Rick Ankiel vs. Joe Caffie — Career Comparison

Rick Ankiel
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Joe Caffie
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Rick Ankiel and Joe Caffie are closely matched on the surface stats. Joe Caffie posted stronger numbers in OPS (.746 vs .728) and on-base percentage (.353 vs .306). Rick Ankiel had the advantage in slugging (.422 vs .394). By the career numbers, Joe Caffie 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 Joe Caffie

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Joe Caffie
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
653
185.25
Joe Caffie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
189.93
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2115
600
Joe Caffie
Career
Per 600 PA
139
600
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1921
544.96
Joe Caffie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
127
548.2
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Joe Caffie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.738
0.738
Joe Caffie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.748
0.748
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
131.06
Joe Caffie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
159.71
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
78.01
Joe Caffie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
133.81
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
28.65
Joe Caffie
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.63
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
2.84
Joe Caffie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
21.56
Joe Caffie
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.95
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
53.05
Joe Caffie
Career
Per 600 PA
6
25.9
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Joe Caffie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Joe Caffie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Joe Caffie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
254.17
72.11
Joe Caffie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17.03
73.5
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
811
230.07
Joe Caffie
Career
Per 600 PA
50
215.83
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
636
180.43
Joe Caffie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
202.88
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Joe Caffie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Joe Caffie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.724
0.724
Joe Caffie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Joe Caffie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Joe Caffie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Joe Caffie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Joe Caffie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
260
73.76
Joe Caffie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
90.65
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
71.21
Joe Caffie
Career
Per 600 PA
11
47.48
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
435
123.4
Joe Caffie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
125.18
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
246.1
69.82
Joe Caffie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18.6
80.31
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
3.4
Joe Caffie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
45.96
Joe Caffie
Career
Per 600 PA
8
34.53
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
3.69
Joe Caffie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
555
157.45
Joe Caffie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
82.01
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
3.81
Joe Caffie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.32
7.32
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Joe Caffie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
2.27
Joe Caffie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Joe Caffie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
31
8.79
Joe Caffie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
5.96
Joe Caffie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.95
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
3.4
Joe Caffie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.95
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
9.36
Joe Caffie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
25.9
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63.64
63.64
Joe Caffie
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Rick Ankiel and Joe Caffie

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Caffie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
1.21
Joe Caffie
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.06
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.01
Joe Caffie
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.98
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13071
27
Joe Caffie
Career
Per 9 Innings
741
27
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4357
9
Joe Caffie
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
9
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1119
2.31
Joe Caffie
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
2.22
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.11
Joe Caffie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.06
Joe Caffie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1202
2.48
Joe Caffie
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
2.3
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1171
2.42
Joe Caffie
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
2.26
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.42
97.42
Joe Caffie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.41
98.41
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.995
1.995
Joe Caffie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.138
2.138
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.13
83.13
Joe Caffie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.1
93.1
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.01
Joe Caffie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Caffie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Caffie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Caffie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Caffie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0