Hank Aaron vs. Cap Anson — Career Comparison

Hank Aaron
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueHall of FameRight FielderGold GloveMVPAll-Star
Cap Anson
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Hank Aaron and Cap Anson are closely matched on the surface stats. Hank Aaron posted stronger numbers in OPS (.941 vs .841) and slugging (.555 vs .447). Cap Anson had the advantage in on-base percentage (.394 vs .387). By the career numbers, Hank Aaron had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Hank Aaron and Cap Anson

Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
23
23
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3298
141.95
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
2524
133.65
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13940
600
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
11331
600
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12364
532.17
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10281
544.4
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.934
0.934
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.862
0.862
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3771
162.31
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3435
181.89
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
2294
98.74
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2614
138.42
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
624
26.86
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
582
30.82
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
98
4.22
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
7.52
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
755
32.5
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
97
5.14
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1477
63.57
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
821
43.47
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2507.85
107.94
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
1898.81
100.55
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6856
295.09
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
4592
243.16
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5205
224.03
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4451
235.69
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.555
0.555
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.447
0.447
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.928
0.928
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.841
0.841
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.948
0.948
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.857
0.857
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2174
93.57
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1999
105.85
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2297
98.87
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2075
109.88
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
3716
159.94
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3977
210.59
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2493.81
107.34
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2041.38
108.1
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
32
1.38
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
1.69
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1402
60.34
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
984
52.1
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
12.61
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
1383
59.53
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
330
17.47
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
10.08
10.08
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.34
34.34
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
1.01
1.01
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
2.98
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
21
0.9
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
1.8
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
5.21
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
328
14.12
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
0.32
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
240
10.33
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
14.67
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
3.14
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
16
0.85
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
313
13.47
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
293
15.51
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
76.68
76.68
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94.54
94.54

Fielding Stats for Hank Aaron and Cap Anson

Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
23
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3020
1.04
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2593
1.05
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2977
1.03
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.05
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78414
27
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
66888
27
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26138
9
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22296
9
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
7436
2.56
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22572
9.11
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
429
0.15
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1612
0.65
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.05
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
976
0.39
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
8009
2.76
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25160
10.16
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
7865
2.71
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24184
9.76
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.2
98.2
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.12
96.12
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.604
2.604
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.327
9.327
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.58
98.58
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
0.08
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1283
0.52
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.04
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.02
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.01