How Cap Anson's Walks Compares to Similar Players

Cap Anson totaled 984 career Walks, well above the league average of 164.7 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Walks season came in 1890, posting 113, well above the league average of 34.1 that year. The lowest point came in 1871 at 2. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Walks total went from 55 in 1895 to 49 in 1896 and 60 in 1897, rising over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Walks profile — ranging from 2 to 113 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

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Cap Anson Walks Per Season

Cap Anson's Walks 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 Walks per season line chart

Cap Anson Walks by Team

Cap Anson's career Walks totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Cap Anson career Walks by team bar chart

Cap Anson Cumulative Walks — Career Progression

A running total of Cap Anson's career Walks, 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 Walks year-over-year waterfall chart

Cap Anson Walks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Cap Anson's seasonal Walks 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 Walks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Cap Anson Walks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Cap Anson's MLB career with Walks 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.
Cap Anson Walks season-by-season breakdown table