Cap Anson vs. Jim Bottomley — Career Comparison

Cap Anson
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameFirst Baseman
Jim Bottomley
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanMVP

Looking at the career totals, Cap Anson and Jim Bottomley are closely matched on the surface stats. Jim Bottomley posted stronger numbers in OPS (.869 vs .841) and slugging (.500 vs .447). Cap Anson had the advantage in on-base percentage (.394 vs .369). By the career numbers, Jim Bottomley 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 Jim Bottomley

Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2524
133.65
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1991
142.98
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11331
600
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
8355
600
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10281
544.4
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
7471
536.52
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.862
0.862
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.876
0.876
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3435
181.89
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
2313
166.1
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2614
138.42
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
1478
106.14
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
582
30.82
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
465
33.39
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
142
7.52
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
10.84
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
97
5.14
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
15.73
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
821
43.47
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
59.96
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1898.81
100.55
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
1362.84
97.87
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4592
243.16
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3737
268.37
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4451
235.69
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
3020
216.88
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.447
0.447
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.841
0.841
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
0.87
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.857
0.857
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.865
0.865
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1999
105.85
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
1177
84.52
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2075
109.88
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
1422
102.12
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3977
210.59
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
2380
170.92
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2041.38
108.1
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
1442.16
103.57
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
32
1.69
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
3.09
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
984
52.1
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
664
47.68
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
330
17.47
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
591
42.44
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.34
34.34
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
14.14
14.14
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
2.98
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
1.12
1.12
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
34
1.8
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
12.71
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
0.32
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
33
2.37
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
14.67
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
58
4.17
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
0.85
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
1.08
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
15.51
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
73
5.24
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94.54
94.54
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
79.45
79.45

Fielding Stats for Cap Anson and Jim Bottomley

Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2593
1.05
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1886
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.05
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66888
27
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22296
9
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22572
9.11
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
18337
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1612
0.65
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
815
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
976
0.39
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25160
10.16
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
19375
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24184
9.76
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
19152
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.12
96.12
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.85
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.327
9.327
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10.155
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1283
0.52
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1562
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.04
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.02
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.01
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0