How Cap Anson's Runs Compares to Similar Players
Cap Anson totaled 1,999 career Runs, well above the league average of 234.1 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Runs season came in 1886, posting 117, well above the league average of 42.4 that year. The lowest point came in 1871 at 29. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Runs total went from 87 in 1895 to 72 in 1896 and 67 in 1897, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Runs profile — ranging from 29 to 117 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Cap Anson Lifetime Runs and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Runs for Cap Anson
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| Career | 1999 | 1898.81 | 3977 | 2041.38 |
| Season Avg. | 74.04 | 70.33 | 147.3 | 75.61 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 128.3 | 121.87 | 255.26 | 131.02 |
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Cap Anson Runs Per Season
Cap Anson's 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 Runs by Team
Cap Anson's career Runs totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Cap Anson Cumulative Runs — Career Progression
A running total of Cap Anson's career 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 Runs Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Cap Anson's seasonal 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 Runs — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Cap Anson's MLB career with 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.
