Rick Ankiel vs. Joe Ardner — Career Comparison

Rick Ankiel
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Joe Ardner
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland SpidersNational LeagueSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, Rick Ankiel posted the stronger offensive profile against Joe Ardner. Rick Ankiel posted stronger numbers in OPS (.728 vs .504) and on-base percentage (.306 vs .248). 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 Joe Ardner

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
653
185.25
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
110
151.72
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2115
600
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
435
600
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1921
544.96
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
415
572.41
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.738
0.738
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.532
0.532
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
462
131.06
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
88
121.38
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
78.01
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
99.31
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
28.65
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
14
19.31
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.84
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.76
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
21.56
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
53.05
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
16
22.07
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
254.17
72.11
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
28.33
39.07
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
811
230.07
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
106
146.21
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
636
180.43
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
108
148.97
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.724
0.724
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.504
0.504
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.413
0.413
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
73.76
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
34
46.9
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
71.21
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
39
53.79
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
435
123.4
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
73
100.69
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
246.1
69.82
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
29.98
41.35
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.76
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
45.96
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
18
24.83
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.69
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
555
157.45
Joe Ardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
88.28
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
3.81
Joe Ardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.8
6.8
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.27
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
31
8.79
Joe Ardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
5.96
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
12.41
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
9.36
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
12.41
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
63.64
63.64
Joe Ardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Rick Ankiel and Joe Ardner

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
1.21
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
1.03
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.01
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13071
27
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2871
27
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4357
9
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
957
9
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1119
2.31
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
2.45
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.11
Joe Ardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
3.08
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.06
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.56
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1202
2.48
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
648
6.09
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1171
2.42
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
5.53
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.42
97.42
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.74
90.74
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.995
1.995
Joe Ardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.346
5.346
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.13
83.13
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Joe Ardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.45
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0