Cap Anson vs. Buddy Armour — Career Comparison

Cap Anson
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameFirst Baseman
Buddy Armour
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueShortstopAll-Star

On the career numbers, Cap Anson posted the stronger offensive profile against Buddy Armour. Cap Anson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.841 vs .708) and on-base percentage (.394 vs .335). By the career numbers, Cap Anson had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Cap Anson and Buddy Armour

Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2524
133.65
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PAverified
189
148.24
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11331
600
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
765
600
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10281
544.4
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PAverified
700
549.02
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
0.747
0.747
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3435
181.89
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
197
154.51
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2614
138.42
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
149
116.86
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
582
30.82
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
35
27.45
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
7.52
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.84
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
5.14
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.35
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
821
43.47
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
48
37.65
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1898.81
100.55
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
95.4
74.82
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4592
243.16
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
261
204.71
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4451
235.69
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
253
198.43
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.841
0.841
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
0.708
0.708
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
0.684
0.684
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1999
105.85
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
108
84.71
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2075
109.88
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
100
78.43
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3977
210.59
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
205
160.78
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2041.38
108.1
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
105.14
82.46
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
1.69
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.71
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
984
52.1
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
50
39.22
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
330
17.47
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.78
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
34.34
34.34
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
765
765
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.98
2.98
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
1.8
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.06
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.32
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
277
14.67
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
21.18
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
0.85
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
15.51
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
21.18
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
94.54
94.54
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Cap Anson and Buddy Armour

Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2593
1.05
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
1.11
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.05
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
1.08
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66888
27
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
4556
27
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22296
9
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
1518.2
9
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22572
9.11
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
330
1.96
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1612
0.65
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.13
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
976
0.39
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.19
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25160
10.16
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
553
3.28
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24184
9.76
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
3.09
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.12
96.12
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.21
94.21
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.327
9.327
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.786
2.786
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.86
97.86
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1283
0.52
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.12
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.04
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.02
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.01
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Pitching Stats for Cap Anson and Buddy Armour

Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.17
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5.87
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.38
5.38
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
27
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7.2
9
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
12.91
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.91
12.91
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.17
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.17
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.17
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
47.25
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
37.57
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
11.25
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
7.04
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.04
7.04
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.17
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.17
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.435
1.435
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
42.75
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
36.39
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.125
0.125
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.25
47.25
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.57
37.57