How Cap Anson's Chances Accepted Compares to Similar Players

Cap Anson totaled 24,184 career Chances Accepted, well above the league average of 1,169.9 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Chances Accepted season came in 1892, posting 1,558, well above the league average of 389.4 that year. The lowest point came in 1871 at 114. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Chances Accepted total went from 1,236 in 1895 to 963 in 1896 and 1,044 in 1897, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Chances Accepted profile — ranging from 114 to 1,558 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Cap Anson Lifetime Chances Accepted

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Cap Anson Chances Accepted Per Season

Cap Anson's Chances Accepted 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 Chances Accepted per season line chart

Cap Anson Chances Accepted by Team

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

Cap Anson Cumulative Chances Accepted — Career Progression

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

Cap Anson Chances Accepted Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Cap Anson Chances Accepted — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Cap Anson's MLB career with Chances Accepted 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 Chances Accepted season-by-season breakdown table