | 137 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 82 | 26 | - | 4 | - | - | 0 | - | .399 | .442 | .510 |
1882 | 30 | White Stockings | 82 | 348 | 69 | 126 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 83 | 20 | - | 7 | - | - | 0 | - | .362 | .397 | .500 |
1883 | 31 | White Stockings | 98 | 413 | 70 | 127 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 18 | - | 9 | - | - | 0 | - | .308 | .336 | .419 |
1884 | 32 | White Stockings | 112 | 475 | 108 | 159 | 30 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 102 | 29 | - | 13 | - | - | 0 | - | .335 | .373 | .543 |
1885 | 33 | White Stockings | 112 | 464 | 100 | 144 | 35 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 108 | 34 | - | 13 | - | - | 0 | - | .310 | .357 | .461 |
1886 | 34 | White Stockings | 125 | 504 | 117 | 187 | 35 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 147 | 55 | - | 19 | - | - | 0 | - | .371 | .433 | .544 |
1887 | 35 | White Stockings | 122 | 472 | 107 | 164 | 33 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 102 | 60 | - | 18 | - | - | 1 | - | .347 | .422 | .390 |
1888 | 36 | White Stockings | 134 | 515 | 101 | 177 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 84 | 47 | - | 24 | - | - | 1 | - | .344 | .400 | .499 |
1889 | 37 | White Stockings | 134 | 518 | 100 | 177 | 32 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 117 | 86 | - | 19 | - | - | 5 | - | .342 | .440 | .471 |
1890 | 38 | Colts | 139 | 504 | 95 | 157 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 107 | 113 | - | 23 | - | - | 6 | - | .312 | .443 | .401 |
1891 | 39 | Colts | 136 | 540 | 81 | 157 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 120 | 75 | - | 29 | - | - | 1 | - | .291 | .378 | .409 |
1892 | 40 | Colts | 146 | 559 | 62 | 152 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 67 | - | 30 | - | - | 4 | - | .272 | .354 | .354 |
1893 | 41 | Colts | 103 | 398 | 70 | 125 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 68 | - | 12 | - | - | 1 | - | .314 | .415 | .384 |
1894 | 42 | Colts | 83 | 340 | 82 | 132 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 99 | 40 | - | 15 | 7 | - | 3 | - | .388 | .457 | .538 |
1895 | 43 | Colts | 122 | 474 | 87 | 159 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 91 | 55 | - | 23 | 13 | - | 3 | - | .335 | .408 | .422 |
1896 | 44 | Colts | 108 | 402 | 72 | 133 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 90 | 49 | - | 10 | 5 | - | 3 | - | .331 | .407 | .400 |
1897 | 45 | Colts | 114 | 424 | 67 | 121 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 75 | 60 | - | - | 9 | - | 4 | - | .285 | .379 | .361 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
22 Years | 2,276 | 9,101 | 1,719 | 3,011 | 528 | 124 | 97 | 1 | 1,879 | 952 | - | 294 | 34 | - | 32 | - | .331 | .396 | .448 |
Cap AnsonCap Anson Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1876 White Stockings | 3B | 66 | - | 150 | 332 | 5.0 | 282 | 135 | 147 | 50 | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .849 | 50.76 |
1876 White Stockings | C | 2 | - | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 1 | 1.000 | 9.00 |
1877 White Stockings | 3B | 40 | - | 60 | 171 | 4.3 | 151 | 74 | 77 | 20 | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .883 | 67.95 |
1877 White Stockings | C | 31 | - | 0 | 166 | 5.4 | 144 | 103 | 41 | 22 | 5 | 26 | - | - | .867 | 0.00 |
1878 White Stockings | 2B | 9 | - | 21 | 55 | 6.1 | 48 | 22 | 26 | 7 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .873 | 61.71 |
1878 White Stockings | 3B | 3 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 2.7 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .625 | 15.00 |
1878 White Stockings | C | 3 | - | 39 | 19 | 6.3 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | - | - | .947 | 12.46 |
1879 White Stockings | 1B | 51 | - | 48 | 644 | 12.6 | 628 | 620 | 8 | 16 | 26 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .975 | 353.25 |
1880 White Stockings | 1B | 81 | - | 60 | 901 | 11.1 | 881 | 866 | 15 | 20 | 28 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 396.45 |
1880 White Stockings | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1880 White Stockings | 3B | 9 | - | 12 | 32 | 3.6 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .875 | 63.00 |
1880 White Stockings | SS | 1 | - | 3 | 4 | 4.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .750 | 27.00 |
1881 White Stockings | 1B | 84 | - | 72 | 959 | 11.4 | 935 | 892 | 43 | 24 | 48 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .975 | 350.63 |
1881 White Stockings | C | 2 | - | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 1.000 | 9.00 |
