Cliff Aberson vs. Rick Ankiel — Career Comparison

Cliff Aberson
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Rick Ankiel
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Cliff Aberson and Rick Ankiel are closely matched on the surface stats. Cliff Aberson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.751 vs .728) and on-base percentage (.343 vs .306). Rick Ankiel had the advantage in slugging (.422 vs .408). By the career numbers, Cliff Aberson had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Cliff Aberson and Rick Ankiel

Cliff Aberson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Cliff Aberson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
185.29
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
653
185.25
Cliff Aberson
Career
Per 600 PA
204
600
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2115
600
Cliff Aberson
Career
Per 600 PA
179
526.47
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1921
544.96
Cliff Aberson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Cliff Aberson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.762
0.762
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.738
0.738
Cliff Aberson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
132.35
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
131.06
Cliff Aberson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
88.24
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
78.01
Cliff Aberson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
20.59
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
28.65
Cliff Aberson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.82
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
2.84
Cliff Aberson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.71
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
21.56
Cliff Aberson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
44.12
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
53.05
Cliff Aberson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Cliff Aberson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Cliff Aberson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Cliff Aberson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25.18
74.06
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
254.17
72.11
Cliff Aberson
Career
Per 600 PA
73
214.71
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
811
230.07
Cliff Aberson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
205.88
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
636
180.43
Cliff Aberson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Cliff Aberson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.408
0.408
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Cliff Aberson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.751
0.751
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.724
0.724
Cliff Aberson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Cliff Aberson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Cliff Aberson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Cliff Aberson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Cliff Aberson
Career
Per 600 PA
25
73.53
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
73.76
Cliff Aberson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
76.47
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
71.21
Cliff Aberson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
135.29
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
435
123.4
Cliff Aberson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25.82
75.94
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
246.1
69.82
Cliff Aberson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Cliff Aberson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
73.53
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
45.96
Cliff Aberson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.69
Cliff Aberson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
129.41
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
555
157.45
Cliff Aberson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.64
4.64
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
3.81
Cliff Aberson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Cliff Aberson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.27
Cliff Aberson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Cliff Aberson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
17.65
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
8.79
Cliff Aberson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
5.96
Cliff Aberson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Cliff Aberson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
9.36
Cliff Aberson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63.64
63.64

Fielding Stats for Cliff Aberson and Rick Ankiel

Cliff Aberson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Cliff Aberson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
1.21
Cliff Aberson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.01
Cliff Aberson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13071
27
Cliff Aberson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4357
9
Cliff Aberson
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1119
2.31
Cliff Aberson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.11
Cliff Aberson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.06
Cliff Aberson
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1202
2.48
Cliff Aberson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1171
2.42
Cliff Aberson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.3
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.42
97.42
Cliff Aberson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.714
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.995
1.995
Cliff Aberson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.13
83.13
Cliff Aberson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.01
Cliff Aberson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Aberson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Aberson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Aberson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0