How Cap Anson's Times on Base Compares to Similar Players
Cap Anson totaled 4,451 career Times on Base, well above the league average of 649.3 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Times on Base season came in 1890, posting 276, well above the league average of 135.9 that year. The lowest point came in 1871 at 41. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Times on Base total went from 217 in 1895 to 185 in 1896 and 185 in 1897, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Times on Base profile — ranging from 41 to 276 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Cap Anson Lifetime Times on Base
Stats similar to Times on Base for Cap Anson
| Cap Anson
Times on Base |
|---|
| Career | 4451 |
| Season Avg. | 164.85 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 285.68 |
| More Info | See More |
Cap Anson Times on Base Per Season
Cap Anson's Times on Base 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 Times on Base by Team
Cap Anson's career Times on Base totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Cap Anson Cumulative Times on Base — Career Progression
A running total of Cap Anson's career Times on Base, 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 Times on Base Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Cap Anson's seasonal Times on Base 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 Times on Base — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Cap Anson's MLB career with Times on Base 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.
