Rick Ankiel vs. Andy Cannizaro — Career Comparison

Rick Ankiel
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Andy Cannizaro
Gen XLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Rick Ankiel and Andy Cannizaro are closely matched on the surface stats. Andy Cannizaro posted stronger numbers in OPS (.856 vs .728) and slugging (.556 vs .422). Rick Ankiel had the advantage in on-base percentage (.306 vs .300). By the career numbers, Andy Cannizaro 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 Andy Cannizaro

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
653
185.25
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2115
600
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1921
544.96
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 600 PA
9
540
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.738
0.738
Andy Cannizaro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
462
131.06
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
275
78.01
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
28.65
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.84
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
21.56
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
53.05
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Andy Cannizaro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Andy Cannizaro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Andy Cannizaro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
254.17
72.11
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.43
85.88
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
811
230.07
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
300
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
636
180.43
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 600 PA
3
180
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Andy Cannizaro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.724
0.724
Andy Cannizaro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.856
0.856
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Andy Cannizaro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Andy Cannizaro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Andy Cannizaro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
260
73.76
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
300
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
71.21
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
435
123.4
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
300
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
246.1
69.82
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.18
70.65
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
45.96
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.69
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
555
157.45
Andy Cannizaro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
3.81
Andy Cannizaro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Andy Cannizaro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.27
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
8.79
Andy Cannizaro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
60
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
5.96
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
9.36
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63.64
63.64
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Rick Ankiel and Andy Cannizaro

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
587
1.21
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.09
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.01
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13071
27
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
27
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4357
9
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
9
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1119
2.31
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.64
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.11
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.36
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.06
Andy Cannizaro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1202
2.48
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.27
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1171
2.42
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.42
97.42
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
91.67
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.995
1.995
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.733
0.733
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.13
83.13
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.01
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Cannizaro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0