Cap Anson vs. Brooks Robinson — Career Comparison

Cap Anson
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameFirst Baseman
Brooks Robinson
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueHall of FameThird BasemanGold GloveMVPAll-Star

On the career numbers, Cap Anson posted the stronger offensive profile against Brooks Robinson. Cap Anson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.841 vs .730) and on-base percentage (.394 vs .329). Brooks Robinson had the advantage in home run production (268 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 Brooks Robinson

Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
Brooks Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
23
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
2524
133.65
Brooks Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2896
147.48
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
11331
600
Brooks Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11782
600
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10281
544.4
Brooks Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10654
542.56
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Brooks Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Brooks Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.739
0.739
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3435
181.89
Brooks Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
2848
145.03
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2614
138.42
Brooks Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
2030
103.38
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
582
30.82
Brooks Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
482
24.55
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
7.52
Brooks Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
68
3.46
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
97
5.14
Brooks Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
268
13.65
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
821
43.47
Brooks Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
818
41.66
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Brooks Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Brooks Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Brooks Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1898.81
100.55
Brooks Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
1361.18
69.32
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4592
243.16
Brooks Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
4270
217.45
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4451
235.69
Brooks Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
3761
191.53
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Brooks Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Brooks Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.401
0.401
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.841
0.841
Brooks Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.723
0.723
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Brooks Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Brooks Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Brooks Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.641
0.641
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Brooks Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1999
105.85
Brooks Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
1232
62.74
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2075
109.88
Brooks Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
1357
69.11
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3977
210.59
Brooks Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
2321
118.2
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2041.38
108.1
Brooks Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
1424.98
72.57
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
32
1.69
Brooks Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
2.7
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
984
52.1
Brooks Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
860
43.8
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brooks Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
6.11
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
330
17.47
Brooks Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
990
50.42
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.34
34.34
Brooks Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
11.9
11.9
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
2.98
Brooks Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.87
0.87
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
34
1.8
Brooks Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
5.14
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brooks Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
5.81
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
0.32
Brooks Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
297
15.12
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
14.67
Brooks Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
28
1.43
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
16
0.85
Brooks Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
1.12
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
15.51
Brooks Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
50
2.55
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94.54
94.54
Brooks Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
56
56

Fielding Stats for Cap Anson and Brooks Robinson

Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Brooks Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
23
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2593
1.05
Brooks Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2900
1.04
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.05
Brooks Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2790
1
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
66888
27
Brooks Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75256
27
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22296
9
Brooks Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25085.1
9
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22572
9.11
Brooks Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2712
0.97
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1612
0.65
Brooks Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6220
2.23
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
976
0.39
Brooks Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
0.09
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25160
10.16
Brooks Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9196
3.3
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24184
9.76
Brooks Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8932
3.2
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.12
96.12
Brooks Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.13
97.13
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.327
9.327
Brooks Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Brooks Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.21
96.21
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1283
0.52
Brooks Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
621
0.22
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.04
Brooks Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brooks Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.02
Brooks Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.01
Brooks Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0