Rick Ankiel vs. Earl Clark — Career Comparison

Rick Ankiel
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Earl Clark
Greatest GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Rick Ankiel and Earl Clark are closely matched on the surface stats. Rick Ankiel posted stronger numbers in OPS (.728 vs .696) and slugging (.422 vs .372). Earl Clark had the advantage in on-base percentage (.324 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 Earl Clark

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
653
185.25
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
293
196.86
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2115
600
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
893
600
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1921
544.96
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
826
554.98
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Earl Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.738
0.738
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
0.72
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
131.06
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
240
161.25
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
78.01
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
126.32
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
28.65
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
41
27.55
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
2.84
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.7
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
21.56
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.69
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
53.05
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
52
34.94
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
254.17
72.11
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
100.85
67.76
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
811
230.07
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
307
206.27
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
636
180.43
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
281
188.8
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Earl Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.724
0.724
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.612
0.612
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Earl Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
260
73.76
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
122
81.97
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
71.21
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
81
54.42
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
435
123.4
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
199
133.71
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
246.1
69.82
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114.77
77.11
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.69
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
45.96
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
37
24.86
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.69
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
555
157.45
Earl Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
53.08
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
3.81
Earl Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.3
11.3
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Earl Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.27
Earl Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
17.47
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
31
8.79
Earl Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.67
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
5.96
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.39
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
9.36
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
11
7.39
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
63.64
63.64
Earl Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Rick Ankiel and Earl Clark

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Earl Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
1.21
Earl Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.01
Earl Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13071
27
Earl Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4357
9
Earl Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1119
2.31
Earl Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.11
Earl Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.06
Earl Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1202
2.48
Earl Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
594
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1171
2.42
Earl Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
583
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.42
97.42
Earl Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.15
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.995
1.995
Earl Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.626
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.13
83.13
Earl Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.01
Earl Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0