Cap Anson career batting average
.329Career Regular Season
Cap Anson has a career batting average of .329 over 22 regular seasons.
- Best season on file: .399 in 1881.
- Most recent: .285 in 1897.
Average of 22 regular seasons, 1876 through 1897. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches. | SLG: Total bases per at-bat, so a home run counts four times a single. | OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1876 |  CHC | 66 | 309 | 63 | 110 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .356 | .380 | .450 | .830 |
| 1877 | CHC | 59 | 255 | 52 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .337 | .360 | .420 | .779 |
| 1878 | CHC | 60 | 261 | 55 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .341 | .372 | .402 | .775 |
| 1879 | CHC | 51 | 227 | 40 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .317 | .323 | .414 | .737 |
| 1880 | CHC | 86 | 356 | 54 | 120 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .337 | .362 | .419 | .781 |
| 1881 | CHC | 84 | 343 | 67 | 137 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .399 | .442 | .510 | .952 |
| 1882 | CHC | 82 | 348 | 69 | 126 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .362 | .397 | .500 | .897 |
| 1883 | CHC | 98 | 413 | 70 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .336 | .419 | .755 |
| 1884 | CHC | 112 | 475 | 108 | 159 | 21 | 0 | 0 | .335 | .373 | .543 | .916 |
| 1885 | CHC | 112 | 464 | 100 | 144 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .310 | .357 | .461 | .819 |
| 1886 | CHC | 125 | 504 | 117 | 187 | 10 | 0 | 29 | .371 | .433 | .544 | .977 |
| 1887 | CHC | 122 | 472 | 107 | 164 | 7 | 0 | 27 | .347 | .422 | .517 | .939 |
| 1888 | CHC | 134 | 515 | 101 | 177 | 12 | 0 | 28 | .344 | .400 | .499 | .899 |
| 1889 | CHC | 134 | 518 | 100 | 161 | 7 | 0 | 27 | .311 | .414 | .440 | .854 |
| 1890 | CHC | 139 | 504 | 95 | 157 | 7 | 0 | 29 | .312 | .443 | .401 | .844 |
| 1891 | CHC | 136 | 540 | 81 | 157 | 8 | 0 | 17 | .291 | .378 | .409 | .788 |
| 1892 | CHC | 146 | 559 | 62 | 152 | 1 | 0 | 13 | .272 | .354 | .354 | .708 |
| 1893 | CHC | 103 | 398 | 70 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .314 | .415 | .384 | .800 |
| 1894 | CHC | 83 | 340 | 82 | 132 | 5 | 0 | 17 | .388 | .457 | .538 | .995 |
| 1895 | CHC | 122 | 474 | 87 | 159 | 2 | 0 | 12 | .335 | .408 | .422 | .830 |
| 1896 | CHC | 108 | 402 | 72 | 133 | 2 | 0 | 24 | .331 | .407 | .400 | .808 |
| 1897 | CHC | 114 | 424 | 67 | 121 | 3 | 0 | 11 | .285 | .379 | .361 | .740 |
What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · SLG · OPS