Rick Ankiel vs. Amos Cross — Career Comparison

Rick Ankiel
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Amos Cross
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsAmerican AssociationCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Rick Ankiel and Amos Cross are closely matched on the surface stats. Rick Ankiel posted stronger numbers in OPS (.728 vs .681) and slugging (.422 vs .342). Amos Cross had the advantage in on-base percentage (.338 vs .306). 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 Amos Cross

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Amos Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
653
185.25
Amos Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
117
143.85
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2115
600
Amos Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
488
600
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1921
544.96
Amos Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
441
542.21
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Amos Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.738
0.738
Amos Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.716
0.716
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
131.06
Amos Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118
145.08
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
78.01
Amos Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
115.57
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
28.65
Amos Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
16
19.67
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
2.84
Amos Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.61
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
21.56
Amos Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.23
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
53.05
Amos Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
24
29.51
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Amos Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Amos Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Amos Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
254.17
72.11
Amos Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
57.42
70.6
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
811
230.07
Amos Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
151
185.66
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
636
180.43
Amos Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
165
202.87
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Amos Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Amos Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.724
0.724
Amos Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.681
0.681
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Amos Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Amos Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Amos Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.653
0.653
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Amos Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
260
73.76
Amos Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
76.23
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
71.21
Amos Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
56
68.85
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
435
123.4
Amos Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
117
143.85
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
246.1
69.82
Amos Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63.83
78.48
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Amos Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.46
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
45.96
Amos Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
55.33
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.69
Amos Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
555
157.45
Amos Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.81
3.81
Amos Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Amos Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.27
Amos Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Amos Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
31
8.79
Amos Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
5.96
Amos Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
15.98
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Amos Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
9.36
Amos Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
15.98
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
63.64
63.64
Amos Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Rick Ankiel and Amos Cross

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Amos Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
1.21
Amos Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
1.14
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.01
Amos Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13071
27
Amos Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2772
27
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4357
9
Amos Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
9
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1119
2.31
Amos Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
632
6.16
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.11
Amos Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.43
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.06
Amos Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.64
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1202
2.48
Amos Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
845
8.23
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1171
2.42
Amos Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
779
7.59
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.42
97.42
Amos Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.19
92.19
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.995
1.995
Amos Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.658
6.658
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.13
83.13
Amos Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Amos Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.15
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Amos Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
1.06
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0