Rick Ankiel vs. Rance Pless — Career Comparison

Rick Ankiel
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Rance Pless
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueUnknown

Looking at the career totals, Rick Ankiel and Rance Pless are closely matched on the surface stats. Rick Ankiel posted stronger numbers in OPS (.728 vs .684) and slugging (.422 vs .329). Rance Pless had the advantage in on-base percentage (.354 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 Rance Pless

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
653
185.25
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
300
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2115
600
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
96
600
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1921
544.96
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
85
531.25
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.738
0.738
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
131.06
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
143.75
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
78.01
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
118.75
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
28.65
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
3
18.75
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
2.84
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
21.56
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
53.05
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
4
25
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
254.17
72.11
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
8.65
54.07
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
811
230.07
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
28
175
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
636
180.43
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
212.5
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.724
0.724
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0.684
0.684
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0.574
0.574
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
73.76
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
4
25
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
71.21
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
9
56.25
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
435
123.4
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
13
81.25
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
246.1
69.82
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
10.05
62.84
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
3.4
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
45.96
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
62.5
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.69
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
555
157.45
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
81.25
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
3.81
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.38
7.38
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.77
0.77
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.27
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
8.79
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
5.96
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
3.4
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
9.36
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.25
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63.64
63.64
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Rick Ankiel and Rance Pless

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
587
1.21
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.21
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
488
1.01
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.03
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13071
27
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
27
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4357
9
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
9
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1119
2.31
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
8.58
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.11
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.21
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.06
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1202
2.48
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
9.79
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1171
2.42
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
9.79
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.42
97.42
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.995
1.995
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.13
83.13
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
85
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.21
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0