Cap Anson vs. Lane Thomas — Career Comparison

Cap Anson
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameFirst Baseman
Lane Thomas
MillenialTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

On the career numbers, Cap Anson posted the stronger offensive profile against Lane Thomas. Cap Anson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.841 vs .728) and on-base percentage (.394 vs .309). Lane Thomas had the advantage in home run production (76 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 Lane Thomas

Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2524
133.65
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
601
160.41
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11331
600
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2248
600
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10281
544.4
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2023
539.95
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.754
0.754
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3435
181.89
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
489
130.52
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2614
138.42
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
295
78.74
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
582
30.82
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
107
28.56
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
7.52
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
11
2.94
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
5.14
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
20.28
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
821
43.47
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
194
51.78
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1898.81
100.55
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
276.82
73.88
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4592
243.16
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
846
225.8
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4451
235.69
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
694
185.23
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.418
0.418
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.841
0.841
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.727
0.727
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.705
0.705
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1999
105.85
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
284
75.8
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2075
109.88
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
254
67.79
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3977
210.59
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
462
123.31
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2041.38
108.1
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
269.5
71.93
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
1.69
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
6.67
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
984
52.1
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
180
48.04
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.53
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
330
17.47
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
573
152.94
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.34
34.34
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3.92
3.92
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
2.98
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
1.8
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
5.34
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
0.32
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
30
8.01
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
277
14.67
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
18.95
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
16
0.85
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
7.47
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
15.51
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
26.42
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94.54
94.54
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
71.72
71.72

Fielding Stats for Cap Anson and Lane Thomas

Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2593
1.05
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
1.19
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.05
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
496
1
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66888
27
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13432
27
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22296
9
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4477.1
9
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22572
9.11
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1127
2.27
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1612
0.65
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.09
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
976
0.39
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.04
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25160
10.16
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1191
2.39
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24184
9.76
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1172
2.36
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.12
96.12
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.4
98.4
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.327
9.327
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.983
1.983
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.93
83.93
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1283
0.52
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.02
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.04
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.02
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.01
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Pitching Stats for Cap Anson and Lane Thomas

Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
6.75
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.51
25.51
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.5
10.5
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
47.25
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
54
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
6.75
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
11.25
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.25
11.25
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
42.75
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
54
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.125
0.125
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.25
47.25
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54