Rick Ankiel vs. John Buck — Career Comparison

Rick Ankiel
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
John Buck
Gen XWyomingThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueCatcherAll-Star

Rick Ankiel and John Buck are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 91 for Rick Ankiel, 93 for John Buck), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 100 vs 99). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Rick Ankiel and John Buck

Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
653
185.25
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1090
163.13
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
2115
600
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4009
600
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1921
544.96
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3612
540.58
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.738
0.738
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
462
131.06
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
844
126.32
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
275
78.01
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
79.17
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
28.65
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
25.74
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.84
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.35
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
21.56
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134
20.05
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
53.05
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
315
47.14
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
254.17
72.11
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
444.65
66.55
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
811
230.07
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1436
214.92
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
636
180.43
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1202
179.9
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.724
0.724
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.698
0.698
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.628
0.628
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
260
73.76
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389
58.22
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
251
71.21
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
491
73.48
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
435
123.4
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
746
111.65
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
246.1
69.82
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
430.79
64.47
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.4
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
7.63
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
45.96
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
307
45.95
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.69
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
3.44
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
555
157.45
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
959
143.53
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
3.81
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.18
4.18
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.27
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
1.95
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.4
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
3.89
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
8.79
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
86
12.87
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
5.96
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.9
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.8
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
9.36
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.69
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63.64
63.64
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33

Fielding Stats for Rick Ankiel and John Buck

Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
1.21
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1043
1.06
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
488
1.01
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
992
1.01
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
13071
27
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26445
27
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4357
9
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8815
9
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1119
2.31
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6736
6.88
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.11
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
0.37
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.06
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.06
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1202
2.48
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7159
7.31
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1171
2.42
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7101
7.25
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.42
97.42
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.19
99.19
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.995
1.995
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.808
6.808
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.13
83.13
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.11
95.11
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.05
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.05
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
0.51
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.17