Cap Anson

Full Name: Adrian Constantine Anson

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 227lb

Team: Chicago White Stockings

Born: April 17, 1852 in Marshalltown, IA

Died: April 14, 1922 in Chicago, IL

League Debut: March 30, 1885 (CHC @ DTN, box score) • Age 33

Real-life MLB career: 1871–1897 • Baseball-Reference page ↗

★ 1× All-Star (1885)🏆 1885 NL Most Valuable Player🏆 1885 NL Gold Glove Award (1B)
 
1886
Career
WAR
3.4
8.5
AB
283
1005
H
106
338
HR
3
13
BA
.375
.336
R
53
210
RBI
73
201
SB
14
156
OBP
.446
.390
SLG
.534
.476
OPS
.980
.866
OPS+
190
155

Standard Batting

YearAgeTmLgGPAABRH2B3BHRRBI SBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSOPS+TBGIDPHBPSHSFIBBPosAwards
188533CHCNL 162774722 157232 53610 12814257 4711 .321.367.453.820 140327 5 1BAS,MVP-1,GG
188634CHCNL 67325283 53106 16103 731414 3710 .375.446.534.980 190151 420315 1B
2 Yrs 22910991005210338 69161320115671 8421.336.390.476.866 15547847 0315
Bold = led the league. OPS+ compares OBP and SLG with the league average (100 = average; no park adjustment). Blank GIDP/SH/SF/IBB cells: that season's source data didn't track them (PA there = AB+BB+HBP).

Value Batting

YearAgeTmLgPARbatRbaserRposRAAWAARrepRARWARoWARdWARPosAwards
188533CHCNL774 31.54.7-4.731.42.826.457.95.15.1-0.4 1BAS,MVP-1,GG
188634CHCNL325 32.2-3.7-1.027.52.511.038.53.43.4-0.1 1B
2 Yrs1099 63.71.0-5.758.95.237.496.48.58.5-0.5
Runs above average from batting (Rbat), baserunning (Rbaser) and position (Rpos); RAA/WAA = runs/wins above average, Rrep = replacement runs, RAR = runs above replacement (see how WAR is calculated).

Advanced Batting

YearAgeTmLgPABAbipISOHR%SO%BB%XBH%X/H%GB/FBGB%SB%P/PARCeBAClutchWIS WAR
188533CHCNL774 .317.1321.31.46.1 8.929.7 71.4
188634CHCNL325 .377.1590.93.111.4 8.927.4 1.7964.150.0 3.2464.9 .45022.34.3
2 Yrs1099 .334.1391.21.97.6 8.929.01.7964.1 68.70.9664.94.3
BAbip = batting average on balls in play; ISO = SLG − BA; HR%, SO%, BB%, XBH% are per plate appearance; X/H% = extra-base hits per hit; GB/FB and P/PA come from the sim's batted-ball and pitch counts; RC = runs created. eBA, Clutch and WIS WAR are WhatIfSports' own metrics (1886 onward).

Batting Splits

YearSplitGPAABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSBAbip
1886Home321491312645 9423963 175.344.416.519.935.344
1886Away351761522761 76134811 205.401.472.5461.018.405
1886vs LH Starter299488040 733000 62.455.489.7051.194.446
1886vs RH Starter53226195066 970000 318.338.429.456.886.353
Splits come from the WhatIfSports season export (available from 1886). Traded players' splits combine all of their teams that season.

Appearances

YearAgeTmLgGGSBattingDefense PC1B2B3BSSLFCFRFPHPR
188533CHCNL162162162162 162
188634CHCNL67666767 67
2 Yrs229228229229 229
Games by position come from the fielding data; GS = games started; PH/PR = games entered as a pinch hitter or pinch runner (counted from the box scores).

Standard Fielding

YearAgeTmLgPosGGSInnChPOAEDP Fld%lgFld%RF/9lgRF9RF/G+Plays−PlaysPBSBCSCS%C.ERAPK
188533 CHC NL1B1621621428.7 182016681312152 .988.99011.3311.49 11.10290
188634 CHC NL1B6766576.3 73865676646 .992.99111.4311.58 10.9320
Career1B2292282005.0 255823242072798 .98911.36 11.05310
Positions listed in scorebook order (P, C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, LF, CF, RF). Ch = chances (PO+A+E); RF/9 = 9×(PO+A)/Inn; RF/G = (PO+A)/G; lgFld% and lgRF9 = league average at that position. +Plays/−Plays are the sim's good and poor defensive plays. For pitchers, SB/CS are runners stealing while he pitched.

Leaderboards, Awards, & Honors

WAR for Position Players

Batting Average

  • 1885 NL  .321 (6th)
  • 1886 NL  .375 (2nd)

On-Base %

  • 1885 NL  .367 (8th)
  • 1886 NL  .446 (2nd)

Slugging %

  • 1885 NL  .453 (5th)
  • 1886 NL  .534 (2nd)

On-Base Plus Slugging

  • 1885 NL  .820 (5th)
  • 1886 NL  .980 (2nd)

Runs Scored

Hits

  • 1885 NL  232 (3rd)
  • 1886 NL  106 (1st) ★

Total Bases

Doubles

  • 1885 NL  53 (1st) ★
  • 1886 NL  16 (4th)

Triples

  • 1886 NL  10 (1st) ★

Home Runs

Runs Batted In

  • 1885 NL  128 (5th)
  • 1886 NL  73 (1st) ★

Bases on Balls

Stolen Bases

Top-10 finishes in each league. Rate stats require 3.1 plate appearances (batters) or 1 inning pitched (pitchers) per team game.

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