Pete Alonso vs. Cap Anson — Career Comparison

Pete Alonso
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star
Cap Anson
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Pete Alonso and Cap Anson are closely matched on the surface stats. Pete Alonso posted stronger numbers in OPS (.864 vs .841) and slugging (.516 vs .447). Cap Anson had the advantage in on-base percentage (.394 vs .348). By the career numbers, Pete Alonso had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Pete Alonso and Cap Anson

Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1007
139.99
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2524
133.65
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
4316
600
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11331
600
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
3763
523.12
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10281
544.4
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
0.861
0.861
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
951
132.21
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3435
181.89
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
496
68.95
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2614
138.42
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
183
25.44
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
582
30.82
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.11
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
7.52
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
36.7
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
97
5.14
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PAverified
455
63.25
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
821
43.47
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.478
0.478
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
671.71
93.38
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1898.81
100.55
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1942
269.97
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4592
243.16
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
1470
204.36
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4451
235.69
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.447
0.447
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.841
0.841
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
0.848
0.848
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
580
80.63
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1999
105.85
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
712
98.98
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2075
109.88
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
1028
142.91
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3977
210.59
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
642.8
89.36
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2041.38
108.1
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
13.9
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
32
1.69
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PAverified
419
58.25
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
984
52.1
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
6.53
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
984
136.79
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
330
17.47
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
4.39
4.39
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.34
34.34
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
2.98
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
1.8
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
4.73
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
108
15.01
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
0.32
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.5
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
14.67
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.56
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
0.85
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
22
3.06
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
15.51
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 600 PA
81.82
81.82
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94.54
94.54

Fielding Stats for Pete Alonso and Cap Anson

Pete Alonso
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 9 Innings
942
1.05
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2593
1.05
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
1.04
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.05
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 9 Innings
24317
27
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66888
27
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 9 Innings
8105.2
9
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22296
9
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 9 Innings
6573
7.3
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22572
9.11
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
0.73
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1612
0.65
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.06
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
976
0.39
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 9 Innings
7288
8.09
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25160
10.16
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 9 Innings
7232
8.03
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24184
9.76
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.23
99.23
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.12
96.12
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.677
7.677
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.327
9.327
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
0.74
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283
0.52
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.04
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alonso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.02
Pete Alonso
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.01