Cap Anson vs. Danny Klassen — Career Comparison

Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameFirst Baseman
Gen XCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueThird Baseman

On the career numbers, Cap Anson posted the stronger offensive profile against Danny Klassen. Cap Anson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.841 vs .630) and on-base percentage (.394 vs .289). Danny Klassen had the advantage in home run production (6 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 Danny Klassen

Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2524
133.65
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
177.7
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11331
600
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
287
600
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10281
544.4
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
261
545.64
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.645
0.645
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3435
181.89
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
59
123.34
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2614
138.42
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
43
89.9
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
582
30.82
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
16.72
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
7.52
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.18
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
5.14
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.54
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
821
43.47
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
16
33.45
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Danny Klassen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Danny Klassen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Danny Klassen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1898.81
100.55
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
25.72
53.76
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4592
243.16
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
89
186.06
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4451
235.69
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
82
171.43
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.841
0.841
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Danny Klassen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1999
105.85
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
34
71.08
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2075
109.88
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
23
48.08
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3977
210.59
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
51
106.62
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2041.38
108.1
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
25.56
53.43
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
1.69
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.18
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
984
52.1
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
21
43.9
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
330
17.47
Danny Klassen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
175.61
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.34
34.34
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
3.42
3.42
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
2.98
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
1.8
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.27
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
0.32
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12.54
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
14.67
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.18
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
0.85
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.27
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
15.51
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.45
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94.54
94.54
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
40
40

Fielding Stats for Cap Anson and Danny Klassen

Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2593
1.05
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.2
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
0.05
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66888
27
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1807
27
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22296
9
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 9 Innings
602.1
9
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22572
9.11
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.58
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1612
0.65
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
2.47
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
976
0.39
Danny Klassen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25160
10.16
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
4.2
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24184
9.76
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
4.05
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.12
96.12
Danny Klassen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.44
96.44
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.327
9.327
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.388
3.388
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Danny Klassen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.75
83.75
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1283
0.52
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.4
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.04
Danny Klassen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.02
Danny Klassen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.01
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0