Rick Ankiel vs. Bobby Veach — Career Comparison

Rick Ankiel
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Bobby Veach
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Bobby Veach comes out clearly ahead of Rick Ankiel across most offensive categories. Bobby Veach led in home run production (HR/PA+ 195 vs 130), contact rate (K%+ 131 vs 77), and slugging (SLG+ 132 vs 100). Bobby Veach was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Rick Ankiel and Bobby Veach

Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Bobby Veach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
653
185.25
Bobby Veach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1821
144.58
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
2115
600
Bobby Veach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7557
600
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1921
544.96
Bobby Veach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6656
528.46
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Bobby Veach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.738
0.738
Bobby Veach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.832
0.832
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
462
131.06
Bobby Veach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2063
163.8
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
275
78.01
Bobby Veach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1459
115.84
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
101
28.65
Bobby Veach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
31.2
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.84
Bobby Veach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
11.67
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
21.56
Bobby Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
64
5.08
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
53.05
Bobby Veach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
604
47.96
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Bobby Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Bobby Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Bobby Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
254.17
72.11
Bobby Veach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1118.12
88.77
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
811
230.07
Bobby Veach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2942
233.58
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
636
180.43
Bobby Veach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2693
213.82
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Bobby Veach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Bobby Veach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.724
0.724
Bobby Veach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.812
0.812
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Bobby Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Bobby Veach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Bobby Veach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.805
0.805
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Bobby Veach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
260
73.76
Bobby Veach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
953
75.66
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
251
71.21
Bobby Veach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1166
92.58
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
435
123.4
Bobby Veach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2055
163.16
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
246.1
69.82
Bobby Veach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1200.68
95.33
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.4
Bobby Veach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
4.68
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
45.96
Bobby Veach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
571
45.34
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.69
Bobby Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
555
157.45
Bobby Veach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
29.38
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
3.81
Bobby Veach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.42
20.42
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Bobby Veach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.54
1.54
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.27
Bobby Veach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
21.52
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Bobby Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
31
8.79
Bobby Veach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
21
5.96
Bobby Veach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
15.48
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.4
Bobby Veach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
6.99
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
33
9.36
Bobby Veach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
22.47
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
63.64
63.64
Bobby Veach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.9
68.9

Fielding Stats for Rick Ankiel and Bobby Veach

Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bobby Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
1.21
Bobby Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1741
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.01
Bobby Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13071
27
Bobby Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4357
9
Bobby Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1119
2.31
Bobby Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3754
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.11
Bobby Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.06
Bobby Veach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1202
2.48
Bobby Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4111
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1171
2.42
Bobby Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3961
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.42
97.42
Bobby Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.35
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.995
1.995
Bobby Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.275
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.13
83.13
Bobby Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.01
Bobby Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Pitching Stats for Rick Ankiel and Bobby Veach

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bobby Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.9
Bobby Veach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.52
Bobby Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.48
Bobby Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.37
Bobby Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.52
56.52
Bobby Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.39
80.39
Bobby Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bobby Veach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
3.9
Bobby Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Bobby Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Bobby Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Bobby Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Bobby Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
726
27
Bobby Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
9
Bobby Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
7.36
Bobby Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.36
7.36
Bobby Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.19
Bobby Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Bobby Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Bobby Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
4.83
Bobby Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Bobby Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Bobby Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
10
Bobby Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bobby Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Bobby Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.649
1.649
Bobby Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.74
Bobby Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.45
Bobby Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Bobby Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1039
38.64
Bobby Veach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
40.5
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bobby Veach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
4.43
Bobby Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Bobby Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.45
Bobby Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.33
Bobby Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.67
Bobby Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Bobby Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
876
32.58
Bobby Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
31.5
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Bobby Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Bobby Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.64
38.64
Bobby Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5