Cap Anson vs. Alex McCarthy — Career Comparison

Cap Anson
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameFirst Baseman
Alex McCarthy
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, Cap Anson posted the stronger offensive profile against Alex McCarthy. Cap Anson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.841 vs .577) and on-base percentage (.394 vs .295). 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 Alex McCarthy

Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2524
133.65
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
432
170.64
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11331
600
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
1519
600
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10281
544.4
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
1335
527.32
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.622
0.622
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3435
181.89
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
306
120.87
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2614
138.42
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
256
101.12
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
582
30.82
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
34
13.43
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
7.52
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
11
4.34
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
5.14
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.97
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
821
43.47
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
50
19.75
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1898.81
100.55
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
122.17
48.26
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4592
243.16
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
377
148.91
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4451
235.69
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
430
169.85
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.841
0.841
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.507
0.507
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1999
105.85
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
136
53.72
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2075
109.88
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
122
48.19
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3977
210.59
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
253
99.93
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2041.38
108.1
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
139
54.91
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
1.69
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
7.9
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
984
52.1
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
104
41.08
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
330
17.47
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
48.58
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.34
34.34
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
12.35
12.35
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
2.98
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.85
0.85
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
34
1.8
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
23.7
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.32
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
14.67
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
23
9.08
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
0.85
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.97
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
15.51
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
28
11.06
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94.54
94.54
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
82.14
82.14

Fielding Stats for Cap Anson and Alex McCarthy

Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2593
1.05
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
151.2
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
0.05
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.08
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66888
27
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
27
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22296
9
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
9
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22572
9.11
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
273.6
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1612
0.65
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1089
392.04
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
976
0.39
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
27.72
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25160
10.16
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1926
693.36
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24184
9.76
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1849
665.64
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.12
96.12
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.327
9.327
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.402
4.402
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283
0.52
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
54.36
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.04
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.02
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.01
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0