Cap Anson and Phil Niekro Comparison

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Cap Anson Phil Niekro
Bats Right Right
Throws Right Right
Position First Base Starting Pitcher
Generation Pre-Generational The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame Yes Yes

Pitching Stats for Cap Anson and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Cap Anson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
0
Cap Anson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
1
Cap Anson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53.72
0
Cap Anson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
0
Cap Anson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
23
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
23
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2
45
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
45
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.5
4.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.35
4.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
6.17
6.17
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.46
6.17
Career
162 Game Avg.
10.5
10.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
10.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.211
0.211
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.211
Career
162 Game Avg.
12
272
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
272
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
90.67
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
90.67
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
4
91
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
91
Career
162 Game Avg.
9
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8.4
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2
45
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
45
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.5
4.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.8
4.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.67
0.67
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.67
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2
45
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
45
Cap Anson
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.5
4.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.01
4.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
23
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
23
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.25
2.25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.57
2.25
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.33
0.33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.87
0.33
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.75
0.75
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.953
0.75
Cap Anson
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
0
Cap Anson
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
0
Cap Anson
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
21
476
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
476
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
5
113
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
113
Career
162 Game Avg.
11.25
11.25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.89
11.25
Cap Anson
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
0
Cap Anson
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
0
Cap Anson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.5
1.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
19
431
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
431
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1.67
1.67
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.7
1.67
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.111
0.111
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.111
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
47.25
47.25
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.76
47.25

Fielding Stats for Cap Anson and Phil Niekro

Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
27
1.69
Career
162 Game Avg.
24
1.69
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2593
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
126
7.87
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
7.87
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
66888
4178.89
Career
162 Game Avg.
16213
4178.89
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22296
1392.96
Career
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
1392.96
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22572
1410.21
Career
162 Game Avg.
386
1410.21
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1612
100.71
Career
162 Game Avg.
878
100.71
Career
162 Game Avg.
976
60.98
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
37
60.98
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
25160
1571.89
Career
162 Game Avg.
1301
1571.89
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24184
1510.92
Career
162 Game Avg.
1264
1510.92
Career
162 Game Avg.
96.12
96.12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.16
96.12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
9.327
9.327
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.463
9.327
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1283
80.16
Career
162 Game Avg.
83
80.16
Career
162 Game Avg.
98
6.12
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0
6.12
Cap Anson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
38
2.37
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0
2.37
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1.5
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
1.5

Hitting Stats for Cap Anson and Phil Niekro

Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
27
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2524
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
11331
727
Career
162 Game Avg.
1707
727
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
10281
660
Career
162 Game Avg.
1537
660
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.334
0.334
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.334
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.862
0.862
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.862
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3435
220
Career
162 Game Avg.
260
220
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2614
168
Career
162 Game Avg.
210
168
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
582
37
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
37
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
142
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
821
53
Career
162 Game Avg.
50
53
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.009
0.009
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0.009
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.028
0.028
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0.028
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1898.81
121.87
Career
162 Game Avg.
55.59
121.87
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4592
295
Career
162 Game Avg.
325
295
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4451
286
Career
162 Game Avg.
289
286
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.393
0.393
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.393
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.447
0.447
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.447
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.839
0.839
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.839
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.113
0.113
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0.113
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.288
0.288
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.288
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.857
0.857
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.857
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.339
0.339
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.339
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1999
128
Career
162 Game Avg.
80
128
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2075
133
Career
162 Game Avg.
109
133
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3977
255
Career
162 Game Avg.
182
255
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2041.38
131.02
Career
162 Game Avg.
34.77
131.02
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
32
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
12
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
984
63
Career
162 Game Avg.
17
63
Cap Anson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
330
21
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
314
21
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34.34
34.34
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.44
34.34
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.98
2.98
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.05
2.98
Career
162 Game Avg.
34
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
2
Cap Anson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
6
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
277
18
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
293
19
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
94.54
94.54
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
94.54