Cap Anson and Jesse Burkett Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Cap Anson or Jesse Burkett? It is a simple question that does not always have a simple answer. I assume that if you are here, you have questions about who is best in your match up or you need help changing someone's mind. I can't guarantee it will work, but good luck nonetheless.

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Cap Anson Jesse Burkett
Bats Right Left
Throws Right Left
Position First Base Left Field
Generation Pre-Generational Pre-Generational
Hall of Fame Yes Yes

Hitting Stats for Cap Anson and Jesse Burkett

Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
27
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
16
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2524
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
2067
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
11331
727
Career
162 Game Avg.
9620
727
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
10281
660
Career
162 Game Avg.
8426
660
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.334
0.334
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.338
0.334
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.862
0.862
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.897
0.862
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3435
220
Career
162 Game Avg.
2850
220
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2614
168
Career
162 Game Avg.
2273
168
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
582
37
Career
162 Game Avg.
320
37
Career
162 Game Avg.
142
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
75
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
821
53
Career
162 Game Avg.
577
53
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.009
0.009
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.009
0.009
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.028
0.028
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.026
0.028
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1898.81
121.87
Career
162 Game Avg.
1734
121.87
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4592
295
Career
162 Game Avg.
3759
295
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4451
286
Career
162 Game Avg.
3954
286
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.393
0.393
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.411
0.393
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.447
0.447
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.446
0.447
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.839
0.839
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.857
0.839
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.113
0.113
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.108
0.113
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.288
0.288
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.296
0.288
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.857
0.857
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.942
0.857
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.339
0.339
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.359
0.339
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1999
128
Career
162 Game Avg.
1720
128
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2075
133
Career
162 Game Avg.
952
133
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3977
255
Career
162 Game Avg.
2597
255
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2041.38
131.02
Career
162 Game Avg.
1837.33
131.02
Career
162 Game Avg.
32
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
75
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
984
63
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1029
63
Cap Anson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Jesse Burkett
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
330
21
Career
162 Game Avg.
613
21
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34.34
34.34
Career
162 Game Avg.
15.69
34.34
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.98
2.98
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.68
2.98
Career
162 Game Avg.
34
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
90
2
Cap Anson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Jesse Burkett
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
6
0
Jesse Burkett
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
277
18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
389
18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16
1
Jesse Burkett
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
293
19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
389
19
Career
162 Game Avg.
94.54
94.54
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
100
94.54

Fielding Stats for Cap Anson and Jesse Burkett

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162 Game Avg.
27
1.69
Career
162 Game Avg.
16
1.69
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162 Game Avg.
2593
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
2080
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
126
7.87
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
295
7.87
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
66888
4178.89
Career
162 Game Avg.
54684
4178.89
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22296
1392.96
Career
162 Game Avg.
18228
1392.96
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22572
1410.21
Career
162 Game Avg.
3966
1410.21
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1612
100.71
Career
162 Game Avg.
309
100.71
Career
162 Game Avg.
976
60.98
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
388
60.98
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
25160
1571.89
Career
162 Game Avg.
4663
1571.89
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24184
1510.92
Career
162 Game Avg.
4275
1510.92
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
96.12
96.12
Career
162 Game Avg.
91.68
96.12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
9.327
9.327
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.055
9.327
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1283
80.16
Career
162 Game Avg.
64
80.16
Career
162 Game Avg.
98
6.12
Jesse Burkett
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0
6.12
Cap Anson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Jesse Burkett
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
38
2.37
Jesse Burkett
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0
2.37
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1.5
Jesse Burkett
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
1.5

Pitching Stats for Cap Anson and Jesse Burkett

Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
23
68
Cap Anson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
14
0
Cap Anson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
11
1
Cap Anson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
21.43
0
Cap Anson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6
0
Cap Anson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Jesse Burkett
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
23
Jesse Burkett
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
23
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2
45
Career
162 Game Avg.
76
45
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
4.5
4.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.56
4.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
6.17
6.17
Career
162 Game Avg.
6.27
6.17
Career
162 Game Avg.
10.5
10.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4.59
10.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.211
0.211
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.283
0.211
Career
162 Game Avg.
12
272
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
369
272
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
90.67
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
123
90.67
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
4
91
Career
162 Game Avg.
144
91
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
9
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
10.54
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2
45
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
45
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.5
4.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.22
4.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.67
0.67
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.13
0.67
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2
45
Career
162 Game Avg.
94
45
Cap Anson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Jesse Burkett
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
4.5
4.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
6.88
4.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
23
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
84
23
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.25
2.25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6.15
2.25
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.33
0.33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.65
0.33
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.75
0.75
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.447
0.75
Cap Anson
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
16
0
Cap Anson
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
14
0
Cap Anson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Jesse Burkett
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
21
476
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
617
476
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
5
113
Career
162 Game Avg.
129
113
Career
162 Game Avg.
11.25
11.25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
9.44
11.25
Cap Anson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Jesse Burkett
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Jesse Burkett
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Jesse Burkett
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1.5
1.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.935
1.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
19
431
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
509
431
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1.67
1.67
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.61
1.67
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.111
0.111
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.332
0.111
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
47.25
47.25
Career
162 Game Avg.
45.15
47.25