Cap Anson vs. Alvin Davis — Career Comparison

Cap Anson
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameFirst Baseman
Alvin Davis
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanRookie of the YearAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Cap Anson and Alvin Davis are closely matched on the surface stats. Cap Anson posted a career OPS of .841 against Alvin Davis's .841. On the surface stats, Cap Anson and Alvin Davis are difficult to separate — a proper verdict would need era context to resolve.

Hitting Stats for Cap Anson and Alvin Davis

Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
Alvin Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2524
133.65
Alvin Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1206
144.43
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11331
600
Alvin Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
5010
600
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10281
544.4
Alvin Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
4240
507.78
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Alvin Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Alvin Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.842
0.842
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3435
181.89
Alvin Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1189
142.4
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2614
138.42
Alvin Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
799
95.69
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
582
30.82
Alvin Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
220
26.35
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
7.52
Alvin Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
10
1.2
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
97
5.14
Alvin Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
19.16
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
821
43.47
Alvin Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
390
46.71
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Alvin Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Alvin Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Alvin Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1898.81
100.55
Alvin Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
757.57
90.73
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4592
243.16
Alvin Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1909
228.62
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4451
235.69
Alvin Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1902
227.78
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Alvin Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.447
0.447
Alvin Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.841
0.841
Alvin Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
0.83
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Alvin Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Alvin Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Alvin Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.831
0.831
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Alvin Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1999
105.85
Alvin Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
568
68.02
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2075
109.88
Alvin Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
683
81.8
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3977
210.59
Alvin Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1091
130.66
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2041.38
108.1
Alvin Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
765.6
91.69
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
1.69
Alvin Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
3.35
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
984
52.1
Alvin Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
685
82.04
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alvin Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
10.54
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
330
17.47
Alvin Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
558
66.83
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.34
34.34
Alvin Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
8.98
8.98
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
2.98
Alvin Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1.23
1.23
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
1.8
Alvin Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.24
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alvin Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
6.59
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
0.32
Alvin Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
97
11.62
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
14.67
Alvin Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.84
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
16
0.85
Alvin Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
1.92
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
15.51
Alvin Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
23
2.75
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94.54
94.54
Alvin Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for Cap Anson and Alvin Davis

Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Alvin Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2593
1.05
Alvin Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
887
1.05
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.05
Alvin Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
878
1.03
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66888
27
Alvin Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
22917
27
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22296
9
Alvin Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7639
9
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22572
9.11
Alvin Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7803
9.19
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1612
0.65
Alvin Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
572
0.67
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
976
0.39
Alvin Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.08
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25160
10.16
Alvin Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8442
9.95
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24184
9.76
Alvin Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8375
9.87
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.12
96.12
Alvin Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.21
99.21
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.327
9.327
Alvin Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.442
9.442
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Alvin Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.99
98.99
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283
0.52
Alvin Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
789
0.93
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.04
Alvin Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alvin Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.02
Alvin Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.01
Alvin Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0