Rick Ankiel vs. Bill Kienzle — Career Comparison

Rick Ankiel
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Bill Kienzle
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia KeystonesUnion AssociationCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Rick Ankiel and Bill Kienzle are closely matched on the surface stats. Rick Ankiel posted stronger numbers in OPS (.728 vs .686) and slugging (.422 vs .370). Bill Kienzle had the advantage in on-base percentage (.316 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 Bill Kienzle

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bill Kienzle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
653
185.25
Bill Kienzle
Career
Per 600 PA
76
127.37
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2115
600
Bill Kienzle
Career
Per 600 PA
358
600
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1921
544.96
Bill Kienzle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
332
556.42
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Bill Kienzle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.738
0.738
Bill Kienzle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
131.06
Bill Kienzle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
87
145.81
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
78.01
Bill Kienzle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
102.23
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
28.65
Bill Kienzle
Career
Per 600 PA
16
26.82
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.84
Bill Kienzle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
16.76
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
21.56
Bill Kienzle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
53.05
Bill Kienzle
Career
Per 600 PA
26
43.58
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Bill Kienzle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Bill Kienzle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Bill Kienzle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
254.17
72.11
Bill Kienzle
Career
Per 600 PA
40.12
67.24
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
811
230.07
Bill Kienzle
Career
Per 600 PA
123
206.15
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
636
180.43
Bill Kienzle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113
189.39
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Bill Kienzle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Bill Kienzle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.724
0.724
Bill Kienzle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.686
0.686
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Bill Kienzle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Bill Kienzle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Bill Kienzle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.608
0.608
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Bill Kienzle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
260
73.76
Bill Kienzle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
140.78
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
71.21
Bill Kienzle
Career
Per 600 PA
9
15.08
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
435
123.4
Bill Kienzle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
155.87
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
246.1
69.82
Bill Kienzle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44.42
74.45
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Bill Kienzle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
45.96
Bill Kienzle
Career
Per 600 PA
26
43.58
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.69
Bill Kienzle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
555
157.45
Bill Kienzle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.81
3.81
Bill Kienzle
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Bill Kienzle
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.27
Bill Kienzle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Bill Kienzle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
31
8.79
Bill Kienzle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
5.96
Bill Kienzle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Bill Kienzle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
9.36
Bill Kienzle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63.64
63.64
Bill Kienzle
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Rick Ankiel and Bill Kienzle

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bill Kienzle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
1.21
Bill Kienzle
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.02
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.01
Bill Kienzle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13071
27
Bill Kienzle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2019
27
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4357
9
Bill Kienzle
Career
Per 9 Innings
673
9
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1119
2.31
Bill Kienzle
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.36
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.11
Bill Kienzle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.25
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.06
Bill Kienzle
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.45
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1202
2.48
Bill Kienzle
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
2.07
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1171
2.42
Bill Kienzle
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
1.62
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.42
97.42
Bill Kienzle
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.06
78.06
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.995
1.995
Bill Kienzle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.592
1.592
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.13
83.13
Bill Kienzle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Bill Kienzle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kienzle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kienzle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kienzle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kienzle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0