Rick Ankiel vs. Johnny Blatnik — Career Comparison

Rick Ankiel
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Johnny Blatnik
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Rick Ankiel and Johnny Blatnik are closely matched on the surface stats. Rick Ankiel posted stronger numbers in OPS (.728 vs .706) and slugging (.422 vs .389). Johnny Blatnik had the advantage in on-base percentage (.317 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 Johnny Blatnik

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
653
185.25
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 600 PA
138
167.61
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2115
600
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 600 PA
494
600
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1921
544.96
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 600 PA
447
542.91
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Johnny Blatnik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.738
0.738
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.723
0.723
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
131.06
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113
137.25
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
78.01
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
87.45
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
28.65
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
32.79
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
2.84
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.72
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
21.56
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 600 PA
6
7.29
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
53.05
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 600 PA
41
49.8
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
254.17
72.11
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 600 PA
54.66
66.39
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
811
230.07
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 600 PA
174
211.34
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
636
180.43
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
155
188.26
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Johnny Blatnik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.724
0.724
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.706
0.706
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.631
0.631
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Johnny Blatnik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
73.76
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 600 PA
59
71.66
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
71.21
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 600 PA
46
55.87
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
435
123.4
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 600 PA
99
120.24
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
246.1
69.82
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 600 PA
56.15
68.2
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.43
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
45.96
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
48.58
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.69
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
555
157.45
Johnny Blatnik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
100.81
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
3.81
Johnny Blatnik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.95
5.95
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Johnny Blatnik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
2.27
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.07
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
8.79
Johnny Blatnik
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
15.79
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
5.96
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.64
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
9.36
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.64
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
63.64
63.64
Johnny Blatnik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Rick Ankiel and Johnny Blatnik

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
1.21
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.01
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13071
27
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4357
9
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1119
2.31
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.11
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.06
Johnny Blatnik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1202
2.48
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1171
2.42
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.42
97.42
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.51
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.995
1.995
Johnny Blatnik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.096
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.13
83.13
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.01
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0