Cap Anson vs. Marv Foley — Career Comparison

Cap Anson
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameFirst Baseman
Marv Foley
Baby BoomersKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Cap Anson posted the stronger offensive profile against Marv Foley. Cap Anson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.841 vs .635) and on-base percentage (.394 vs .301). Marv Foley had the advantage in home run production (12 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 Marv Foley

Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2524
133.65
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
203
255.35
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11331
600
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
477
600
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10281
544.4
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
419
527.04
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.657
0.657
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3435
181.89
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
94
118.24
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2614
138.42
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
72
90.57
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
582
30.82
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
10
12.58
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
7.52
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
5.14
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.09
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
821
43.47
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
22
27.67
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Marv Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Marv Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1898.81
100.55
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
44.37
55.81
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4592
243.16
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
140
176.1
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4451
235.69
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
138
173.58
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.334
0.334
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.841
0.841
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.627
0.627
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.554
0.554
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1999
105.85
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
37
46.54
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2075
109.88
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
51
64.15
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3977
210.59
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
76
95.6
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2041.38
108.1
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
45.63
57.4
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
1.69
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.77
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
984
52.1
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
41
51.57
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marv Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.55
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
330
17.47
Marv Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
76.73
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.34
34.34
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
7.82
7.82
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
2.98
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
1.8
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.29
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marv Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.32
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
0.32
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
7.55
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
14.67
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
0.85
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.26
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
15.51
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.26
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94.54
94.54
Marv Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Cap Anson and Marv Foley

Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Marv Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2593
1.05
Marv Foley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.53
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
0.05
Marv Foley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.99
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66888
27
Marv Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2931
27
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22296
9
Marv Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
977
9
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22572
9.11
Marv Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
5.38
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1612
0.65
Marv Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.46
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
976
0.39
Marv Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25160
10.16
Marv Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
643
5.92
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24184
9.76
Marv Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
634
5.84
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.12
96.12
Marv Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.6
98.6
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.327
9.327
Marv Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.819
3.819
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Marv Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.06
65.06
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1283
0.52
Marv Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.04
Marv Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marv Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.02
Marv Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.99
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.01
Marv Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.37