Rick Ankiel vs. Dain Clay — Career Comparison

Rick Ankiel
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Dain Clay
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueCenter Fielder

Rick Ankiel and Dain Clay each had the upper hand in different parts of the game — this one doesn't fall neatly to either side. Rick Ankiel had the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 130 vs 14), while Dain Clay led in contact rate (K%+ 116 vs 77). This one is too close to call definitively — both players brought genuine strengths the other couldn't match.

Hitting Stats for Rick Ankiel and Dain Clay

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
653
185.25
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
433
152.91
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2115
600
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
1699
600
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1921
544.96
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
1540
543.85
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.738
0.738
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
131.06
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
397
140.2
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
275
78.01
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
114.77
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
28.65
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
63
22.25
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.84
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.12
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
21.56
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.06
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
53.05
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
72
25.43
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
254.17
72.11
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
159.05
56.17
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
811
230.07
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
481
169.86
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
636
180.43
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
523
184.7
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.724
0.724
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.626
0.626
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.555
0.555
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
73.76
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
203
71.69
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
71.21
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
98
34.61
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
435
123.4
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
298
105.24
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
246.1
69.82
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
179.39
63.35
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
3.4
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.88
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
45.96
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
115
40.61
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.69
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
555
157.45
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
45.91
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
3.81
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.07
13.07
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
0.88
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.27
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
11.65
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
31
8.79
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
7.77
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
21
5.96
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
13.77
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Dain Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
33
9.36
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
13.77
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
63.64
63.64
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Rick Ankiel and Dain Clay

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dain Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
1.21
Dain Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.01
Dain Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13071
27
Dain Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4357
9
Dain Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1119
2.31
Dain Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1072
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.11
Dain Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.06
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1202
2.48
Dain Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1112
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1171
2.42
Dain Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1098
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.42
97.42
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.74
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.995
1.995
Dain Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.725
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.13
83.13
Dain Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.01
Dain Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dain Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dain Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dain Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dain Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0