Rick Ankiel vs. Willie Clark — Career Comparison

Rick Ankiel
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Willie Clark
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Rick Ankiel and Willie Clark are closely matched on the surface stats. Willie Clark posted stronger numbers in OPS (.745 vs .728) and on-base percentage (.358 vs .306). Rick Ankiel had the advantage in slugging (.422 vs .388). By the career numbers, Willie 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 Willie Clark

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Willie Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
653
185.25
Willie Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
350
146.34
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2115
600
Willie Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1435
600
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1921
544.96
Willie Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1280
535.19
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Willie Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.738
0.738
Willie Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.778
0.778
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
131.06
Willie Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
366
153.03
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
275
78.01
Willie Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
275
114.98
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
28.65
Willie Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
54
22.58
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.84
Willie Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
14.63
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
21.56
Willie Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.84
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
53.05
Willie Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
91
38.05
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Willie Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Willie Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Willie Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
254.17
72.11
Willie Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196.53
82.17
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
811
230.07
Willie Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
496
207.39
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
636
180.43
Willie Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
509
212.82
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Willie Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Willie Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.724
0.724
Willie Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Willie Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Willie Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Willie Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Willie Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
260
73.76
Willie Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
78.61
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
71.21
Willie Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
199
83.21
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
435
123.4
Willie Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
385
160.98
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
246.1
69.82
Willie Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
213.25
89.17
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.4
Willie Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
12.13
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
45.96
Willie Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
47.67
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.69
Willie Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
555
157.45
Willie Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
31.36
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
3.81
Willie Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.13
19.13
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Willie Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.52
1.52
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.27
Willie Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
5.02
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Willie Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
31
8.79
Willie Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
21
5.96
Willie Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
15.89
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Willie Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
33
9.36
Willie Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
15.89
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
63.64
63.64
Willie Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Rick Ankiel and Willie Clark

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Willie Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
1.21
Willie Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
1.05
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.01
Willie Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13071
27
Willie Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
8766
27
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4357
9
Willie Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2922
9
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1119
2.31
Willie Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3349
10.32
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.11
Willie Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
0.52
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.06
Willie Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.19
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1202
2.48
Willie Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3580
11.03
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1171
2.42
Willie Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3519
10.84
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.42
97.42
Willie Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.3
98.3
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.995
1.995
Willie Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.35
10.35
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.13
83.13
Willie Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Willie Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
0.59
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0