Cap Anson vs. Otis Brannan — Career Comparison

Cap Anson
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameFirst Baseman
Otis Brannan
Lost GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, Cap Anson posted the stronger offensive profile against Otis Brannan. Cap Anson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.841 vs .692) and on-base percentage (.394 vs .334). Otis Brannan had the advantage in home run production (11 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 Otis Brannan

Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2524
133.65
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
158
151.2
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11331
600
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
627
600
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10281
544.4
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
534
511
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.713
0.713
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3435
181.89
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
133
127.27
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2614
138.42
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
100
95.69
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
582
30.82
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
19
18.18
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
7.52
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.87
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
5.14
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.53
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
821
43.47
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
33
31.58
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Otis Brannan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Otis Brannan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Otis Brannan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1898.81
100.55
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
67.06
64.17
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4592
243.16
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
191
182.78
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4451
235.69
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
201
192.34
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.334
0.334
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.841
0.841
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.692
0.692
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.639
0.639
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1999
105.85
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
72
68.9
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2075
109.88
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
74
70.81
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3977
210.59
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
135
129.19
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2041.38
108.1
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
73.4
70.24
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
1.69
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.83
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
984
52.1
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
61.24
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
330
17.47
Otis Brannan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
22.01
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.34
34.34
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
27.26
27.26
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
2.98
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.78
2.78
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
1.8
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
23.92
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.32
Otis Brannan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
14.67
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.87
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
0.85
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.61
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
15.51
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
12
11.48
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94.54
94.54
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
25
25

Fielding Stats for Cap Anson and Otis Brannan

Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2593
1.05
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.05
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66888
27
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22296
9
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22572
9.11
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1612
0.65
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 9 Innings
481
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
976
0.39
Otis Brannan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25160
10.16
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 9 Innings
812
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24184
9.76
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 9 Innings
784
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.12
96.12
Otis Brannan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.55
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.327
9.327
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.091
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1283
0.52
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.04
Otis Brannan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.02
Otis Brannan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.01
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0