Rick Ankiel vs. Billy Cox — Career Comparison

Rick Ankiel
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Billy Cox
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueThird Baseman

Rick Ankiel and Billy Cox are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 91 for Rick Ankiel, 96 for Billy Cox), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 100 vs 101). The overall lean goes to Billy Cox, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Rick Ankiel and Billy Cox

Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Billy Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
653
185.25
Billy Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1058
155.55
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
2115
600
Billy Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4081
600
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
1921
544.96
Billy Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3712
545.75
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Billy Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.738
0.738
Billy Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.716
0.716
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
462
131.06
Billy Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
974
143.2
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
275
78.01
Billy Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
702
103.21
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
28.65
Billy Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
174
25.58
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.84
Billy Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
4.7
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
21.56
Billy Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
66
9.7
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
53.05
Billy Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
272
39.99
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Billy Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Billy Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Billy Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
254.17
72.11
Billy Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
443.27
65.17
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
811
230.07
Billy Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1410
207.3
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
636
180.43
Billy Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1279
188.04
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Billy Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Billy Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.724
0.724
Billy Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.698
0.698
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Billy Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Billy Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Billy Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.618
0.618
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Billy Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
260
73.76
Billy Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470
69.1
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
251
71.21
Billy Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
351
51.6
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
435
123.4
Billy Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
755
111
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
246.1
69.82
Billy Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
475.24
69.87
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Billy Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.03
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
45.96
Billy Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
298
43.81
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.69
Billy Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
555
157.45
Billy Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
32.05
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
3.81
Billy Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.72
18.72
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Billy Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.37
1.37
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.27
Billy Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
9.12
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Billy Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.29
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
8.79
Billy Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
83
12.2
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
21
5.96
Billy Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
6.17
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Billy Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
3.09
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
9.36
Billy Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
9.26
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
63.64
63.64
Billy Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Rick Ankiel and Billy Cox

Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Billy Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
587
1.21
Billy Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1052
9.96
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
488
1.01
Billy Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
1.01
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13071
27
Billy Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2851
27
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4357
9
Billy Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
950.1
9
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1119
2.31
Billy Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1297
12.28
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.11
Billy Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2186
20.7
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.06
Billy Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
1.32
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1202
2.48
Billy Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3622
34.3
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1171
2.42
Billy Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3483
32.99
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.42
97.42
Billy Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.16
96.16
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.995
1.995
Billy Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.311
3.311
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.13
83.13
Billy Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.17
10.17
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Billy Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
3.01
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0