Cap Anson vs. Aaron Boone — Career Comparison

Cap Anson
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameFirst Baseman
Aaron Boone
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueThird BasemanAll-Star

On the career numbers, Cap Anson posted the stronger offensive profile against Aaron Boone. Cap Anson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.841 vs .754) and on-base percentage (.394 vs .329). Aaron Boone had the advantage in home run production (126 career HR at a higher rate). 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 Aaron Boone

Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
Aaron Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2524
133.65
Aaron Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1152
159.67
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11331
600
Aaron Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
4329
600
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10281
544.4
Aaron Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
3871
536.52
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Aaron Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Aaron Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.778
0.778
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3435
181.89
Aaron Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
1017
140.96
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2614
138.42
Aaron Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
658
91.2
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
582
30.82
Aaron Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
216
29.94
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
7.52
Aaron Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
17
2.36
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
97
5.14
Aaron Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
17.46
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
821
43.47
Aaron Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
359
49.76
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Aaron Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Aaron Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Aaron Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1898.81
100.55
Aaron Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
555.96
77.06
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4592
243.16
Aaron Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
1645
228
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4451
235.69
Aaron Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
1400
194.04
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Aaron Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Aaron Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.841
0.841
Aaron Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.751
0.751
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Aaron Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Aaron Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Aaron Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.722
0.722
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Aaron Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1999
105.85
Aaron Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
519
71.93
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2075
109.88
Aaron Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
555
76.92
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3977
210.59
Aaron Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
948
131.39
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2041.38
108.1
Aaron Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
561.59
77.84
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
32
1.69
Aaron Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
11.09
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
984
52.1
Aaron Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
303
42
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
2.77
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
330
17.47
Aaron Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
707
97.99
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.34
34.34
Aaron Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
6.12
6.12
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
2.98
Aaron Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
34
1.8
Aaron Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
5.41
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
4.99
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
0.32
Aaron Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
74
10.26
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
277
14.67
Aaron Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
14.83
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
16
0.85
Aaron Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
4.16
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
15.51
Aaron Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
137
18.99
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94.54
94.54
Aaron Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
78.1
78.1

Fielding Stats for Cap Anson and Aaron Boone

Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Aaron Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2593
1.05
Aaron Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1108
1.1
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.05
Aaron Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1017
1.01
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66888
27
Aaron Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
27095
27
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22296
9
Aaron Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9031.2
9
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22572
9.11
Aaron Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1348
1.34
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1612
0.65
Aaron Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2033
2.03
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
976
0.39
Aaron Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.14
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25160
10.16
Aaron Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3520
3.51
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24184
9.76
Aaron Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3381
3.37
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.12
96.12
Aaron Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.05
96.05
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.327
9.327
Aaron Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.051
3.051
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Aaron Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.79
91.79
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1283
0.52
Aaron Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
0.26
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.04
Aaron Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.02
Aaron Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.01
Aaron Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0