Rick Ankiel vs. Dave Clark — Career Comparison

Rick Ankiel
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Dave Clark
Baby BoomersMississippiThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueUnknown

Looking at the career totals, Rick Ankiel and Dave Clark are closely matched on the surface stats. Dave Clark posted stronger numbers in OPS (.752 vs .728) and on-base percentage (.344 vs .306). Rick Ankiel had the advantage in slugging (.422 vs .408). By the career numbers, Dave Clark 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 Dave Clark

Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Dave Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
653
185.25
Dave Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
905
245.59
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
2115
600
Dave Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2211
600
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1921
544.96
Dave Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1964
532.97
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Dave Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.738
0.738
Dave Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.762
0.762
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
462
131.06
Dave Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
518
140.57
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
275
78.01
Dave Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
367
99.59
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
28.65
Dave Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
81
21.98
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.84
Dave Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.17
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
21.56
Dave Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
62
16.82
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
53.05
Dave Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
151
40.98
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Dave Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Dave Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Dave Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
254.17
72.11
Dave Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272.17
73.86
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
811
230.07
Dave Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
801
217.37
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
636
180.43
Dave Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
745
202.17
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Dave Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Dave Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.408
0.408
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.724
0.724
Dave Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Dave Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Dave Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Dave Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Dave Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
73.76
Dave Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
248
67.3
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
251
71.21
Dave Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
284
77.07
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
435
123.4
Dave Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
470
127.54
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
246.1
69.82
Dave Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278.02
75.45
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Dave Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.36
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
162
45.96
Dave Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
222
60.24
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
13
3.69
Dave Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
5.7
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
555
157.45
Dave Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
122.39
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
3.81
Dave Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.9
4.9
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Dave Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.27
Dave Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.09
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.4
Dave Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.34
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
8.79
Dave Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
58
15.74
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
5.96
Dave Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
19
5.16
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Dave Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.26
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
9.36
Dave Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
31
8.41
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63.64
63.64
Dave Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
61.29
61.29

Fielding Stats for Rick Ankiel and Dave Clark

Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Dave Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
587
1.21
Dave Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
1.29
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
488
1.01
Dave Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
1.05
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13071
27
Dave Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9057
27
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4357
9
Dave Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3019
9
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1119
2.31
Dave Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
1.97
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.11
Dave Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.05
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.06
Dave Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.07
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1202
2.48
Dave Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
701
2.09
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1171
2.42
Dave Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
679
2.02
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.42
97.42
Dave Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.86
96.86
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.995
1.995
Dave Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.568
1.568
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.13
83.13
Dave Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.06
81.06
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Dave Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0