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Cap Anson

Adrian Constantine Anson (Pop)

Positions: First Baseman, Third Baseman and Catcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 227 lb.

Born: April 17, 1852 in Marshalltown, IA
High School: Marshalltown HS (Marshalltown, IA)
Schools: University of Notre Dame (South Bend, IN), University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA) (All Transactions)
Debut: May 6, 1871
Teams (by GP): WhiteStockings/Colts/Athletics/ForestCitys 1871-1897

Final Game: October 3, 1897
Died: April 14, 1922 in Chicago, IL
Buried: Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, IL
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Old Timers Committee as Player in 1939.
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Hall of Fame

Standard Pitching

Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1883 31 CHC NL 0 0 0.00 2 0 2 0 0 1 3.0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 12 0.667 3.0 0.0 3.0 0.0 0.00
1884 32 CHC NL 0 1 .000 18.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 3 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 9 26 4.000 27.0 18.0 9.0 9.0 1.00
2 Yrs 0 1 .000 4.50 3 0 3 0 0 1 4.0 4 5 2 2 2 1 0 0 21 89 1.500 9.0 4.5 4.5 2.3 0.50
162 Game Avg. 0 23 .000 4.50 68 0 68 0 0 23 91 91 113 45 45 45 23 0 0 476 89 1.500 9.0 4.5 4.5 2.3 0.50

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1883 31 CHC NL 3.0 2 0 1 3.00 5.62 0.17 0.00 105.0 5.72 1 0.1 1.0 -0.0 0.1 1 .544 .501 $
1884 32 CHC NL 1.0 1 0 4 36.00 5.24 0.24 0.00 104.0 5.19 -3 -0.2 1.0 -0.0 -0.2 -3 .258 .499 $2,500
2 Seasons 4.0 3 0 5 11.25 5.52 0.19 0.00 104.8 5.59 -2 -0.2 1.0 -0.0 -0.1 -2 .448 .500 $2,500

Cumulative Pitching

Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1883 31 0 0 0.00 2 0 2 0 0 1 3.0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 12 0.667 3.0 0.0 3.0 0.0 0.00
1884 32 0 1 .000 4.50 3 0 3 0 0 1 4.0 4 5 2 2 2 1 0 0 21 89 1.500 9.0 4.5 4.5 2.3 0.50 89

Neutralized Pitching

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1883 31 0 0 0.00 6.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.333 0.0 3.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 2
1884 32 0 0 6.00 3.0 4 2 2 3 1 3 0 1.667 12.0 3.0 9.0 3.00 9.0 1
2 Yrs 0 0 2.00 9.0 4 2 2 3 3 3 0 0.778 4.0 3.0 1.00 3.0 3

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame
1936 Veterans (50.6%)
1939 Old Timers (inducted)
Selected to HOF in 1939
by Old Timers Committee

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1873 NA  2.1 (10th)
1876 NL  3.7 (6th)
1877 NL  2.1 (9th)
1880 NL  4.9 (6th)
1881 NL  5.7 (5th)
1882 NL  4.3 (9th)
1886 NL  6.8 (9th)
1888 NL  6.5 (6th)
1889 NL  6.2 (5th)
Career  91.0 (34th)

Saves s c a p y
1883 NL  1 (3rd)

Games Finished s c a p y
1883 NL  2 (10th)

Oldest s c a p y
1886 NL  born 1852-04-17 (10th)
1887 NL  born 1852-04-17 (6th)
1888 NL  born 1852-04-17 (5th)
1889 NL  born 1852-04-17 (3rd)
1890 NL  born 1852-04-17 (1st)
1891 NL  born 1852-04-17 (2nd)
1892 NL  born 1852-04-17 (2nd)
1893 NL  born 1852-04-17 (2nd)
1894 NL  born 1852-04-17 (1st)
1895 NL  born 1852-04-17 (1st)
1896 NL  born 1852-04-17 (1st)
1897 NL  born 1852-04-17 (1st)

Youngest s c a p y
1871 NA  born 1852-04-17 (5th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 3 (2136), Average HOFer ≈ 185

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