How Cap Anson's Home Runs Compares to Similar Players
Cap Anson totaled 97 career Home Runs, well above the league average of 38.9 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Home Runs season came in 1884, posting 21, well above the league average of 2.3 that year. The lowest point came in 1871 at 0. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Home Runs total went from 2 in 1895 to 2 in 1896 and 3 in 1897, rising over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Home Runs profile — ranging from 0 to 21 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Cap Anson Lifetime Home Runs and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Home Runs for Cap Anson
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Home Runs | Cap Anson
Home Runs Per at Bat | Cap Anson
Home Runs Per Hit |
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| Career | 97 | 0.009 | 0.028 |
| Season Avg. | 3.59 | 0.009 | 0.028 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 6.23 | 0.009 | 0.028 |
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Cap Anson Home Runs Per Season
Cap Anson's Home Runs 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 Home Runs by Team
Cap Anson's career Home Runs totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Cap Anson Cumulative Home Runs — Career Progression
A running total of Cap Anson's career Home Runs, 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 Home Runs Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Cap Anson's seasonal Home Runs 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 Home Runs — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Cap Anson's MLB career with Home Runs 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.
