Cap Anson vs. Tom Catterson — Career Comparison

Cap Anson
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameFirst Baseman
Tom Catterson
Lost GenerationRhode IslandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueLeft Fielder

On the career numbers, Cap Anson posted the stronger offensive profile against Tom Catterson. Cap Anson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.841 vs .541) and on-base percentage (.394 vs .274). Tom Catterson had the advantage in home run production (1 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 Tom Catterson

Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2524
133.65
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
171.43
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11331
600
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 600 PA
98
600
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10281
544.4
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 600 PA
86
526.53
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3435
181.89
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
104.08
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2614
138.42
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
85.71
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
582
30.82
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.12
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
7.52
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.12
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
5.14
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.12
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
821
43.47
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
18.37
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Tom Catterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Tom Catterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1898.81
100.55
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 600 PA
7.02
42.99
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4592
243.16
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
140.82
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4451
235.69
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 600 PA
26
159.18
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.841
0.841
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.541
0.541
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.464
0.464
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1999
105.85
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
30.61
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2075
109.88
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
18.37
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3977
210.59
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
42.86
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2041.38
108.1
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 600 PA
7.57
46.34
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
1.69
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.12
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
984
52.1
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
48.98
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
330
17.47
Tom Catterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
97.96
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.34
34.34
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 600 PA
6.13
6.13
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
2.98
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
1.8
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
18.37
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.32
Tom Catterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
14.67
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
0.85
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
15.51
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94.54
94.54
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Cap Anson and Tom Catterson

Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2593
1.05
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.04
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
0.05
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.96
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66888
27
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
621
27
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22296
9
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
9
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22572
9.11
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.91
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1612
0.65
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
976
0.39
Tom Catterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25160
10.16
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.04
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24184
9.76
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.96
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.12
96.12
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.74
95.74
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.327
9.327
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.875
1.875
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Tom Catterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.67
91.67
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1283
0.52
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.04
Tom Catterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.02
Tom Catterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.01
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0