Cap Anson vs. Lou Dials — Career Comparison

Cap Anson
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameFirst Baseman
Lou Dials
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueRight FielderAll-Star

On the career numbers, Cap Anson posted the stronger offensive profile against Lou Dials. Cap Anson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.841 vs .737) and on-base percentage (.394 vs .338). Lou Dials had the advantage in home run production (7 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 Lou Dials

Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2524
133.65
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
173
160.43
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11331
600
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
647
600
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10281
544.4
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
572
530.45
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0.767
0.767
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3435
181.89
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
155
143.74
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2614
138.42
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
109
101.08
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
582
30.82
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
26
24.11
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
7.52
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
12.06
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
5.14
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.49
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
821
43.47
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
46
42.66
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1898.81
100.55
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
83.04
77.01
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4592
243.16
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
228
211.44
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4451
235.69
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
213
197.53
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.841
0.841
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0.737
0.737
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0.715
0.715
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1999
105.85
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
80
74.19
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2075
109.88
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
80
74.19
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3977
210.59
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
153
141.89
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2041.38
108.1
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
90.18
83.63
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
1.69
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.78
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
984
52.1
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
55
51
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
330
17.47
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.93
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
34.34
34.34
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
647
647
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.98
2.98
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
55
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
1.8
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
15.77
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.32
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
14.67
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
12
11.13
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
0.85
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
15.51
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
12
11.13
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
94.54
94.54
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Cap Anson and Lou Dials

Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2593
1.05
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.13
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.05
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.06
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66888
27
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
3975
27
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22296
9
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
1325
9
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22572
9.11
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
1.66
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1612
0.65
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.2
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
976
0.39
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.16
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25160
10.16
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
2.02
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24184
9.76
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
273
1.85
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.12
96.12
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.92
91.92
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.327
9.327
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.645
1.645
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.98
93.98
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1283
0.52
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.04
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.02
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.01
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0