How Cap Anson's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Cap Anson posted a career ERA of 4.5, above the league average of 3.83 — a level that fell short of typical league production. Across 2 seasons, the ERA arc showed a disappointing start, with limited data making longer-term conclusions premature. With 2 seasons of data, the ERA arc was below league norms — too limited for reliable trend analysis. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from .000 to 18.0 — though the career average fell below league norms.
Cap Anson Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Cap Anson
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ERA | Cap Anson
Component ERA | Cap Anson
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 4.5 | 6.17 | 10.5 |
| Season Avg. | 4.5 | 6.17 | 10.5 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 4.5 | 6.17 | 10.5 |
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Cap Anson ERA Per Season
Cap Anson's ERA 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 ERA by Team
Cap Anson's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Cap Anson ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Cap Anson's career ERA shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Cap Anson ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Cap Anson's seasonal ERA 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 ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Cap Anson's MLB career with ERA 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.
