Rick Ankiel vs. Otto Briggs — Career Comparison

Rick Ankiel
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Otto Briggs
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHilldale ClubEast-West LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Rick Ankiel and Otto Briggs are closely matched on the surface stats. Rick Ankiel posted stronger numbers in OPS (.728 vs .716) and slugging (.422 vs .353). Otto Briggs had the advantage in on-base percentage (.363 vs .306). By the career numbers, Rick Ankiel had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Rick Ankiel and Otto Briggs

Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Otto Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
653
185.25
Otto Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
551
136.67
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
2115
600
Otto Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2419
600
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1921
544.96
Otto Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2093
519.14
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Otto Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.738
0.738
Otto Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.763
0.763
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
462
131.06
Otto Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
595
147.58
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
275
78.01
Otto Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
121.54
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
28.65
Otto Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
72
17.86
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.84
Otto Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
6.7
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
21.56
Otto Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.49
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
53.05
Otto Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
105
26.04
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Otto Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Otto Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Otto Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
254.17
72.11
Otto Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
306.06
75.91
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
811
230.07
Otto Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
739
183.3
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
636
180.43
Otto Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
853
211.58
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Otto Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Otto Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.724
0.724
Otto Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.716
0.716
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Otto Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Otto Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Otto Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.716
0.716
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Otto Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
260
73.76
Otto Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
381
94.5
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
71.21
Otto Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
192
47.62
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
435
123.4
Otto Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
567
140.64
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
246.1
69.82
Otto Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
340.84
84.54
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.4
Otto Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
6.95
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
162
45.96
Otto Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
57.05
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.69
Otto Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
555
157.45
Otto Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.97
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
3.81
Otto Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151.19
151.19
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Otto Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.38
14.38
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.27
Otto Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
16.87
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Otto Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
31
8.79
Otto Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.5
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
21
5.96
Otto Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
20.09
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Otto Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.49
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
33
9.36
Otto Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
21.58
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
63.64
63.64
Otto Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93.1
93.1

Fielding Stats for Rick Ankiel and Otto Briggs

Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Otto Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
587
1.21
Otto Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
1.22
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
488
1.01
Otto Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
1.04
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13071
27
Otto Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
12169
27
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4357
9
Otto Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4056.1
9
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1119
2.31
Otto Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
744
1.65
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.11
Otto Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.12
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.06
Otto Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.06
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1202
2.48
Otto Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
824
1.83
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1171
2.42
Otto Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
798
1.77
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.42
97.42
Otto Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.84
96.84
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.995
1.995
Otto Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.456
1.456
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.13
83.13
Otto Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.4
85.4
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Otto Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otto Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otto Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otto Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otto Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0