Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.
| Cap Anson | Stat | Cool Papa Bell |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Seasons | 21 |
| 129.9 | Career VAL | 98.7 |
| 12.6 (1886) | Peak-season VAL | 13.1 (1925) |
| Inducted 1939 | Hall of Fame | Inducted 1974 |
VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board).
| Cap Anson | Stat | Cool Papa Bell |
|---|---|---|
| Career | ||
| 2,276 | Games | 1,246 |
| Batting | ||
| 3,011 | Hits | 1,576 |
| 97 | Home runs | 61 |
| 1,879 | RBI | 593 |
| 1,719 | Runs | 1,173 |
| 247 | Stolen bases | 310 |
| 952 | ||
| Walks |
|---|
| 564 |
| .331 | Batting avg | .324 |
|---|
| .396 | On-base % | .396 |
|---|
| .446 | Slugging % | .447 |
|---|
| 155 | OPS+ | 127 |
|---|
| Pitching | ||
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Wins | 20 |
| 1 | Losses | 15 |
| 1 | Saves | 0 |
| 4.0 | Innings pitched | 308.2 |
| 1 | Strikeouts (pitching) | 146 |
| 4.50 | ERA | 4.64 |
| 1.50 | WHIP | 1.40 |
| 17 | ERA+ | 118 |
| Age | Cap Anson | Cool Papa Bell |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | — | 0.8 |
| 20 | — | 1.1 |
| 21 | — | 2.3 |
| 22 | — | 13.1 |
| 23 | — | 12.3 |
| 24 | 5 | 6.1 |
| 25 | 3.6 | 7.2 |
| 26 | 3.1 | 10 |
| 27 | 3.3 | 9 |
| 28 | 5.6 | 3.2 |
| 29 | 6.4 | 2.5 |
| 30 | 8.9 | 4.2 |
| 31 | 6.5 | 4.3 |
| 32 | 11.1 | 4.7 |
| 33 | 8.7 | 0.3 |
| 34 | 12.6 | — |
| 35 | 8.4 | — |
| 36 | 9.1 | — |
| 37 | 8.2 | — |
| 38 | 4 | — |
| 39 | 5 | 2.5 |
| 40 | 5.3 | 6.2 |
| 41 | 2.1 | 2.7 |
| 42 | 5.1 | 2.5 |
| 43 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
| 44 | 4.1 | — |
| 45 | 0.5 | — |