Rick Ankiel vs. Dan Meyer — Career Comparison

Rick Ankiel
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Dan Meyer
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Rick Ankiel and Dan Meyer are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 91 for Rick Ankiel, 92 for Dan Meyer), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 100 vs 100). The overall lean goes to Dan Meyer, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Rick Ankiel and Dan Meyer

Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
653
185.25
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1118
166.58
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
2115
600
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4027
600
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
1921
544.96
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3734
556.34
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.738
0.738
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.694
0.694
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
462
131.06
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
944
140.65
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
275
78.01
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
674
100.42
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
28.65
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
22.8
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.84
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
4.62
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
21.56
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
12.81
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
53.05
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
270
40.23
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
254.17
72.11
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412.67
61.49
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
811
230.07
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1417
211.12
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
636
180.43
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1173
174.77
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.724
0.724
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.673
0.673
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.585
0.585
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
260
73.76
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
411
61.24
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
251
71.21
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
68.39
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
435
123.4
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
784
116.81
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
246.1
69.82
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
424.48
63.25
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
10
1.49
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
45.96
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
219
32.63
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
13
3.69
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
4.77
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
555
157.45
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
41.27
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
3.81
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.54
14.54
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.27
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
4.32
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.4
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
5.21
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
8.79
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
101
15.05
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
21
5.96
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
9.09
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.4
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
4.32
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
33
9.36
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
13.41
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
63.64
63.64
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.78
67.78

Fielding Stats for Rick Ankiel and Dan Meyer

Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
1.21
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
952
1.12
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
488
1.01
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
870
1.02
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
13071
27
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23034
27
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4357
9
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7678
9
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1119
2.31
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4562
5.35
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.11
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
608
0.71
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.06
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.1
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1202
2.48
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5259
6.16
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1171
2.42
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5170
6.06
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.42
97.42
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.31
98.31
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.995
1.995
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.431
5.431
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.13
83.13
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.39
91.39
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
0.5
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0