Cap Anson

1B/3B/C · R/R · MLB · ACTIVE: 1871–1897 BORN: MARSHALLTOWN, USA

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Career

3435 H · 97 HR · 2075 RBI · 277 SB

.334 AVG · .841 OPS · 2524 G

1897 Season

.285 AVG · 3 HR · 75 RBI · 11 SB

.379 OBP · .361 SLG · .740 OPS

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Cap Anson was a first baseman in MLB history. Across 2524 career games, with a .334 batting average and 97 home runs. This page covers season stats, team history, and career profile.

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Full Career Record

Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1871	RC1	25	120	29	39	11	3	0	16	6	2	1	.325	.336	.467	.803
1872	PH1	46	217	60	90	10	7	0	48	6	16	3	.415	.455	.525	.980
1873	PH1	52	254	53	101	9	2	0	36	1	5	2	.398	.409	.449	.858
1874	PH1	55	260	51	87	8	3	0	37	6	4	1	.335	.345	.388	.733
1875	PH1	69	326	84	106	15	3	0	58	11	4	2	.325	.333	.390	.723
1876	CHC	66	309	63	110	9	7	2	59		12	8	.356	.380	.450	.830
1877	CHC	59	255	52	86	19	1	0	32		9	3	.337	.360	.420	.779
1878	CHC	60	261	55	89	12	2	0	40		13	1	.341	.372	.402	.775
1879	CHC	51	227	40	72	20	1	0	34		2	2	.317	.323	.414	.737
1880	CHC	86	356	54	120	24	1	1	74		14	12	.337	.362	.419	.781
1881	CHC	84	343	67	137	21	7	1	82		26	4	.399	.442	.510	.952
1882	CHC	82	348	69	126	29	8	1	83		20	7	.362	.397	.500	.897
1883	CHC	98	413	70	127	36	5	0	68		18	9	.308	.336	.419	.755
1884	CHC	112	475	108	159	30	3	21	102		29	13	.335	.373	.543	.916
1885	CHC	112	464	100	144	35	7	7	108		34	13	.310	.357	.461	.819
1886	CHC	125	504	117	187	35	11	10	147	29	55	19	.371	.433	.544	.977
1887	CHC	122	472	107	164	33	13	7	102	27	60	18	.347	.422	.517	.939
1888	CHC	134	515	101	177	20	12	12	84	28	47	24	.344	.400	.499	.899
1889	CHC	134	518	100	177	32	7	7	117	27	86	19	.342	.440	.471	.911
1890	CHC	139	504	95	157	14	5	7	107	29	113	23	.312	.443	.401	.844
1891	CHC	136	540	81	157	24	8	8	120	17	75	29	.291	.378	.409	.788
1892	CHC	146	559	62	152	25	9	1	74	13	67	30	.272	.354	.354	.708
1893	CHC	103	398	70	125	24	2	0	91	13	68	12	.314	.415	.384	.800
1894	CHC	84	343	85	133	29	4	5	100	17	41	15	.388	.457	.539	.997
1895	CHC	122	474	87	159	23	6	2	91	12	55	23	.335	.408	.422	.830
1896	CHC	108	402	72	133	18	2	2	90	24	49	10	.331	.407	.400	.808
1897	CHC	114	424	67	121	17	3	3	75	11	60	27	.285	.379	.361	.740
Career Totals	—	2524	10281	1999	3435	582	142	97	2075	277	984	330	.334	.394	.447	.841

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	WHIP
1883	CHC	0	0	0.00	2	0	1	3.0	1	0	1	0	0.67
1884	CHC	0	1	18.00	1	0	0	1.0	3	2	1	1	4.00
Career Totals	—	0	1	4.50	3	0	1	4.0	4	2	2	1	1.50

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Data: Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), Cot's Baseball Contracts, Retrosheet.