1881 White Stockings | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1882 White Stockings | 1B | 82 | - | 135 | 882 | 10.8 | 837 | 810 | 27 | 45 | 42 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .949 | 167.40 |
1882 White Stockings | C | 1 | - | 9 | 4 | 4.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | .750 | 9.00 |
1883 White Stockings | 1B | 98 | - | 120 | 1,112 | 11.3 | 1,072 | 1,031 | 41 | 40 | 59 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .964 | 241.20 |
1883 White Stockings | C | 1 | - | 6 | 4 | 4.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | - | .500 | 9.00 |
1883 White Stockings | P | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.00 |
1883 White Stockings | RF | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1884 White Stockings | 1B | 112 | - | 174 | 1,309 | 11.7 | 1,251 | 1,211 | 40 | 58 | 86 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .956 | 194.12 |
1884 White Stockings | C | 3 | - | 12 | 11 | 3.7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | - | - | .727 | 18.00 |
1884 White Stockings | P | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
1884 White Stockings | SS | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .800 | 36.00 |
1885 White Stockings | 1B | 112 | - | 171 | 1,349 | 12.0 | 1,292 | 1,253 | 39 | 57 | 62 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .958 | 204.00 |
1885 White Stockings | C | 1 | - | 6 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 1 | 1.000 | 9.00 |
1886 White Stockings | 1B | 125 | - | 144 | 1,302 | 10.4 | 1,254 | 1,188 | 66 | 48 | 69 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .963 | 235.13 |
1886 White Stockings | C | 12 | - | 96 | 55 | 4.6 | 50 | 32 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 9 | - | - | .909 | 14.06 |
1887 White Stockings | 1B | 122 | - | 108 | 1,338 | 11.0 | 1,302 | 1,232 | 70 | 36 | 75 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .973 | 325.50 |
1887 White Stockings | C | 1 | - | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | - | .500 | 9.00 |
1888 White Stockings | 1B | 134 | - | 60 | 1,399 | 10.4 | 1,379 | 1,314 | 65 | 20 | 85 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 620.55 |
1889 White Stockings | 1B | 134 | - | 81 | 1,515 | 11.3 | 1,488 | 1,409 | 79 | 27 | 73 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 496.00 |
1890 Colts | 1B | 135 | - | 93 | 1,425 | 10.6 | 1,394 | 1,345 | 49 | 31 | 61 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 404.71 |
1890 Colts | 2B | 2 | - | 3 | 13 | 6.5 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .923 | 108.00 |
1890 Colts | C | 3 | - | 27 | 11 | 3.7 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | 1 | 1.000 | 11.00 |
1891 Colts | 1B | 136 | - | 87 | 1,515 | 11.1 | 1,486 | 1,407 | 79 | 29 | 86 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 461.17 |
1891 Colts | C | 2 | - | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 1.000 | 13.50 |
1892 Colts | 1B | 146 | - | 132 | 1,602 | 11.0 | 1,558 | 1,491 | 67 | 44 | 62 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .973 | 318.68 |
1893 Colts | 1B | 101 | - | 60 | 1,061 | 10.5 | 1,041 | 997 | 44 | 20 | 59 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 468.45 |
1894 Colts | 1B | 82 | - | 24 | 794 | 9.7 | 786 | 739 | 47 | 8 | 52 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 884.25 |
1894 Colts | 2B | 1 | - | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1895 Colts | 1B | 122 | - | 57 | 1,255 | 10.3 | 1,236 | 1,176 | 60 | 19 | 82 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 585.47 |
1896 Colts | 1B | 98 | - | 48 | 950 | 9.7 | 934 | 880 | 54 | 16 | 67 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 525.38 |
1896 Colts | C | 10 | - | 63 | 33 | 3.3 | 29 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | .879 | 12.43 |
1897 Colts | 1B | 103 | - | 75 | 1,020 | 9.9 | 995 | 933 | 62 | 25 | 67 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .975 | 358.20 |
1897 Colts | C | 11 | - | 108 | 51 | 4.6 | 49 | 36 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 6 | - | - | .961 | 12.25 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1B Totals | 2,058 | 0 | 1,749 | 22,332 | 10.9 | 21,749 | 20,794 | 955 | 583 | 1,189 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 335.75 | |
3B Totals | 118 | 0 | 231 | 543 | 4.6 | 466 | 223 | 243 | 77 | 18 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .858 | 54.47 | |
C Totals | 83 | 0 | 387 | 365 | 4.4 | 324 | 232 | 92 | 41 | 11 | 63 | n/a | 5 | .888 | 22.60 | |
2B Totals | 13 | 0 | 24 | 73 | 5.6 | 65 | 33 | 32 | 8 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .890 | 73.13 | |
SS Totals | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 3.0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .778 | 31.50 | |
