Cap Anson vs. Michael Busch — Career Comparison

Cap Anson
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameFirst Baseman
Michael Busch
Gen ZMinnesotaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Cap Anson and Michael Busch are closely matched on the surface stats. Cap Anson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.841 vs .804) and on-base percentage (.394 vs .335). Michael Busch had the advantage in slugging (.470 vs .447). 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 Michael Busch

Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2524
133.65
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
334
161.61
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11331
600
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
1240
600
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10281
544.4
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
1092
528.39
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.813
0.813
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3435
181.89
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
272
131.61
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2614
138.42
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
152
73.55
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
582
30.82
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
56
27.1
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
7.52
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.39
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
5.14
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
27.58
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
821
43.47
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
120
58.06
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1898.81
100.55
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
179.3
86.76
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4592
243.16
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
513
248.23
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4451
235.69
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
413
199.84
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.447
0.447
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.841
0.841
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.803
0.803
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.795
0.795
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1999
105.85
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
160
77.42
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2075
109.88
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
162
78.39
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3977
210.59
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
265
128.23
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2041.38
108.1
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
176.75
85.53
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
1.69
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
6.77
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
984
52.1
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
127
61.45
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.45
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
330
17.47
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
328
158.71
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.34
34.34
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
3.78
3.78
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
2.98
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
1.8
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.39
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
0.32
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
11
5.32
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
14.67
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.39
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
0.85
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.48
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
15.51
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
8
3.87
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94.54
94.54
Michael Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
87.5
87.5

Fielding Stats for Cap Anson and Michael Busch

Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2593
1.05
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
1.16
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.05
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
1.01
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66888
27
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7364
27
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22296
9
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2454.2
9
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22572
9.11
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1960
7.19
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1612
0.65
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
0.66
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
976
0.39
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25160
10.16
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2153
7.89
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24184
9.76
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2141
7.85
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.12
96.12
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.44
99.44
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.327
9.327
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.775
6.775
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.03
87.03
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283
0.52
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
0.6
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.04
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.02
Michael Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.01
Michael Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0