Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.
| Cap Anson | Stat | Bill Dahlen |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Seasons | 21 |
| 129.9 | Career VAL | 112.2 |
| 12.6 (1886) | Peak-season VAL | 12.0 (1896) |
| Inducted 1939 | Hall of Fame | — |
VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board).
| Cap Anson | Stat | Bill Dahlen |
|---|---|---|
| Career | ||
| 2,276 | Games | 2,445 |
| Batting | ||
| 3,011 | Hits | 2,458 |
| 97 | Home runs | 84 |
| 1,879 | RBI | 1,233 |
| 1,719 | Runs | 1,589 |
| 247 | Stolen bases | 547 |
| 952 | ||
| Walks |
|---|
| 1,064 |
| .331 | Batting avg | .272 |
|---|
| .396 | On-base % | .358 |
|---|
| .446 | Slugging % | .382 |
|---|
| 155 | OPS+ | 117 |
|---|
| Age | Cap Anson | Bill Dahlen |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | — | 4.9 |
| 22 | — | 10.3 |
| 23 | — | 5.4 |
| 24 | 5 | 8.8 |
| 25 | 3.6 | 1.9 |
| 26 | 3.1 | 12 |
| 27 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
| 28 | 5.6 | 6.3 |
| 29 | 6.4 | 3.7 |
| 30 | 8.9 | 4.8 |
| 31 | 6.5 | 6.4 |
| 32 | 11.1 | 6.8 |
| 33 | 8.7 | 7.3 |
| 34 | 12.6 | 9.7 |
| 35 | 8.4 | 9.1 |
| 36 | 9.1 | 5.4 |
| 37 | 8.2 | 1.3 |
| 38 | 4 | 3 |
| 39 | 5 | 1.3 |
| 40 | 5.3 | — |
| 41 | 2.1 | — |
| 42 | 5.1 | — |
| 43 | 3.3 | — |
| 44 | 4.1 | — |
| 45 | 0.5 | — |