Career hits
3,435
Career batting average
0.3
Batting titles
4
Career RBI
2,075
Seasons played
27
Category profile
- Dominance
- 90
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 96
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 94
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1876 | 0.356 | |
| 1877 | 0.337 | |
| 1878 | 0.341 | |
| 1879 | 0.317 | |
| 1880 | 0.337 | |
| 1881 | 0.399 | |
| 1882 | 0.362 | |
| 1883 | 0.308 | |
| 1884 | 0.335 | |
| 1885 | 0.31 | |
| 1886 | 0.371 | |
| 1887 | 0.347 | |
| 1888 | 0.344 | |
| 1889 | 0.342 | |
| 1890 | 0.312 | |
| 1891 | 0.291 | |
| 1892 | 0.272 | |
| 1893 | 0.314 | |
| 1894 | 0.395 | |
| 1895 | 0.335 | |
| 1896 | 0.331 | |
| 1897 | 0.285 |
Data sources
- MLB.com
- Baseball Reference
- National Baseball Hall of Fame
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Cap Anson ranks #9 in Baseball
Cap Anson ranks #9 in Baseball and #1509 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 92.2/100.
The verified career covers 1871–1897 and 22 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Longevity the strongest category at 96/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Career hits 3435, Career batting average 0.334, Batting titles 4, Career RBI 2075.
Nearest context: ahead Barry Bonds (92.3); behind Cy Young (92.1). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Cap Anson GOAT Score explained
- Dominance90/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity96/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 96/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics94/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Anson comparisons
Cap Anson — frequently asked
- Is Cap Anson the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Cap Anson ranks #9 in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 92.2/100, behind Babe Ruth (94.6).
- What is Cap Anson's GOAT Score?
- 92.2/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 90 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 96 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%).
- Where does Cap Anson rank all time?
- #1509 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #9 in Baseball.
- Cap Anson vs Barry Bonds: who ranks higher?
- Barry Bonds ranks higher at 92.3 versus Cap Anson at 92.2, a margin of 0.1 points.