Cap Anson vs. Dan Johnson — Career Comparison

Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameFirst Baseman
Gen XMinnesotaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Cap Anson posted the stronger offensive profile against Dan Johnson. Cap Anson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.841 vs .744) and on-base percentage (.394 vs .339). Dan Johnson had the advantage in home run production (57 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 Dan Johnson

Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
Dan Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2524
133.65
Dan Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
443
163.57
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11331
600
Dan Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1625
600
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10281
544.4
Dan Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1382
510.28
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Dan Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Dan Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.762
0.762
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3435
181.89
Dan Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
324
119.63
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2614
138.42
Dan Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
204
75.32
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
582
30.82
Dan Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
61
22.52
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
7.52
Dan Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.74
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
5.14
Dan Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
21.05
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
821
43.47
Dan Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
120
44.31
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Dan Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Dan Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Dan Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1898.81
100.55
Dan Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
200.22
73.93
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4592
243.16
Dan Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
560
206.77
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4451
235.69
Dan Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
545
201.23
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Dan Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Dan Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.841
0.841
Dan Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.741
0.741
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Dan Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Dan Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Dan Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.715
0.715
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Dan Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1999
105.85
Dan Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
179
66.09
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2075
109.88
Dan Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
203
74.95
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3977
210.59
Dan Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
325
120
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2041.38
108.1
Dan Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
200.13
73.89
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
1.69
Dan Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.58
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
984
52.1
Dan Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
214
79.02
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.95
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
330
17.47
Dan Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
90.09
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.34
34.34
Dan Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
6.66
6.66
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
2.98
Dan Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.88
0.88
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
1.8
Dan Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
8.12
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
0.32
Dan Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
35
12.92
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
14.67
Dan Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.37
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
0.85
Dan Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.37
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
15.51
Dan Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.74
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94.54
94.54
Dan Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Cap Anson and Dan Johnson

Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Dan Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2593
1.05
Dan Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.1
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.05
Dan Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66888
27
Dan Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8729
27
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22296
9
Dan Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2909.2
9
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22572
9.11
Dan Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2827
8.74
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1612
0.65
Dan Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
0.62
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
976
0.39
Dan Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.06
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25160
10.16
Dan Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3044
9.42
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24184
9.76
Dan Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3026
9.36
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.12
96.12
Dan Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.41
99.41
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.327
9.327
Dan Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.5
8.5
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Dan Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.45
90.45
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283
0.52
Dan Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
0.95
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.04
Dan Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.02
Dan Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.01
Dan Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0