Rick Ankiel vs. Wes Covington — Career Comparison

Rick Ankiel
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Wes Covington
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueLeft Fielder

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Wes Covington comes out clearly ahead of Rick Ankiel across most offensive categories. Wes Covington led in home run production (HR/PA+ 201 vs 130), contact rate (K%+ 106 vs 77), and slugging (SLG+ 126 vs 100). Wes Covington was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Rick Ankiel and Wes Covington

Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
653
185.25
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1075
195.99
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
2115
600
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3291
600
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1921
544.96
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2978
542.94
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.738
0.738
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.811
0.811
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
462
131.06
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
832
151.69
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
275
78.01
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
556
101.37
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
28.65
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
23.34
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.84
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
3.1
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
76
21.56
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
23.88
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
53.05
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
276
50.32
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
254.17
72.11
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
463.09
84.43
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
811
230.07
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1387
252.87
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
636
180.43
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1103
201.09
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.724
0.724
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.803
0.803
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
260
73.76
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
355
64.72
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
251
71.21
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
499
90.98
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
435
123.4
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
723
131.81
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
246.1
69.82
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
471.68
85.99
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.4
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
4.38
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
45.96
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
45.03
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
13
3.69
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
9.3
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
555
157.45
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
414
75.48
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
3.81
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.95
7.95
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.27
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
2.92
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.4
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
4.74
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
8.79
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
73
13.31
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
5.96
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.28
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.73
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
9.36
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
11
2.01
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
63.64
63.64
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
63.64
63.64

Fielding Stats for Rick Ankiel and Wes Covington

Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
1.21
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
803
1.2
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
488
1.01
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
754
1.13
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
13071
27
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18055
27
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4357
9
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6018.1
9
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1119
2.31
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1054
1.58
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.11
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.06
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.06
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.07
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1202
2.48
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1140
1.7
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1171
2.42
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1095
1.64
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.42
97.42
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.05
96.05
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.995
1.995
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.364
1.364
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.13
83.13
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.9
93.9
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.01
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0