Rick Ankiel vs. Jim Vatcher — Career Comparison

Rick Ankiel
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Jim Vatcher
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueUnknown

Looking at the career totals, Rick Ankiel and Jim Vatcher are closely matched on the surface stats. Rick Ankiel posted stronger numbers in OPS (.728 vs .643) and slugging (.422 vs .321). Jim Vatcher 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 Jim Vatcher

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jim Vatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
653
185.25
Jim Vatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
87
427.87
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2115
600
Jim Vatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
122
600
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1921
544.96
Jim Vatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
109
536.07
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Jim Vatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.738
0.738
Jim Vatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
131.06
Jim Vatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
132.79
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
78.01
Jim Vatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
108.2
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
28.65
Jim Vatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.75
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
2.84
Jim Vatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.92
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
21.56
Jim Vatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.92
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
53.05
Jim Vatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
5
24.59
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Jim Vatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Jim Vatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Jim Vatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
254.17
72.11
Jim Vatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
12.07
59.34
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
811
230.07
Jim Vatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
35
172.13
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
636
180.43
Jim Vatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
191.8
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Jim Vatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Jim Vatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.724
0.724
Jim Vatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.643
0.643
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Jim Vatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Jim Vatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Jim Vatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.578
0.578
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Jim Vatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
73.76
Jim Vatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
11
54.1
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
71.21
Jim Vatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
11
54.1
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
435
123.4
Jim Vatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
21
103.28
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
246.1
69.82
Jim Vatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
13.33
65.57
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Jim Vatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
45.96
Jim Vatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.02
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.69
Jim Vatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
555
157.45
Jim Vatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
132.79
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
3.81
Jim Vatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.52
4.52
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Jim Vatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
2.27
Jim Vatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.92
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Jim Vatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
31
8.79
Jim Vatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.92
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
5.96
Jim Vatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.92
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Jim Vatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
9.36
Jim Vatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.92
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
63.64
63.64
Jim Vatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Rick Ankiel and Jim Vatcher

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jim Vatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
587
1.21
Jim Vatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.29
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.01
Jim Vatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.72
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13071
27
Jim Vatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
636
27
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4357
9
Jim Vatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
9
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1119
2.31
Jim Vatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
2.04
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.11
Jim Vatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.06
Jim Vatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1202
2.48
Jim Vatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
2.17
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1171
2.42
Jim Vatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
2.12
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.42
97.42
Jim Vatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.04
98.04
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.995
1.995
Jim Vatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.926
0.926
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.13
83.13
Jim Vatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.48
31.48
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.01
Jim Vatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Vatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Vatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Vatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Vatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0