Cap Anson vs. Jack Lapp — Career Comparison

Cap Anson
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameFirst Baseman
Jack Lapp
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Cap Anson posted the stronger offensive profile against Jack Lapp. Cap Anson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.841 vs .683) and on-base percentage (.394 vs .340). 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 Jack Lapp

Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2524
133.65
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
567
188.06
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11331
600
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
1809
600
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10281
544.4
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
1581
524.38
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.707
0.707
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3435
181.89
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
416
137.98
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2614
138.42
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
326
108.13
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
582
30.82
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
59
19.57
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
7.52
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
8.62
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
5.14
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.66
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
821
43.47
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
90
29.85
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1898.81
100.55
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
197.62
65.54
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4592
243.16
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
542
179.77
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4451
235.69
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
600
199
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.841
0.841
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.683
0.683
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.629
0.629
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1999
105.85
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
168
55.72
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2075
109.88
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
166
55.06
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3977
210.59
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
329
109.12
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2041.38
108.1
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
219.95
72.95
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
1.69
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.32
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
984
52.1
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
177
58.71
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
330
17.47
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
58.04
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.34
34.34
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
10.34
10.34
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
2.98
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
1.01
1.01
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
34
1.8
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
14.59
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.32
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
14.67
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
16
5.31
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
0.85
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
4.98
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
15.51
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
31
10.28
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94.54
94.54
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
51.61
51.61

Fielding Stats for Cap Anson and Jack Lapp

Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2593
1.05
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
520
6.28
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
0.05
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.97
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66888
27
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
2235
27
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22296
9
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
745
9
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22572
9.11
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2407
29.08
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1612
0.65
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
7.77
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
976
0.39
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
1.15
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25160
10.16
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3145
37.99
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24184
9.76
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3050
36.85
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.12
96.12
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.98
96.98
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.327
9.327
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.865
5.865
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.38
15.38
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283
0.52
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.72
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.04
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.51
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.02
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
1.53
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.01
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
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