Rick Ankiel vs. Norris Hopper — Career Comparison

Rick Ankiel
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Norris Hopper
Gen XNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Rick Ankiel and Norris Hopper are closely matched on the surface stats. Norris Hopper posted stronger numbers in OPS (.739 vs .728) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .306). Rick Ankiel had the advantage in slugging (.422 vs .371). By the career numbers, Norris Hopper 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 Norris Hopper

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Norris Hopper
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
653
185.25
Norris Hopper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
168
229.09
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2115
600
Norris Hopper
Career
Per 600 PA
440
600
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1921
544.96
Norris Hopper
Career
Per 600 PA
396
540
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Norris Hopper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.738
0.738
Norris Hopper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.77
0.77
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
131.06
Norris Hopper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
170.45
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
78.01
Norris Hopper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
145.91
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
28.65
Norris Hopper
Career
Per 600 PA
15
20.45
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.84
Norris Hopper
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.73
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
21.56
Norris Hopper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.36
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
53.05
Norris Hopper
Career
Per 600 PA
18
24.55
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Norris Hopper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Norris Hopper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Norris Hopper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
254.17
72.11
Norris Hopper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53.52
72.99
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
811
230.07
Norris Hopper
Career
Per 600 PA
147
200.45
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
636
180.43
Norris Hopper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
158
215.45
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Norris Hopper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Norris Hopper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.724
0.724
Norris Hopper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.738
0.738
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Norris Hopper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Norris Hopper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Norris Hopper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Norris Hopper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
260
73.76
Norris Hopper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
81.82
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
71.21
Norris Hopper
Career
Per 600 PA
20
27.27
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
435
123.4
Norris Hopper
Career
Per 600 PA
79
107.73
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
246.1
69.82
Norris Hopper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60.49
82.49
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Norris Hopper
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.73
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
45.96
Norris Hopper
Career
Per 600 PA
31
42.27
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.69
Norris Hopper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.36
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
555
157.45
Norris Hopper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
58.64
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
3.81
Norris Hopper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.23
10.23
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Norris Hopper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.27
Norris Hopper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
12.27
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Norris Hopper
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.73
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
8.79
Norris Hopper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
12.27
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
5.96
Norris Hopper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.18
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
3.4
Norris Hopper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.91
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
9.36
Norris Hopper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
34.09
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
63.64
63.64
Norris Hopper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
68

Fielding Stats for Rick Ankiel and Norris Hopper

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Norris Hopper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
587
1.21
Norris Hopper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
1.41
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.01
Norris Hopper
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.94
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13071
27
Norris Hopper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2386
27
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4357
9
Norris Hopper
Career
Per 9 Innings
795.1
9
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1119
2.31
Norris Hopper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
2.8
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.11
Norris Hopper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.06
Norris Hopper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1202
2.48
Norris Hopper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
2.89
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1171
2.42
Norris Hopper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.87
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.42
97.42
Norris Hopper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.61
99.61
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.995
1.995
Norris Hopper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.032
2.032
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.13
83.13
Norris Hopper
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.4
66.4
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Norris Hopper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norris Hopper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norris Hopper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norris Hopper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norris Hopper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0