Rick Ankiel vs. Jim Eppard — Career Comparison

Rick Ankiel
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Jim Eppard
Baby BoomersIndianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueUnknown

Looking at the career totals, Rick Ankiel and Jim Eppard are closely matched on the surface stats. Rick Ankiel posted stronger numbers in OPS (.728 vs .667) and slugging (.422 vs .317). Jim Eppard had the advantage in on-base percentage (.351 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 Jim Eppard

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
653
185.25
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
315.38
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2115
600
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
156
600
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1921
544.96
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
139
534.62
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Jim Eppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.738
0.738
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.689
0.689
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
131.06
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
150
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
78.01
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
134.62
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
28.65
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.54
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
2.84
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.85
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
21.56
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
53.05
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15.38
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
254.17
72.11
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
14.55
55.96
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
811
230.07
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
169.23
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
636
180.43
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
207.69
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Jim Eppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.724
0.724
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.562
0.562
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Jim Eppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
73.76
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
9
34.62
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
71.21
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
16
61.54
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
435
123.4
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
25
96.15
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
246.1
69.82
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
17.72
68.16
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
3.4
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.85
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
45.96
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
53.85
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.69
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
555
157.45
Jim Eppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
80.77
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
3.81
Jim Eppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.43
7.43
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Jim Eppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
2.27
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.69
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
8.79
Jim Eppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
19.23
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
5.96
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
9.36
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63.64
63.64
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Rick Ankiel and Jim Eppard

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
587
1.21
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.53
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
488
1.01
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.09
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13071
27
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
27
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4357
9
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
9
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1119
2.31
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
4.15
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.11
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.06
Jim Eppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1202
2.48
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
4.47
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1171
2.42
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.36
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.42
97.42
Jim Eppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.995
1.995
Jim Eppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.857
2.857
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.13
83.13
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
71.43
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0