P Totals | 3 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 | |
RF Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 | |
22 Years | 2,279 | 1 | 2,409 | 23,325 | 10.2 | 22,614 | 21,286 | 1,328 | 711 | 1,222 | 63 | n/a | 5 | .970 | 253.46 |
Cap AnsonCap Anson Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1876 White Stockings | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 154.5 | 38.6 | 5.2 | - | - | - |
1877 White Stockings | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 85.0 | 8.0 | - | - | - |
1878 White Stockings | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 261.0 | 6.5 | - | - | - |
1879 White Stockings | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 113.5 | 6.7 | - | - | - |
1880 White Stockings | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 356.0 | 29.7 | 4.8 | - | - | - |
1881 White Stockings | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 343.0 | 85.8 | 4.2 | - | - | - |
1882 White Stockings | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 348.0 | 49.7 | 4.2 | - | - | - |
1883 White Stockings | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 45.9 | 6.1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
1884 White Stockings | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 22.6 | 36.5 | 4.7 | 1.00 | 9.00 | 9.00 |
1885 White Stockings | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 66.3 | 35.7 | 4.3 | - | - | - |
1886 White Stockings | 29 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 50.4 | 26.5 | 3.4 | - | - | - |
1887 White Stockings | 27 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 67.4 | 26.2 | 4.6 | - | - | - |
1888 White Stockings | 28 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 42.9 | 21.5 | 6.1 | - | - | - |
1889 White Stockings | 27 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 74.0 | 27.3 | 4.4 | - | - | - |
1890 Colts | 29 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 72.0 | 21.9 | 4.7 | - | - | - |
1891 Colts | 17 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 67.5 | 18.6 | 4.5 | - | - | - |
1892 Colts | 13 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 559.0 | 18.6 | 7.6 | - | - | - |
1893 Colts | 13 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 33.2 | 4.4 | - | - | - |
1894 Colts | 17 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 68.0 | 22.7 | 3.4 | - | - | - |
1895 Colts | 12 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 237.0 | 20.6 | 5.2 | - | - | - |
1896 Colts | 24 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 201.0 | 40.2 | 4.5 | - | - | - |
1897 Colts | 11 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 141.3 | 0.0 | 5.7 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
22 Years | 247 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 93.8 | 31.0 | 4.8 | 0.50 | 2.25 | 4.50 |
Cap AnsonCap Anson Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1876 Chicago White Stockings | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1877 Chicago White Stockings | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1878 Chicago White Stockings | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1879 Chicago White Stockings | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1880 Chicago White Stockings | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1881 Chicago White Stockings | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1882 Chicago White Stockings | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1883 Chicago White Stockings | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1884 Chicago White Stockings | n/a | $2,500.00 | n/a | n/a |
1885 Chicago White Stockings | n/a | $3,000.00 | n/a | n/a |
1886 Chicago White Stockings | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1887 Chicago White Stockings | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1888 Chicago White Stockings | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1889 Chicago White Stockings | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1890 Chicago Colts | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1891 Chicago Colts | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1892 Chicago Colts | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1893 Chicago Colts | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1894 Chicago Colts | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1895 Chicago Colts | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1896 Chicago Colts | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1897 Chicago Colts | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
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