Cap Anson vs. Tony Perez — Career Comparison

Cap Anson
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameFirst Baseman
Tony Perez
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Cap Anson and Tony Perez are closely matched on the surface stats. Cap Anson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.841 vs .813) and on-base percentage (.394 vs .350). Tony Perez had the advantage in slugging (.463 vs .447). 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 Tony Perez

Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
Tony Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
23
23
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
2524
133.65
Tony Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2777
153.41
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11331
600
Tony Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
10861
600
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10281
544.4
Tony Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
9778
540.17
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Tony Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Tony Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.814
0.814
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3435
181.89
Tony Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
2732
150.93
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2614
138.42
Tony Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
1769
97.73
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
582
30.82
Tony Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
505
27.9
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
7.52
Tony Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
79
4.36
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
97
5.14
Tony Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
379
20.94
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
821
43.47
Tony Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
963
53.2
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Tony Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Tony Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Tony Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1898.81
100.55
Tony Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
1529.84
84.51
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4592
243.16
Tony Perez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4532
250.36
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4451
235.69
Tony Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
3700
204.4
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Tony Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.447
0.447
Tony Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.841
0.841
Tony Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.805
0.805
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Tony Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Tony Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Tony Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.755
0.755
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Tony Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1999
105.85
Tony Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
1272
70.27
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2075
109.88
Tony Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
1652
91.26
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3977
210.59
Tony Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
2545
140.59
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2041.38
108.1
Tony Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
1542.09
85.19
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
32
1.69
Tony Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
2.38
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
984
52.1
Tony Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
925
51.1
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
8.29
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
330
17.47
Tony Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
1867
103.14
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.34
34.34
Tony Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
5.82
5.82
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
2.98
Tony Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
1.8
Tony Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
9
0.5
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
5.86
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
0.32
Tony Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
268
14.81
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
14.67
Tony Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
49
2.71
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
16
0.85
Tony Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
1.82
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
15.51
Tony Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
82
4.53
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94.54
94.54
Tony Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
59.76
59.76

Fielding Stats for Cap Anson and Tony Perez

Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Tony Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
23
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2593
1.05
Tony Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2539
1.09
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.05
Tony Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2418
1.04
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66888
27
Tony Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
63020
27
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22296
9
Tony Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
21006.2
9
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22572
9.11
Tony Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15127
6.48
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1612
0.65
Tony Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2440
1.05
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
976
0.39
Tony Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
0.1
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25160
10.16
Tony Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
17807
7.63
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24184
9.76
Tony Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
17567
7.53
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.12
96.12
Tony Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.65
98.65
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.327
9.327
Tony Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.919
6.919
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Tony Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.23
95.23
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1283
0.52
Tony Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1484
0.64
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.04
Tony Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.02
Tony Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.01
Tony Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0