Rick Ankiel vs. Claude Cooper — Career Comparison

Rick Ankiel
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Claude Cooper
Lost GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn Tip-TopsFederal LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Rick Ankiel and Claude Cooper are closely matched on the surface stats. Rick Ankiel posted stronger numbers in OPS (.728 vs .694) and slugging (.422 vs .356). Claude Cooper had the advantage in on-base percentage (.338 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 Claude Cooper

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Claude Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
653
185.25
Claude Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
373
179.61
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2115
600
Claude Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
1246
600
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1921
544.96
Claude Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
1089
524.4
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Claude Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.738
0.738
Claude Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
131.06
Claude Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
283
136.28
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
78.01
Claude Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
209
100.64
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
28.65
Claude Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
47
22.63
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.84
Claude Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
11.08
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
21.56
Claude Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.93
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
53.05
Claude Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
74
35.63
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Claude Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Claude Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Claude Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
254.17
72.11
Claude Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154.12
74.21
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
811
230.07
Claude Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
388
186.84
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
636
180.43
Claude Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
411
197.91
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Claude Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Claude Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.724
0.724
Claude Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.694
0.694
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Claude Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Claude Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Claude Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.715
0.715
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Claude Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
260
73.76
Claude Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
75.12
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
71.21
Claude Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
104
50.08
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
435
123.4
Claude Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
256
123.27
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
246.1
69.82
Claude Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
163.89
78.92
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
3.4
Claude Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.33
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
45.96
Claude Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
57.3
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.69
Claude Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
555
157.45
Claude Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
78.49
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
3.81
Claude Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.64
7.64
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Claude Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
0.73
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.27
Claude Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
13.96
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Claude Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
31
8.79
Claude Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
21
5.96
Claude Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
28.89
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Claude Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
33
9.36
Claude Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
28.89
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
63.64
63.64
Claude Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Rick Ankiel and Claude Cooper

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Claude Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
1.21
Claude Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.01
Claude Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13071
27
Claude Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4357
9
Claude Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1119
2.31
Claude Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
804
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.11
Claude Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.06
Claude Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1202
2.48
Claude Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
904
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1171
2.42
Claude Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
863
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.42
97.42
Claude Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.46
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.995
1.995
Claude Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.775
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.13
83.13
Claude Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.01
Claude Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0