Rick Ankiel vs. Ted Cather — Career Comparison

Rick Ankiel
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Ted Cather
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueLeft Fielder

On the career numbers, Rick Ankiel posted the stronger offensive profile against Ted Cather. Rick Ankiel posted stronger numbers in OPS (.728 vs .647) and on-base percentage (.306 vs .300). Ted Cather had the advantage in batting average (.252 vs .240). 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 Ted Cather

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ted Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
653
185.25
Ted Cather
Career
Per 600 PAverified
201
198.68
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2115
600
Ted Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
607
600
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1921
544.96
Ted Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
548
541.68
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Ted Cather
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.738
0.738
Ted Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0.691
0.691
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
131.06
Ted Cather
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
136.41
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
78.01
Ted Cather
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
96.87
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
28.65
Ted Cather
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
29.65
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
2.84
Ted Cather
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.91
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
21.56
Ted Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.98
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
53.05
Ted Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
40
39.54
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Ted Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Ted Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Ted Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
254.17
72.11
Ted Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
61.64
60.93
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
811
230.07
Ted Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
190
187.81
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
636
180.43
Ted Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
176
173.97
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Ted Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Ted Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.724
0.724
Ted Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0.647
0.647
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ted Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Ted Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Ted Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0.601
0.601
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Ted Cather
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
73.76
Ted Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
60
59.31
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
71.21
Ted Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
72
71.17
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
435
123.4
Ted Cather
Career
Per 600 PAverified
130
128.5
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
246.1
69.82
Ted Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
66.07
65.31
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
3.4
Ted Cather
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.95
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
45.96
Ted Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
34
33.61
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.69
Ted Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
555
157.45
Ted Cather
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
88.96
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
3.81
Ted Cather
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.74
6.74
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Ted Cather
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.27
Ted Cather
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.76
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Ted Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
31
8.79
Ted Cather
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
21
5.96
Ted Cather
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.76
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
3.4
Ted Cather
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.95
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
9.36
Ted Cather
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
24.71
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
63.64
63.64
Ted Cather
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
84

Fielding Stats for Rick Ankiel and Ted Cather

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ted Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
1.21
Ted Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.01
Ted Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13071
27
Ted Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4357
9
Ted Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1119
2.31
Ted Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.11
Ted Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.06
Ted Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1202
2.48
Ted Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1171
2.42
Ted Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.42
97.42
Ted Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.92
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.995
1.995
Ted Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.436
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.13
83.13
Ted Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.01
Ted Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Pitching Stats for Rick Ankiel and Ted Cather

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ted Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.9
Ted Cather
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
27
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.52
Ted Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.48
Ted Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.37
Ted Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.52
56.52
Ted Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.39
80.39
Ted Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ted Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
3.9
Ted Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
54
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Ted Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
54
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Ted Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.85
59.85
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Ted Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Ted Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
726
27
Ted Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
27
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
9
Ted Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
9
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
7.36
Ted Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
27
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.36
7.36
Ted Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.19
Ted Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Ted Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Ted Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
4.83
Ted Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
54
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Ted Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Ted Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
54
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
10
Ted Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ted Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Ted Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.649
1.649
Ted Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.74
Ted Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Ted Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
27
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Ted Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1039
38.64
Ted Cather
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
135
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ted Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
4.43
Ted Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
54
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Ted Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
54
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.45
Ted Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.33
Ted Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.67
Ted Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Ted Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
876
32.58
Ted Cather
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
54
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Ted Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Ted Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.64
38.64
Ted Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
135