How Cap Anson's On Base Percentage (OBP) Compares to Similar Players
Cap Anson posted a career On Base Percentage (OBP) of .394, above the league average of .328 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His best On Base Percentage (OBP) season came in 1894, posting .457, above the league average of .395 that year. The lowest point came in 1879 at .323, near the league average of .342 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .408 in 1895 to .408 in 1896 and .379 in 1897. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained above league norms across 27 seasons.
Cap Anson Lifetime On Base Percentage (OBP)
Stats similar to On Base Percentage (OBP) for Cap Anson
| Cap Anson
On Base Percentage (OBP) |
|---|
| Career | 0.394 |
| Season Avg. | 0.394 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.394 |
| More Info | See More |
Cap Anson On Base Percentage (OBP) Per Season
Cap Anson's On Base Percentage (OBP) 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 On Base Percentage (OBP) by Team
Cap Anson's career On Base Percentage (OBP) totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Cap Anson On Base Percentage (OBP) Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Cap Anson's career On Base Percentage (OBP) 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 On Base Percentage (OBP) Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Cap Anson's seasonal On Base Percentage (OBP) 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 On Base Percentage (OBP) — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Cap Anson's MLB career with On Base Percentage (OBP) 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.
