Cap Anson vs. Andy Carey — Career Comparison

Cap Anson
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameFirst Baseman
Andy Carey
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

On the career numbers, Cap Anson posted the stronger offensive profile against Andy Carey. Cap Anson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.841 vs .726) and on-base percentage (.394 vs .330). Andy Carey had the advantage in home run production (64 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 Andy Carey

Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2524
133.65
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
938
174.95
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11331
600
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
3217
600
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10281
544.4
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
2850
531.55
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.742
0.742
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3435
181.89
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
741
138.2
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2614
138.42
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
520
96.98
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
582
30.82
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
119
22.19
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
7.52
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
38
7.09
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
5.14
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
11.94
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
821
43.47
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
221
41.22
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1898.81
100.55
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
369.04
68.83
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4592
243.16
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
1128
210.38
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4451
235.69
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
1036
193.22
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.841
0.841
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.722
0.722
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.656
0.656
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1999
105.85
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
371
69.19
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2075
109.88
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
350
65.28
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3977
210.59
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
657
122.54
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2041.38
108.1
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
385.32
71.87
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
1.69
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
5.04
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
984
52.1
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
268
49.98
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
3.36
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
330
17.47
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
389
72.55
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.34
34.34
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
8.27
8.27
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
2.98
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
34
1.8
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
8.21
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
5.22
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
0.32
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
75
13.99
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
14.67
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
23
4.29
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
16
0.85
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
3.92
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
15.51
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
44
8.21
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94.54
94.54
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
52.27
52.27

Fielding Stats for Cap Anson and Andy Carey

Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Andy Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2593
1.05
Andy Carey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
887
1.2
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.05
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
1.01
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66888
27
Andy Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
19957
27
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22296
9
Andy Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6652.1
9
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22572
9.11
Andy Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
854
1.16
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1612
0.65
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1695
2.29
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
976
0.39
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.15
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25160
10.16
Andy Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2663
3.6
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24184
9.76
Andy Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2549
3.45
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.12
96.12
Andy Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.72
95.72
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.327
9.327
Andy Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.874
2.874
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.1
84.1
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1283
0.52
Andy Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
0.26
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.04
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.02
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.01
Andy Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0