Cap Anson vs. Jack Dittmer — Career Comparison

Cap Anson
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameFirst Baseman
Jack Dittmer
Silent GenerationIowaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, Cap Anson posted the stronger offensive profile against Jack Dittmer. Cap Anson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.841 vs .615) and on-base percentage (.394 vs .281). Jack Dittmer had the advantage in home run production (24 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 Jack Dittmer

Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
Jack Dittmer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2524
133.65
Jack Dittmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
395
180.64
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11331
600
Jack Dittmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1312
600
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10281
544.4
Jack Dittmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1218
557.01
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Jack Dittmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Jack Dittmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.629
0.629
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3435
181.89
Jack Dittmer
Career
Per 600 PA
283
129.42
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2614
138.42
Jack Dittmer
Career
Per 600 PA
212
96.95
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
582
30.82
Jack Dittmer
Career
Per 600 PA
43
19.66
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
7.52
Jack Dittmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.83
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
5.14
Jack Dittmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
10.98
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
821
43.47
Jack Dittmer
Career
Per 600 PA
71
32.47
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Jack Dittmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Jack Dittmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Jack Dittmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1898.81
100.55
Jack Dittmer
Career
Per 600 PA
114.21
52.23
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4592
243.16
Jack Dittmer
Career
Per 600 PA
406
185.67
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4451
235.69
Jack Dittmer
Career
Per 600 PA
365
166.92
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Jack Dittmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Jack Dittmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.841
0.841
Jack Dittmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.614
0.614
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Jack Dittmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Jack Dittmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Jack Dittmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
0.51
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Jack Dittmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1999
105.85
Jack Dittmer
Career
Per 600 PA
117
53.51
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2075
109.88
Jack Dittmer
Career
Per 600 PA
136
62.2
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3977
210.59
Jack Dittmer
Career
Per 600 PA
229
104.73
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2041.38
108.1
Jack Dittmer
Career
Per 600 PA
119.23
54.53
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
1.69
Jack Dittmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.29
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
984
52.1
Jack Dittmer
Career
Per 600 PA
77
35.21
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Dittmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.91
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
330
17.47
Jack Dittmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
46.65
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.34
34.34
Jack Dittmer
Career
Per 600 PA
12.86
12.86
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
2.98
Jack Dittmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
1.8
Jack Dittmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.57
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Dittmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.91
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
0.32
Jack Dittmer
Career
Per 600 PA
25
11.43
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
14.67
Jack Dittmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.91
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
0.85
Jack Dittmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.46
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
15.51
Jack Dittmer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.37
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94.54
94.54
Jack Dittmer
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Cap Anson and Jack Dittmer

Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Jack Dittmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2593
1.05
Jack Dittmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
3.65
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
0.05
Jack Dittmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.95
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66888
27
Jack Dittmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2641
27
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22296
9
Jack Dittmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
880.1
9
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22572
9.11
Jack Dittmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
7.66
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1612
0.65
Jack Dittmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
875
8.95
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
976
0.39
Jack Dittmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.44
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25160
10.16
Jack Dittmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1667
17.04
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24184
9.76
Jack Dittmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1624
16.6
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.12
96.12
Jack Dittmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.42
97.42
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.327
9.327
Jack Dittmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.549
4.549
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Jack Dittmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.05
26.05
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283
0.52
Jack Dittmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
2.15
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.04
Jack Dittmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Dittmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.02
Jack Dittmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.01
Jack Dittmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0