Rick Ankiel vs. Walter Christensen — Career Comparison

Rick Ankiel
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Walter Christensen
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Rick Ankiel and Walter Christensen are closely matched on the surface stats. Walter Christensen posted stronger numbers in OPS (.775 vs .728) and on-base percentage (.392 vs .306). Rick Ankiel had the advantage in slugging (.422 vs .383). By the career numbers, Walter Christensen 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 Walter Christensen

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Walter Christensen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
653
185.25
Walter Christensen
Career
Per 600 PA
171
172.44
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2115
600
Walter Christensen
Career
Per 600 PA
595
600
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1921
544.96
Walter Christensen
Career
Per 600 PA
514
518.32
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Walter Christensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.738
0.738
Walter Christensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.809
0.809
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
131.06
Walter Christensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
163.36
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
78.01
Walter Christensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134
135.13
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
28.65
Walter Christensen
Career
Per 600 PA
21
21.18
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
2.84
Walter Christensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.06
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
21.56
Walter Christensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
53.05
Walter Christensen
Career
Per 600 PA
28
28.24
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Walter Christensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Walter Christensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Walter Christensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
254.17
72.11
Walter Christensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86.2
86.92
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
811
230.07
Walter Christensen
Career
Per 600 PA
197
198.66
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
636
180.43
Walter Christensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
227
228.91
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Walter Christensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Walter Christensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.383
0.383
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.724
0.724
Walter Christensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.775
0.775
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Walter Christensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Walter Christensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Walter Christensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.778
0.778
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Walter Christensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
73.76
Walter Christensen
Career
Per 600 PA
66
66.55
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
71.21
Walter Christensen
Career
Per 600 PA
57
57.48
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
435
123.4
Walter Christensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
123
124.03
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
246.1
69.82
Walter Christensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95.1
95.9
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
3.4
Walter Christensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.04
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
45.96
Walter Christensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
60.5
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.69
Walter Christensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
555
157.45
Walter Christensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
34.29
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
3.81
Walter Christensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.5
17.5
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Walter Christensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.76
1.76
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.27
Walter Christensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16.13
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Walter Christensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
31
8.79
Walter Christensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
5.96
Walter Christensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
12.1
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Walter Christensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
9.36
Walter Christensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
12.1
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
63.64
63.64
Walter Christensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Rick Ankiel and Walter Christensen

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Walter Christensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
1.21
Walter Christensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.01
Walter Christensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13071
27
Walter Christensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4357
9
Walter Christensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1119
2.31
Walter Christensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.11
Walter Christensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.06
Walter Christensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1202
2.48
Walter Christensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1171
2.42
Walter Christensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
288
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.42
97.42
Walter Christensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.97
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.995
1.995
Walter Christensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.014
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.13
83.13
Walter Christensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.01
Walter Christensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Christensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Christensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Christensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Christensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0