Cap Anson vs. Damian Rolls — Career Comparison

Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameFirst Baseman
Gen XKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

On the career numbers, Cap Anson posted the stronger offensive profile against Damian Rolls. Cap Anson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.841 vs .629) and on-base percentage (.394 vs .292). Damian Rolls had the advantage in home run production (9 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 Damian Rolls

Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
Damian Rolls
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2524
133.65
Damian Rolls
Career
Per 600 PAverified
266
180.75
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11331
600
Damian Rolls
Career
Per 600 PA
883
600
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10281
544.4
Damian Rolls
Career
Per 600 PAverified
819
556.51
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Damian Rolls
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Damian Rolls
Career
Per 600 PA
0.659
0.659
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3435
181.89
Damian Rolls
Career
Per 600 PA
203
137.94
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2614
138.42
Damian Rolls
Career
Per 600 PA
150
101.93
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
582
30.82
Damian Rolls
Career
Per 600 PA
42
28.54
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
7.52
Damian Rolls
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.36
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
5.14
Damian Rolls
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.12
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
821
43.47
Damian Rolls
Career
Per 600 PA
53
36.01
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Damian Rolls
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Damian Rolls
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Damian Rolls
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1898.81
100.55
Damian Rolls
Career
Per 600 PA
81.05
55.07
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4592
243.16
Damian Rolls
Career
Per 600 PA
276
187.54
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4451
235.69
Damian Rolls
Career
Per 600 PA
255
173.27
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Damian Rolls
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Damian Rolls
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.841
0.841
Damian Rolls
Career
Per 600 PA
0.628
0.628
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Damian Rolls
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Damian Rolls
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Damian Rolls
Career
Per 600 PA
0.551
0.551
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Damian Rolls
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1999
105.85
Damian Rolls
Career
Per 600 PA
103
69.99
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2075
109.88
Damian Rolls
Career
Per 600 PA
73
49.6
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3977
210.59
Damian Rolls
Career
Per 600 PA
167
113.48
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2041.38
108.1
Damian Rolls
Career
Per 600 PA
83.23
56.56
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
1.69
Damian Rolls
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
6.8
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
984
52.1
Damian Rolls
Career
Per 600 PA
42
28.54
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Damian Rolls
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
330
17.47
Damian Rolls
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
184
125.03
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.34
34.34
Damian Rolls
Career
Per 600 PA
4.8
4.8
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
2.98
Damian Rolls
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
1.8
Damian Rolls
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.76
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Damian Rolls
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.4
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
0.32
Damian Rolls
Career
Per 600 PA
15
10.19
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
277
14.67
Damian Rolls
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
18.35
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
0.85
Damian Rolls
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
8.83
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
15.51
Damian Rolls
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
27.18
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94.54
94.54
Damian Rolls
Career
Per 600 PA
67.5
67.5

Fielding Stats for Cap Anson and Damian Rolls

Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Damian Rolls
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2593
1.05
Damian Rolls
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
1.21
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.05
Damian Rolls
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.98
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66888
27
Damian Rolls
Career
Per 9 Innings
5556
27
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22296
9
Damian Rolls
Career
Per 9 Innings
1852
9
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22572
9.11
Damian Rolls
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
1.72
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1612
0.65
Damian Rolls
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
1.37
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
976
0.39
Damian Rolls
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.09
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25160
10.16
Damian Rolls
Career
Per 9 Innings
654
3.18
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24184
9.76
Damian Rolls
Career
Per 9 Innings
636
3.09
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.12
96.12
Damian Rolls
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.25
97.25
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.327
9.327
Damian Rolls
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.565
2.565
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Damian Rolls
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.45
81.45
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1283
0.52
Damian Rolls
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.2
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.04
Damian Rolls
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Damian Rolls
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.02
Damian Rolls
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.01
Damian Rolls
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0