Cap Anson vs. Gil Hodges — Career Comparison

Cap Anson
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameFirst Baseman
Gil Hodges
Greatest GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanGold GloveAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Cap Anson and Gil Hodges are closely matched on the surface stats. Cap Anson posted a career OPS of .841 against Gil Hodges's .848. On the surface stats, Cap Anson and Gil Hodges are difficult to separate — a proper verdict would need era context to resolve.

Hitting Stats for Cap Anson and Gil Hodges

Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
18
18
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2524
133.65
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2071
153.33
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11331
600
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
8104
600
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10281
544.4
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
7030
520.48
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.854
0.854
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3435
181.89
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
1921
142.23
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2614
138.42
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
1208
89.44
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
582
30.82
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
295
21.84
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
7.52
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
48
3.55
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
97
5.14
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
27.39
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
821
43.47
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PAverified
713
52.79
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1898.81
100.55
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
1235.79
91.49
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4592
243.16
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3422
253.36
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4451
235.69
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
2889
213.89
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.359
0.359
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.447
0.447
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.487
0.487
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.841
0.841
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.846
0.846
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.839
0.839
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1999
105.85
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
1105
81.81
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2075
109.88
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
1274
94.32
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3977
210.59
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
2009
148.74
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2041.38
108.1
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
1253.96
92.84
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
1.69
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
1.85
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
984
52.1
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PAverified
943
69.82
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
2.3
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
330
17.47
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
1137
84.18
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.34
34.34
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
7.13
7.13
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
2.98
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
0.83
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
34
1.8
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
4.15
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
3.7
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
0.32
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
165
12.22
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
14.67
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
63
4.66
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
16
0.85
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
2.3
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
15.51
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
94
6.96
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94.54
94.54
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
67.02
67.02

Fielding Stats for Cap Anson and Gil Hodges

Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2593
1.05
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2084
2.11
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.05
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
966
0.98
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66888
27
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 9 Innings
26722
27
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22296
9
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 9 Innings
8907.1
9
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22572
9.11
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15722
15.89
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1612
0.65
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1365
1.38
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
976
0.39
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.15
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25160
10.16
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17232
17.41
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24184
9.76
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17087
17.26
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.12
96.12
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.16
99.16
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.327
9.327
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.199
8.199
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.35
46.35
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1283
0.52
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1632
1.65
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.04
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.02
Gil Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.01
Gil Hodges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0