Rick Ankiel vs. Michael Young — Career Comparison

Rick Ankiel
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Michael Young
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueShortstopGold GloveAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Michael Young comes out clearly ahead of Rick Ankiel across most offensive categories. Michael Young led in contact rate (K%+ 129 vs 77), batting average (AVG+ 120 vs 93), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 110 vs 91). Rick Ankiel held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 130 vs 104). Michael Young was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Rick Ankiel and Michael Young

Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
653
185.25
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1970
137.25
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
2115
600
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8612
600
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
1921
544.96
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7918
551.65
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.738
0.738
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.801
0.801
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
462
131.06
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2375
165.47
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
275
78.01
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1689
117.67
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
101
28.65
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
441
30.72
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.84
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
4.18
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
21.56
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
12.89
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
53.05
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
686
47.79
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
254.17
72.11
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1156.87
80.6
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
811
230.07
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3491
243.22
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
636
180.43
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2972
207.06
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.724
0.724
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.787
0.787
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.719
0.719
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
260
73.76
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1137
79.22
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
251
71.21
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1030
71.76
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
435
123.4
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1982
138.09
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
246.1
69.82
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1227.64
85.53
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
1.53
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
45.96
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
575
40.06
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.69
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
1.95
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
555
157.45
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1235
86.04
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
3.81
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.97
6.97
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.27
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
1.74
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.4
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
5.02
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
8.79
Michael Young
Career
Per 600 PA
236
16.44
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
21
5.96
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
6.27
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
2.09
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
9.36
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
8.36
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
63.64
63.64
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75

Fielding Stats for Rick Ankiel and Michael Young

Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
1.21
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1817
1.06
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
488
1.01
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1765
1.03
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
13071
27
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46401
27
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4357
9
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15467
9
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1119
2.31
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3090
1.8
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.11
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4319
2.51
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.06
Michael Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.09
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1202
2.48
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7569
4.4
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1171
2.42
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7409
4.31
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.42
97.42
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.89
97.89
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.995
1.995
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.078
4.078
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.13
83.13
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.14
97.14
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Michael Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1014
0.59
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0