Rick Ankiel vs. Rod Myers — Career Comparison

Rick Ankiel
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Rod Myers
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Rick Ankiel and Rod Myers are closely matched on the surface stats. Rod Myers posted stronger numbers in OPS (.774 vs .728) and on-base percentage (.365 vs .306). Rick Ankiel had the advantage in slugging (.422 vs .409). By the career numbers, Rod Myers 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 Rod Myers

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Rod Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
653
185.25
Rod Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
53
166.49
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2115
600
Rod Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
191
600
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1921
544.96
Rod Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
164
515.18
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Rod Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.738
0.738
Rod Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.806
0.806
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
131.06
Rod Myers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
138.22
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
78.01
Rod Myers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
84.82
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
28.65
Rod Myers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
43.98
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.84
Rod Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
21.56
Rod Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.42
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
53.05
Rod Myers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
53.4
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Rod Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.386
0.386
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Rod Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Rod Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
254.17
72.11
Rod Myers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26.47
83.14
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
811
230.07
Rod Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
67
210.47
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
636
180.43
Rod Myers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
216.75
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Rod Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Rod Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.409
0.409
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.724
0.724
Rod Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.774
0.774
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Rod Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Rod Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Rod Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.792
0.792
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Rod Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
73.76
Rod Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
23
72.25
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
71.21
Rod Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
20
62.83
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
435
123.4
Rod Myers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
125.65
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
246.1
69.82
Rod Myers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26.17
82.2
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Rod Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.14
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
45.96
Rod Myers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
75.39
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.69
Rod Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
555
157.45
Rod Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
119.37
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
3.81
Rod Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.03
5.03
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Rod Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
2.27
Rod Myers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.28
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Rod Myers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
8.79
Rod Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
9.42
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
5.96
Rod Myers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
21.99
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
3.4
Rod Myers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.28
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
9.36
Rod Myers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
28.27
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
63.64
63.64
Rod Myers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.78
77.78

Fielding Stats for Rick Ankiel and Rod Myers

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Rod Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
1.21
Rod Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.1
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.01
Rod Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.95
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13071
27
Rod Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1105
27
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4357
9
Rod Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
368.1
9
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1119
2.31
Rod Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
2.15
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.11
Rod Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.06
Rod Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1202
2.48
Rod Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
2.2
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1171
2.42
Rod Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
2.17
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.42
97.42
Rod Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.89
98.89
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.995
1.995
Rod Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.978
1.978
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.13
83.13
Rod Myers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.67
86.67
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.01
Rod Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Myers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0