Rick Ankiel vs. Shohei Ohtani — Career Comparison

Rick Ankiel
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Shohei Ohtani
MillenialJapanThrows RightBats LeftAsiaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueDesignated HitterSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Shohei Ohtani comes out clearly ahead of Rick Ankiel across most offensive categories. Shohei Ohtani led in home run production (HR/PA+ 228 vs 130), walk rate (BB%+ 159 vs 84), and slugging (SLG+ 150 vs 100). Shohei Ohtani was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Rick Ankiel and Shohei Ohtani

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
653
185.25
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1033
143.61
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
2115
600
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4316
600
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1921
544.96
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3730
518.54
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.738
0.738
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.964
0.964
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
462
131.06
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1050
145.97
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
275
78.01
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
533
74.1
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
28.65
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
192
26.69
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.84
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
6.26
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
76
21.56
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
280
38.92
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
187
53.05
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
517
71.87
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
254.17
72.11
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
832.85
115.78
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
811
230.07
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2172
301.95
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
636
180.43
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1616
224.65
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.582
0.582
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.724
0.724
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.957
0.957
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.047
1.047
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
260
73.76
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
708
98.42
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
251
71.21
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
669
93
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
435
123.4
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1097
152.5
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
246.1
69.82
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
797.26
110.83
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.4
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
3.48
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
162
45.96
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
541
75.21
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
13
3.69
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
12.23
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
555
157.45
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1104
153.48
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
3.81
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.91
3.91
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.27
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
2.78
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
8.79
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
6.81
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
21
5.96
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
22.94
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.4
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
5.98
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
33
9.36
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
28.92
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
63.64
63.64
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79.33
79.33

Fielding Stats for Rick Ankiel and Shohei Ohtani

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
587
1.21
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.79
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
488
1.01
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.68
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13071
27
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Innings
1611
27
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4357
9
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Innings
537
9
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1119
2.31
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.6
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.11
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.49
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.06
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1202
2.48
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.12
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1171
2.42
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.09
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.42
97.42
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.01
97.01
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.995
1.995
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.608
0.608
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.13
83.13
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.46
93.46
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Pitching Stats for Rick Ankiel and Shohei Ohtani

Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.9
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
1.7
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.52
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.7
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.48
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.66
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.37
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.34
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.52
56.52
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.1
66.1
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.39
80.39
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
3.9
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
3
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.226
0.226
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
726
27
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1586
27
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
9
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
528.2
9
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
7.36
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
6.61
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.61
6.61
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
1.19
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.95
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
4.83
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.1
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
10
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
11.41
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.41
11.41
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.7
6.7
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.649
1.649
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.612
1.612
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.74
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.89
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.45
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.41
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1039
38.64
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2139
36.41
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.43
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
3.13
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.45
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.33
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.2
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.67
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.66
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.355
1.355
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.078
1.078
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
876
32.58
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1919
32.67
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Shohei Ohtani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.64
38.64
Shohei Ohtani
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.41
36.41