How Cap Anson's Gross Production Average (GPA) Compares to Similar Players
Cap Anson posted a career Gross Production Average (GPA) of .289, above the league average of .246 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His best Gross Production Average (GPA) season came in 1894, posting .341, above the league average of .293 that year. The lowest point came in 1875 at .247, near the league average of .247 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .289 in 1895 to .284 in 1896 and .261 in 1897. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. One of the more consistent Gross Production Average (GPA) producers of his era, the career line shows above-average output with little season-to-season variance across 27 seasons.
Cap Anson Lifetime Gross Production Average (GPA)
Stats similar to Gross Production Average (GPA) for Cap Anson
| Cap Anson
Gross Production Average (GPA) |
|---|
| Career | 0.289 |
| Season Avg. | 0.289 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.289 |
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Cap Anson Gross Production Average (GPA) Per Season
Cap Anson's Gross Production Average (GPA) 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 Gross Production Average (GPA) by Team
Cap Anson's career Gross Production Average (GPA) totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Cap Anson Gross Production Average (GPA) Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Cap Anson's career Gross Production Average (GPA) 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 Gross Production Average (GPA) Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Cap Anson's seasonal Gross Production Average (GPA) 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 Gross Production Average (GPA) — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Cap Anson's MLB career with Gross Production Average (GPA) 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.
