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AnsonI would have thought that Brouthers or Delahanty would have been brought up instead of Kelly. If anything, most baseball historians feel that Kelly is overrated for his true accomplishments.
Cap Anson's stats are far superior to Kellys in every category, other than stolen bases. A batting average 20 points higher, 1200 more hits, almost twice as many RBIs, and an OBP 25 points higher. Yes, Anson did play for several more years. I will agree, however, that Kelly was the best in the game for a few years. He also was very well rounded in all aspects of the game. But, I'm hard pressed to say that he was BETTER than Anson.