Cap Anson vs. Ryan Howard — Career Comparison

Cap Anson
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameFirst Baseman
Ryan Howard
Gen XMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Cap Anson and Ryan Howard are closely matched on the surface stats. Ryan Howard posted stronger numbers in OPS (.874 vs .841) and slugging (.515 vs .447). Cap Anson had the advantage in on-base percentage (.394 vs .359). By the career numbers, Ryan Howard 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 Ryan Howard

Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2524
133.65
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1572
144.44
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11331
600
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
6530
600
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10281
544.4
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5707
524.38
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.862
0.862
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.862
0.862
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3435
181.89
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1475
135.53
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2614
138.42
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
795
73.05
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
582
30.82
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
277
25.45
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
7.52
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
21
1.93
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
97
5.14
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
35.1
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
821
43.47
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
680
62.48
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1898.81
100.55
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1042.99
95.83
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4592
243.16
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2940
270.14
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4451
235.69
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2243
206.09
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.447
0.447
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.841
0.841
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.855
0.855
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1999
105.85
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
848
77.92
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2075
109.88
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1194
109.71
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3977
210.59
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1660
152.53
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2041.38
108.1
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
989.14
90.89
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
32
1.69
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.42
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
984
52.1
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
709
65.15
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.15
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
330
17.47
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1843
169.34
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.34
34.34
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
2.98
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
1.8
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
5.05
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
0.32
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
116
10.66
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
14.67
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.1
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
0.85
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.46
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
15.51
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.56
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94.54
94.54
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
70.59
70.59

Fielding Stats for Cap Anson and Ryan Howard

Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2593
1.05
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1477
1.03
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.05
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
1.02
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66888
27
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
38540
27
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22296
9
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12846.2
9
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22572
9.11
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12351
8.65
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1612
0.65
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
828
0.58
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
976
0.39
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.08
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25160
10.16
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13298
9.32
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24184
9.76
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13179
9.23
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.12
96.12
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.327
9.327
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.923
8.923
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.1
98.1
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283
0.52
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1106
0.77
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.04
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.02
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.01
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0