Rick Ankiel vs. Johnnie Cowan — Career Comparison

Rick Ankiel
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Johnnie Cowan
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueSecond BasemanAll-Star

On the career numbers, Rick Ankiel posted the stronger offensive profile against Johnnie Cowan. Rick Ankiel posted stronger numbers in OPS (.728 vs .582) and on-base percentage (.306 vs .286). Johnnie Cowan had the advantage in batting average (.255 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 Johnnie Cowan

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
653
185.25
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
89
154.34
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2115
600
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
346
600
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1921
544.96
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
325
563.58
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Johnnie Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.738
0.738
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.603
0.603
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
131.06
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
143.93
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
78.01
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
126.59
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
28.65
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
8
13.87
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.84
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.73
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
21.56
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.73
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
53.05
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
10
17.34
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
254.17
72.11
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
27.71
48.05
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
811
230.07
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
96
166.47
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
636
180.43
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
97
168.21
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.724
0.724
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.582
0.582
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.463
0.463
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
73.76
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
36
62.43
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
71.21
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
37
64.16
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
435
123.4
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
124.86
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
246.1
69.82
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
33.47
58.05
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
3.4
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.47
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
45.96
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
12
20.81
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.69
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
555
157.45
Johnnie Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.81
3.81
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
2.27
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.14
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
31
8.79
Johnnie Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
5.96
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.47
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
9.36
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.47
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
63.64
63.64
Johnnie Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Rick Ankiel and Johnnie Cowan

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
1.21
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
1.09
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
488
1.01
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.07
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13071
27
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2214
27
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4357
9
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
738
9
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1119
2.31
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
2.39
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.11
Johnnie Cowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
2.95
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.06
Johnnie Cowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.28
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1202
2.48
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
5.62
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1171
2.42
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
5.34
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.42
97.42
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.01
95.01
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.995
1.995
Johnnie Cowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.921
4.921
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.13
83.13
Johnnie Cowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.88
98.88
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Johnnie Cowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.45
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnnie Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0