Rick Ankiel vs. Sam Crane — Career Comparison

Rick Ankiel
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Sam Crane
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit WolverinesNational LeagueSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, Rick Ankiel posted the stronger offensive profile against Sam Crane. Rick Ankiel posted stronger numbers in OPS (.728 vs .496) and on-base percentage (.306 vs .237). 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 Sam Crane

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Sam Crane
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
653
185.25
Sam Crane
Career
Per 600 PA
373
157.61
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2115
600
Sam Crane
Career
Per 600 PA
1420
600
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1921
544.96
Sam Crane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1359
574.23
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Sam Crane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.738
0.738
Sam Crane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.521
0.521
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
462
131.06
Sam Crane
Career
Per 600 PA
276
116.62
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
78.01
Sam Crane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
225
95.07
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
28.65
Sam Crane
Career
Per 600 PA
30
12.68
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.84
Sam Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
7.61
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
21.56
Sam Crane
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.27
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
53.05
Sam Crane
Career
Per 600 PA
51
21.55
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Sam Crane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Sam Crane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Sam Crane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
254.17
72.11
Sam Crane
Career
Per 600 PA
89.91
37.99
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
811
230.07
Sam Crane
Career
Per 600 PA
351
148.31
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
636
180.43
Sam Crane
Career
Per 600 PA
337
142.39
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Sam Crane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Sam Crane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.724
0.724
Sam Crane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.496
0.496
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Sam Crane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Sam Crane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Sam Crane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Sam Crane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
260
73.76
Sam Crane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
183
77.32
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
71.21
Sam Crane
Career
Per 600 PA
45
19.01
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
435
123.4
Sam Crane
Career
Per 600 PA
225
95.07
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
246.1
69.82
Sam Crane
Career
Per 600 PA
94.26
39.83
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Sam Crane
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.42
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
45.96
Sam Crane
Career
Per 600 PA
60
25.35
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.69
Sam Crane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
555
157.45
Sam Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
53.66
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
3.81
Sam Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.18
11.18
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Sam Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.27
Sam Crane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Sam Crane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
31
8.79
Sam Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
21
5.96
Sam Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
10.99
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Sam Crane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
9.36
Sam Crane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
10.99
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
63.64
63.64
Sam Crane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Rick Ankiel and Sam Crane

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Sam Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
1.21
Sam Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
1.05
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.01
Sam Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13071
27
Sam Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
9711
27
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4357
9
Sam Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
3237
9
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1119
2.31
Sam Crane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
988
2.75
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.11
Sam Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1020
2.84
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.06
Sam Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
0.77
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1202
2.48
Sam Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2284
6.35
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1171
2.42
Sam Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2008
5.58
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.42
97.42
Sam Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.92
87.92
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.995
1.995
Sam Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.298
5.298
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.13
83.13
Sam Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Sam Crane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.34
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Crane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0