How Cap Anson's Singles Compares to Similar Players
Cap Anson totaled 2,614 career Singles, well above the league average of 335.5 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Singles season came in 1888, posting 133, well above the league average of 48.0 that year. The lowest point came in 1871 at 25. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Singles total went from 128 in 1895 to 111 in 1896 and 98 in 1897, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Singles profile — ranging from 25 to 133 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Cap Anson Lifetime Singles
Stats similar to Singles for Cap Anson
| Cap Anson
Singles |
|---|
| Career | 2614 |
| Season Avg. | 96.81 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 167.78 |
| More Info | See More |
Cap Anson Singles Per Season
Cap Anson's Singles for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, 1B, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Cap Anson Singles by Team
Cap Anson's career Singles totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Cap Anson Cumulative Singles — Career Progression
A running total of Cap Anson's career Singles, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Cap Anson Singles Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Cap Anson's seasonal Singles alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Cap Anson Singles — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Cap Anson's MLB career with Singles alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
