Cap Anson vs. Ron Santo — Career Comparison

Cap Anson
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameFirst Baseman
Ron Santo
Silent GenerationWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameThird BasemanGold GloveAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Cap Anson and Ron Santo are closely matched on the surface stats. Cap Anson posted a career OPS of .841 against Ron Santo's .833. On the surface stats, Cap Anson and Ron Santo are difficult to separate — a proper verdict would need era context to resolve.

Hitting Stats for Cap Anson and Ron Santo

Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
Ron Santo
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2524
133.65
Ron Santo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2243
143.23
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11331
600
Ron Santo
Career
Per 600 PA
9396
600
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10281
544.4
Ron Santo
Career
Per 600 PA
8143
519.99
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Ron Santo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Ron Santo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.836
0.836
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3435
181.89
Ron Santo
Career
Per 600 PA
2254
143.93
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2614
138.42
Ron Santo
Career
Per 600 PA
1480
94.51
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
582
30.82
Ron Santo
Career
Per 600 PA
365
23.31
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
7.52
Ron Santo
Career
Per 600 PA
67
4.28
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
97
5.14
Ron Santo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
342
21.84
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
821
43.47
Ron Santo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
774
49.43
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Ron Santo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Ron Santo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Ron Santo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1898.81
100.55
Ron Santo
Career
Per 600 PA
1369.56
87.46
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4592
243.16
Ron Santo
Career
Per 600 PA
3779
241.32
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4451
235.69
Ron Santo
Career
Per 600 PA
3400
217.11
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Ron Santo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.447
0.447
Ron Santo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.841
0.841
Ron Santo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.827
0.827
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Ron Santo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Ron Santo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Ron Santo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.802
0.802
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Ron Santo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1999
105.85
Ron Santo
Career
Per 600 PA
1138
72.67
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2075
109.88
Ron Santo
Career
Per 600 PA
1331
84.99
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3977
210.59
Ron Santo
Career
Per 600 PA
2127
135.82
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2041.38
108.1
Ron Santo
Career
Per 600 PA
1388.89
88.69
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
32
1.69
Ron Santo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
2.43
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
984
52.1
Ron Santo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1108
70.75
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Santo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
6
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
330
17.47
Ron Santo
Career
Per 600 PA
1343
85.76
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.34
34.34
Ron Santo
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
2.98
Ron Santo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
0.83
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
1.8
Ron Santo
Career
Per 600 PA
13
0.83
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Santo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
6
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
0.32
Ron Santo
Career
Per 600 PA
256
16.35
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
14.67
Ron Santo
Career
Per 600 PA
35
2.23
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
16
0.85
Ron Santo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
2.62
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
15.51
Ron Santo
Career
Per 600 PA
76
4.85
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94.54
94.54
Ron Santo
Career
Per 600 PA
46.05
46.05

Fielding Stats for Cap Anson and Ron Santo

Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Ron Santo
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2593
1.05
Ron Santo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2201
1.03
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.05
Ron Santo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2172
1.01
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66888
27
Ron Santo
Career
Per 9 Innings
57866
27
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22296
9
Ron Santo
Career
Per 9 Innings
19288.2
9
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22572
9.11
Ron Santo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2100
0.98
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1612
0.65
Ron Santo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4717
2.2
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
976
0.39
Ron Santo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
0.15
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25160
10.16
Ron Santo
Career
Per 9 Innings
7144
3.33
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24184
9.76
Ron Santo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6817
3.18
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.12
96.12
Ron Santo
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.42
95.42
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.327
9.327
Ron Santo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.097
3.097
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Ron Santo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.68
98.68
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1283
0.52
Ron Santo
Career
Per 9 Innings
449
0.21
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.04
Ron Santo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Santo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.02
Ron Santo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.01
Ron Santo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0