Rick Ankiel vs. Jimmy Archer — Career Comparison

Rick Ankiel
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Jimmy Archer
Lost GenerationIrelandThrows RightBats RightEuropeChicago CubsNational LeagueCatcher

Rick Ankiel and Jimmy Archer are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 91 for Rick Ankiel, 89 for Jimmy Archer), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 100 vs 99). The overall lean goes to Rick Ankiel, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Rick Ankiel and Jimmy Archer

Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Jimmy Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
653
185.25
Jimmy Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
847
176.34
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
2115
600
Jimmy Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2882
600
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
1921
544.96
Jimmy Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2646
550.87
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Jimmy Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.738
0.738
Jimmy Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.65
0.65
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
462
131.06
Jimmy Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
660
137.4
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
275
78.01
Jimmy Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
504
104.93
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
28.65
Jimmy Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
22.07
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.84
Jimmy Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
7.08
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
21.56
Jimmy Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
16
3.33
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
53.05
Jimmy Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
156
32.48
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Jimmy Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Jimmy Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Jimmy Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
254.17
72.11
Jimmy Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
263.77
54.91
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
811
230.07
Jimmy Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
882
183.62
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
636
180.43
Jimmy Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
803
167.18
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Jimmy Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Jimmy Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.724
0.724
Jimmy Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.621
0.621
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Jimmy Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Jimmy Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Jimmy Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Jimmy Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
73.76
Jimmy Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
246
51.21
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
251
71.21
Jimmy Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
296
61.62
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
435
123.4
Jimmy Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
526
109.51
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
246.1
69.82
Jimmy Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
294.23
61.25
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.4
Jimmy Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
3.96
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
45.96
Jimmy Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
124
25.82
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.69
Jimmy Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
555
157.45
Jimmy Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
58.92
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
3.81
Jimmy Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.18
10.18
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Jimmy Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.27
Jimmy Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
19.36
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Jimmy Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
31
8.79
Jimmy Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
21
5.96
Jimmy Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
7.49
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Jimmy Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.25
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
9.36
Jimmy Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
8.74
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
63.64
63.64
Jimmy Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85.71
85.71

Fielding Stats for Rick Ankiel and Jimmy Archer

Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jimmy Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
587
1.21
Jimmy Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
804
4.49
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
488
1.01
Jimmy Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
1.02
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13071
27
Jimmy Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4836
27
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4357
9
Jimmy Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1612
9
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1119
2.31
Jimmy Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3861
21.56
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.11
Jimmy Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1012
5.65
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.06
Jimmy Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
0.79
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1202
2.48
Jimmy Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5015
28
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1171
2.42
Jimmy Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4873
27.21
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.42
97.42
Jimmy Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.17
97.17
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.995
1.995
Jimmy Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.061
6.061
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.13
83.13
Jimmy Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.64
22.64
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Jimmy Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.63
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.69
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.79