Rick Ankiel vs. Walker Cooper — Career Comparison

Rick Ankiel
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Walker Cooper
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCatcherAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Walker Cooper comes out clearly ahead of Rick Ankiel across most offensive categories. Walker Cooper led in home run production (HR/PA+ 220 vs 130), contact rate (K%+ 154 vs 77), and slugging (SLG+ 131 vs 100). Rick Ankiel held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 84 vs 59). Walker Cooper was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Rick Ankiel and Walker Cooper

Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
653
185.25
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1473
174.04
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
2115
600
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5078
600
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
1921
544.96
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4702
555.57
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.738
0.738
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.803
0.803
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
462
131.06
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1341
158.45
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
275
78.01
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
888
104.92
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
28.65
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
28.36
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.84
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
4.73
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
21.56
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
20.44
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
187
53.05
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
53.53
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Walker Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Walker Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Walker Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
254.17
72.11
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
679.7
80.31
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
811
230.07
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2180
257.58
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
636
180.43
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1672
197.56
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.724
0.724
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.796
0.796
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Walker Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Walker Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
260
73.76
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
67.7
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
251
71.21
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
812
95.94
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
435
123.4
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1212
143.21
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
246.1
69.82
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
713.28
84.28
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
2.6
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
45.96
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
36.51
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.69
Walker Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.35
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
555
157.45
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
42.18
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
3.81
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.22
14.22
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
0.87
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.27
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
5.2
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Walker Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.12
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
8.79
Walker Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
160
18.91
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
5.96
Walker Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.13
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Walker Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.12
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
9.36
Walker Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
19
2.24
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
63.64
63.64
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94.74
94.74

Fielding Stats for Rick Ankiel and Walker Cooper

Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
587
1.21
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1223
13.84
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
488
1.01
Walker Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
1.01
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13071
27
Walker Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2386
27
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4357
9
Walker Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
795.1
9
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1119
2.31
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5166
58.46
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.11
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
6.67
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.06
Walker Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
1.56
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1202
2.48
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5893
66.69
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1171
2.42
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5755
65.12
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.42
97.42
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.66
97.66
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.995
1.995
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.706
4.706
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.13
83.13
Walker Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.28
7.28
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.91
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walker Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.89
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walker Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.24
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walker Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.25
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.14