Cap Anson vs. Mike Ryan — Career Comparison

Cap Anson
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameFirst Baseman
Mike Ryan
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueUnknown

On the career numbers, Cap Anson posted the stronger offensive profile against Mike Ryan. Cap Anson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.841 vs .700) and on-base percentage (.394 vs .306). Mike Ryan had the advantage in home run production (7 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 Mike Ryan

Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
Mike Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2524
133.65
Mike Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
274.23
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11331
600
Mike Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
326
600
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10281
544.4
Mike Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
299
550.31
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Mike Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Mike Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.712
0.712
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3435
181.89
Mike Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
77
141.72
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2614
138.42
Mike Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
51
93.87
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
582
30.82
Mike Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.13
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
7.52
Mike Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.84
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
5.14
Mike Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.88
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
821
43.47
Mike Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
47.85
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Mike Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Mike Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Mike Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1898.81
100.55
Mike Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
33.79
62.19
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4592
243.16
Mike Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
118
217.18
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4451
235.69
Mike Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
97
178.53
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Mike Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Mike Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.841
0.841
Mike Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Mike Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Mike Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Mike Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.599
0.599
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Mike Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1999
105.85
Mike Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
35
64.42
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2075
109.88
Mike Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
35
64.42
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3977
210.59
Mike Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
63
115.95
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2041.38
108.1
Mike Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
33.52
61.69
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
1.69
Mike Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
984
52.1
Mike Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
20
36.81
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.68
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
330
17.47
Mike Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
104.91
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.34
34.34
Mike Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
5.72
5.72
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
2.98
Mike Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
1.8
Mike Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.36
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.52
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
0.32
Mike Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
11
20.25
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
14.67
Mike Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.36
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
0.85
Mike Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.36
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
15.51
Mike Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
8
14.72
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94.54
94.54
Mike Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Cap Anson and Mike Ryan

Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Mike Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2593
1.05
Mike Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.51
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
0.05
Mike Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.88
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66888
27
Mike Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1378
27
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22296
9
Mike Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
459.1
9
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22572
9.11
Mike Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
2.41
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1612
0.65
Mike Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
976
0.39
Mike Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25160
10.16
Mike Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
2.55
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24184
9.76
Mike Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
2.53
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.12
96.12
Mike Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.23
99.23
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.327
9.327
Mike Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.675
1.675
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Mike Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.44
58.44
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1283
0.52
Mike Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.04
Mike Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.02
Mike Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.01
Mike Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0