Rick Ankiel vs. Champ Cooper — Career Comparison

Rick Ankiel
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Champ Cooper
UnknownBats LeftNew York Lincoln GiantsIndependentFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Rick Ankiel and Champ Cooper are closely matched on the surface stats. Rick Ankiel posted stronger numbers in OPS (.728 vs .633) and slugging (.422 vs .310). Champ Cooper had the advantage in on-base percentage (.323 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 Champ Cooper

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Champ Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
653
185.25
Champ Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
8
145.45
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2115
600
Champ Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1921
544.96
Champ Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
29
527.27
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Champ Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.738
0.738
Champ Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
131.06
Champ Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
145.45
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
78.01
Champ Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
28.65
Champ Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.84
Champ Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
21.56
Champ Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
53.05
Champ Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Champ Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Champ Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Champ Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
254.17
72.11
Champ Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
2.95
53.69
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
811
230.07
Champ Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
9
163.64
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
636
180.43
Champ Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
181.82
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Champ Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Champ Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.724
0.724
Champ Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.633
0.633
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Champ Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Champ Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Champ Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.524
0.524
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Champ Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
73.76
Champ Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
71.21
Champ Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
435
123.4
Champ Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
4
72.73
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
246.1
69.82
Champ Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
3.64
66.16
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Champ Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
45.96
Champ Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.69
Champ Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
555
157.45
Champ Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.81
3.81
Champ Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Champ Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
2.27
Champ Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Champ Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
31
8.79
Champ Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
5.96
Champ Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Champ Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
9.36
Champ Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63.64
63.64
Champ Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Rick Ankiel and Champ Cooper

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Champ Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
1.21
Champ Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.94
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.01
Champ Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13071
27
Champ Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
27
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4357
9
Champ Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
9
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1119
2.31
Champ Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
10.87
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.11
Champ Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.06
Champ Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1202
2.48
Champ Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
11.22
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1171
2.42
Champ Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
11.1
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.42
97.42
Champ Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.96
98.96
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.995
1.995
Champ Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.875
11.875
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.13
83.13
Champ Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Champ Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.47
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Champ Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Champ Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Champ Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Champ Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0