Rick Ankiel vs. Norman Young — Career Comparison

Rick Ankiel
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Norman Young
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Rick Ankiel and Norman Young are closely matched on the surface stats. Rick Ankiel posted stronger numbers in OPS (.728 vs .668) and slugging (.422 vs .298). Norman Young had the advantage in on-base percentage (.370 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 Norman Young

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Norman Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
653
185.25
Norman Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
203.57
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2115
600
Norman Young
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1921
544.96
Norman Young
Career
Per 600 PA
47
503.57
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Norman Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.738
0.738
Norman Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.719
0.719
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
131.06
Norman Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
139.29
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
78.01
Norman Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
128.57
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
28.65
Norman Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.84
Norman Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
21.56
Norman Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
53.05
Norman Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Norman Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Norman Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Norman Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
254.17
72.11
Norman Young
Career
Per 600 PA
6.05
64.8
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
811
230.07
Norman Young
Career
Per 600 PA
14
150
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
636
180.43
Norman Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
214.29
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Norman Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Norman Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.724
0.724
Norman Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.668
0.668
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Norman Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Norman Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Norman Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.647
0.647
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Norman Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
73.76
Norman Young
Career
Per 600 PA
6
64.29
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
71.21
Norman Young
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
435
123.4
Norman Young
Career
Per 600 PA
11
117.86
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
246.1
69.82
Norman Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.25
77.72
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
3.4
Norman Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
45.96
Norman Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
64.29
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.69
Norman Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
555
157.45
Norman Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.81
3.81
Norman Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Norman Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
2.27
Norman Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Norman Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
31
8.79
Norman Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
5.96
Norman Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Norman Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
9.36
Norman Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
63.64
63.64
Norman Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Rick Ankiel and Norman Young

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Norman Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
587
1.21
Norman Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.35
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
488
1.01
Norman Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.02
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13071
27
Norman Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
27
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4357
9
Norman Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
106.1
9
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1119
2.31
Norman Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.95
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.11
Norman Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.29
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.06
Norman Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.68
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1202
2.48
Norman Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
4.91
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1171
2.42
Norman Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.23
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.42
97.42
Norman Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.21
86.21
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.995
1.995
Norman Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.125
3.125
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.13
83.13
Norman Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Norman Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.85
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0