Rick Ankiel vs. Heinie Mueller — Career Comparison

Rick Ankiel
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Heinie Mueller
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Rick Ankiel comes out clearly ahead of Heinie Mueller across most offensive categories. Rick Ankiel led in home run production (HR/PA+ 130 vs 93), slugging (SLG+ 100 vs 89), and walk rate (BB%+ 84 vs 79). Heinie Mueller held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 136 vs 77). Rick Ankiel was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Rick Ankiel and Heinie Mueller

Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Heinie Mueller
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
653
185.25
Heinie Mueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
693
175.59
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
2115
600
Heinie Mueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2368
600
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1921
544.96
Heinie Mueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2118
536.66
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Heinie Mueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.738
0.738
Heinie Mueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.753
0.753
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
462
131.06
Heinie Mueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
597
151.27
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
275
78.01
Heinie Mueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
114.27
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
28.65
Heinie Mueller
Career
Per 600 PA
87
22.04
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.84
Heinie Mueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
9.38
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
21.56
Heinie Mueller
Career
Per 600 PA
22
5.57
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
53.05
Heinie Mueller
Career
Per 600 PA
146
36.99
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Heinie Mueller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Heinie Mueller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Heinie Mueller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
254.17
72.11
Heinie Mueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
294.05
74.5
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
811
230.07
Heinie Mueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
824
208.78
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
636
180.43
Heinie Mueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
791
200.42
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Heinie Mueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Heinie Mueller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.724
0.724
Heinie Mueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Heinie Mueller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Heinie Mueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Heinie Mueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.686
0.686
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Heinie Mueller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
260
73.76
Heinie Mueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
296
75
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
251
71.21
Heinie Mueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
272
68.92
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
435
123.4
Heinie Mueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
546
138.34
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
246.1
69.82
Heinie Mueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
324.02
82.1
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.4
Heinie Mueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
6.59
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
45.96
Heinie Mueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
42.57
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.69
Heinie Mueller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
555
157.45
Heinie Mueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
37.25
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
3.81
Heinie Mueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.11
16.11
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Heinie Mueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.14
1.14
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.27
Heinie Mueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
14.19
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Heinie Mueller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
31
8.79
Heinie Mueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
21
5.96
Heinie Mueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
9.38
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.4
Heinie Mueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
4.56
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
33
9.36
Heinie Mueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
13.94
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
63.64
63.64
Heinie Mueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.27
67.27

Fielding Stats for Rick Ankiel and Heinie Mueller

Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Heinie Mueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
1.21
Heinie Mueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
588
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.01
Heinie Mueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13071
27
Heinie Mueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4357
9
Heinie Mueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1119
2.31
Heinie Mueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1517
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.11
Heinie Mueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.06
Heinie Mueller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1202
2.48
Heinie Mueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1650
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1171
2.42
Heinie Mueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1590
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.42
97.42
Heinie Mueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.36
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.995
1.995
Heinie Mueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.704
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.13
83.13
Heinie Mueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.01
Heinie Mueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heinie Mueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heinie Mueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heinie Mueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heinie Mueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0