Cap Anson vs. George Sisler — Career Comparison

Cap Anson
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameFirst Baseman
George Sisler
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanMVP

On the career numbers, George Sisler posted the stronger offensive profile against Cap Anson. George Sisler posted stronger numbers in slugging (.468 vs .447) and batting average (.340 vs .334). Cap Anson had the advantage in on-base percentage (.394 vs .379). By the career numbers, George Sisler 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 George Sisler

Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
George Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2524
133.65
George Sisler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2055
136.8
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11331
600
George Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
9013
600
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10281
544.4
George Sisler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8267
550.34
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.334
0.334
George Sisler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.862
0.862
George Sisler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
0.87
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3435
181.89
George Sisler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2812
187.2
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2614
138.42
George Sisler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2121
141.2
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
582
30.82
George Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
425
28.29
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
142
7.52
George Sisler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
10.92
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
97
5.14
George Sisler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
6.79
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
821
43.47
George Sisler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
691
46
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
George Sisler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
George Sisler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
George Sisler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1898.81
100.55
George Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
1464.31
97.48
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4592
243.16
George Sisler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3871
257.69
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4451
235.69
George Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
3332
221.81
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
George Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.447
0.447
George Sisler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.841
0.841
George Sisler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.847
0.847
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
George Sisler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
George Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
George Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.854
0.854
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
George Sisler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1999
105.85
George Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
1284
85.48
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2075
109.88
George Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
1175
78.22
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3977
210.59
George Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
2357
156.91
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2041.38
108.1
George Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
1599.53
106.48
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
32
1.69
George Sisler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
3.2
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
984
52.1
George Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
472
31.42
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
330
17.47
George Sisler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
327
21.77
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.34
34.34
George Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
27.56
27.56
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
2.98
George Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
1.44
1.44
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
34
1.8
George Sisler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
226
15.04
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.32
George Sisler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
277
14.67
George Sisler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
375
24.96
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
16
0.85
George Sisler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
8.45
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
293
15.51
George Sisler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
33.42
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94.54
94.54
George Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
74.7
74.7

Fielding Stats for Cap Anson and George Sisler

Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
George Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2593
1.05
George Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2036
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.05
George Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66888
27
George Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22296
9
George Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22572
9.11
George Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
18914
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1612
0.65
George Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1573
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
976
0.39
George Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25160
10.16
George Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
20761
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24184
9.76
George Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
20487
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.12
96.12
George Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.68
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.327
9.327
George Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10.062
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
George Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1283
0.52
George Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1472
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.04
George Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.02
George Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.01
George Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Pitching Stats for Cap Anson and George Sisler

Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
George Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
George Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.95
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.97
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.41
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
George Sisler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.49
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.73
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
George Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
George Sisler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.35
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
George Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
George Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
George Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
George Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
George Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
333
27
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
George Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
9
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
George Sisler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
7.38
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
George Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.38
7.38
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
George Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
George Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
George Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
George Sisler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
4.22
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
George Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
George Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
5.11
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
George Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
George Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
George Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.49
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
47.25
George Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
36.73
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
George Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.65
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
11.25
George Sisler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.92
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
George Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
George Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.288
1.288
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
42.75
George Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
395
32.03
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
George Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.125
0.125
George Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.25
47.25
George Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.73
36.73