Rick Ankiel vs. Buster Chatham — Career Comparison

Rick Ankiel
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Buster Chatham
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Rick Ankiel and Buster Chatham are closely matched on the surface stats. Rick Ankiel posted a career OPS of .728 against Buster Chatham's .730. On the surface stats, Rick Ankiel and Buster Chatham are difficult to separate — a proper verdict would need era context to resolve.

Hitting Stats for Rick Ankiel and Buster Chatham

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Buster Chatham
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
653
185.25
Buster Chatham
Career
Per 600 PA
129
150.88
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2115
600
Buster Chatham
Career
Per 600 PA
513
600
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1921
544.96
Buster Chatham
Career
Per 600 PA
448
523.98
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Buster Chatham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.738
0.738
Buster Chatham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.761
0.761
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
131.06
Buster Chatham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118
138.01
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
78.01
Buster Chatham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
93.57
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
28.65
Buster Chatham
Career
Per 600 PA
21
24.56
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.84
Buster Chatham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
12.87
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
21.56
Buster Chatham
Career
Per 600 PA
6
7.02
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
53.05
Buster Chatham
Career
Per 600 PA
38
44.44
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Buster Chatham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Buster Chatham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Buster Chatham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
254.17
72.11
Buster Chatham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63.53
74.3
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
811
230.07
Buster Chatham
Career
Per 600 PA
179
209.36
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
636
180.43
Buster Chatham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
163
190.64
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Buster Chatham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Buster Chatham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.724
0.724
Buster Chatham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
0.73
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Buster Chatham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Buster Chatham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Buster Chatham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.703
0.703
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Buster Chatham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
73.76
Buster Chatham
Career
Per 600 PA
52
60.82
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
71.21
Buster Chatham
Career
Per 600 PA
59
69.01
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
435
123.4
Buster Chatham
Career
Per 600 PA
105
122.81
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
246.1
69.82
Buster Chatham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68.27
79.85
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Buster Chatham
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.34
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
45.96
Buster Chatham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
50.29
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.69
Buster Chatham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
555
157.45
Buster Chatham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
54.97
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
3.81
Buster Chatham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.91
10.91
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Buster Chatham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.91
0.91
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.27
Buster Chatham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
23.39
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Buster Chatham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
31
8.79
Buster Chatham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
5.96
Buster Chatham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.36
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Buster Chatham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
9.36
Buster Chatham
Career
Per 600 PA
8
9.36
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
63.64
63.64
Buster Chatham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Rick Ankiel and Buster Chatham

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Buster Chatham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
1.21
Buster Chatham
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.01
Buster Chatham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13071
27
Buster Chatham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4357
9
Buster Chatham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1119
2.31
Buster Chatham
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.11
Buster Chatham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.06
Buster Chatham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1202
2.48
Buster Chatham
Career
Per 9 Innings
375
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1171
2.42
Buster Chatham
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.42
97.42
Buster Chatham
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.53
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.995
1.995
Buster Chatham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.868
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.13
83.13
Buster Chatham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.01
Buster Chatham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Chatham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Chatham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Chatham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Chatham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0