Cap Anson vs. Bob Davis — Career Comparison

Cap Anson
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameFirst Baseman
Bob Davis
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Cap Anson posted the stronger offensive profile against Bob Davis. Cap Anson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.841 vs .518) and on-base percentage (.394 vs .256). 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 Bob Davis

Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2524
133.65
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
290
237.06
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11331
600
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
734
600
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10281
544.4
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
665
543.6
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.541
0.541
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3435
181.89
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
131
107.08
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2614
138.42
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
103
84.2
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
582
30.82
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
19
15.53
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
7.52
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.45
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
5.14
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
6
4.9
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
821
43.47
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
28
22.89
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1898.81
100.55
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
41.42
33.86
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4592
243.16
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
174
142.23
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4451
235.69
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
178
145.5
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.841
0.841
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.511
0.511
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1999
105.85
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
50
40.87
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2075
109.88
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
51
41.69
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3977
210.59
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
95
77.66
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2041.38
108.1
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
38.46
31.44
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
1.69
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.72
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
984
52.1
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
40
32.7
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.72
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
330
17.47
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
96.46
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.34
34.34
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
6.22
6.22
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
2.98
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
1.8
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
15.53
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.45
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
0.32
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
24
19.62
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
14.67
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
0.85
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.82
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
15.51
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.82
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94.54
94.54
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Cap Anson and Bob Davis

Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2593
1.05
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
1.35
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.05
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.02
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66888
27
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5584
27
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22296
9
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1861.1
9
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22572
9.11
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
959
4.64
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1612
0.65
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.48
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
976
0.39
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.12
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25160
10.16
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1083
5.24
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24184
9.76
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1059
5.12
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.12
96.12
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.327
9.327
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.796
3.796
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.63
75.63
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1283
0.52
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.07
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.04
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.02
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
0.63
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.01
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.35