Rick Ankiel vs. Henry Kappel — Career Comparison

Rick Ankiel
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Henry Kappel
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati Red StockingsAmerican AssociationShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Rick Ankiel and Henry Kappel are closely matched on the surface stats. Rick Ankiel posted stronger numbers in OPS (.728 vs .708) and slugging (.422 vs .391). Henry Kappel had the advantage in on-base percentage (.318 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 Henry Kappel

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Henry Kappel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
653
185.25
Henry Kappel
Career
Per 600 PA
105
149.29
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2115
600
Henry Kappel
Career
Per 600 PA
422
600
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1921
544.96
Henry Kappel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
394
560.19
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Henry Kappel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.738
0.738
Henry Kappel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.774
0.774
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
131.06
Henry Kappel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106
150.71
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
78.01
Henry Kappel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
77
109.48
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
28.65
Henry Kappel
Career
Per 600 PA
14
19.91
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.84
Henry Kappel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
15.64
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
21.56
Henry Kappel
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.69
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
53.05
Henry Kappel
Career
Per 600 PA
29
41.23
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Henry Kappel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Henry Kappel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Henry Kappel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
254.17
72.11
Henry Kappel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55.63
79.1
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
811
230.07
Henry Kappel
Career
Per 600 PA
154
218.96
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
636
180.43
Henry Kappel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134
190.52
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Henry Kappel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Henry Kappel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.724
0.724
Henry Kappel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.708
0.708
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Henry Kappel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Henry Kappel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Henry Kappel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.747
0.747
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Henry Kappel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
260
73.76
Henry Kappel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
76.78
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
71.21
Henry Kappel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
72.51
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
435
123.4
Henry Kappel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
143.6
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
246.1
69.82
Henry Kappel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59.62
84.77
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
3.4
Henry Kappel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.27
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
45.96
Henry Kappel
Career
Per 600 PA
25
35.55
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.69
Henry Kappel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
555
157.45
Henry Kappel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
110.9
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
3.81
Henry Kappel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.41
5.41
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Henry Kappel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.27
Henry Kappel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Henry Kappel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
31
8.79
Henry Kappel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
21
5.96
Henry Kappel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
46.92
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Henry Kappel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
33
9.36
Henry Kappel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
46.92
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
63.64
63.64
Henry Kappel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Rick Ankiel and Henry Kappel

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Henry Kappel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
1.21
Henry Kappel
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
1.07
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.01
Henry Kappel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13071
27
Henry Kappel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2652
27
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4357
9
Henry Kappel
Career
Per 9 Innings
884
9
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1119
2.31
Henry Kappel
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
1.57
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.11
Henry Kappel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
2.66
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.06
Henry Kappel
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.95
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1202
2.48
Henry Kappel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
5.17
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1171
2.42
Henry Kappel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
4.23
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.42
97.42
Henry Kappel
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.69
81.69
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.995
1.995
Henry Kappel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.952
3.952
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.13
83.13
Henry Kappel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Henry Kappel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.21
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Kappel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Kappel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Kappel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Kappel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0