Rick Ankiel vs. Dutch Meyer — Career Comparison

Rick Ankiel
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Dutch Meyer
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Rick Ankiel and Dutch Meyer are closely matched on the surface stats. Rick Ankiel posted stronger numbers in OPS (.728 vs .689) and slugging (.422 vs .367). Dutch Meyer had the advantage in on-base percentage (.322 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 Dutch Meyer

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dutch Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
653
185.25
Dutch Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
286
158.16
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2115
600
Dutch Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1085
600
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1921
544.96
Dutch Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
994
549.68
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Dutch Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.738
0.738
Dutch Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
131.06
Dutch Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
262
144.88
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
78.01
Dutch Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
191
105.62
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
28.65
Dutch Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
49
27.1
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.84
Dutch Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.64
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
21.56
Dutch Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
10
5.53
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
53.05
Dutch Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
71
39.26
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Dutch Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Dutch Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Dutch Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
254.17
72.11
Dutch Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
114.14
63.12
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
811
230.07
Dutch Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
365
201.84
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
636
180.43
Dutch Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
347
191.89
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Dutch Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Dutch Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.724
0.724
Dutch Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.689
0.689
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Dutch Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Dutch Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Dutch Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.597
0.597
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Dutch Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
73.76
Dutch Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
113
62.49
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
71.21
Dutch Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
93
51.43
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
435
123.4
Dutch Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
196
108.39
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
246.1
69.82
Dutch Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
123.45
68.27
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Dutch Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.66
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
45.96
Dutch Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
82
45.35
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.69
Dutch Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
555
157.45
Dutch Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
41.47
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
3.81
Dutch Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.47
14.47
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Dutch Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
2.27
Dutch Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.32
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Dutch Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
8.79
Dutch Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
12.72
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
5.96
Dutch Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.76
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
3.4
Dutch Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.87
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
9.36
Dutch Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.64
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63.64
63.64
Dutch Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
41.67
41.67

Fielding Stats for Rick Ankiel and Dutch Meyer

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dutch Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
1.21
Dutch Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.01
Dutch Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13071
27
Dutch Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4357
9
Dutch Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1119
2.31
Dutch Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
593
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.11
Dutch Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.06
Dutch Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1202
2.48
Dutch Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1287
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1171
2.42
Dutch Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1257
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.42
97.42
Dutch Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.67
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.995
1.995
Dutch Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.673
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.13
83.13
Dutch Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.01
Dutch Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dutch Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dutch Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dutch Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dutch Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0