Rick Ankiel vs. Lave Cross — Career Comparison

Rick Ankiel
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Lave Cross
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueThird Baseman

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Lave Cross holds a real edge over Rick Ankiel in this comparison. Lave Cross led in contact rate (K%+ 542 vs 77), batting average (AVG+ 114 vs 93), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 102 vs 91). Rick Ankiel held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 130 vs 39). The edge belongs to Lave Cross.

Hitting Stats for Rick Ankiel and Lave Cross

Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
653
185.25
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2277
140.25
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
2115
600
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9741
600
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
1921
544.96
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9084
559.53
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.738
0.738
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
462
131.06
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2651
163.29
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
275
78.01
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2057
126.7
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
28.65
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
411
25.32
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.84
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
8.38
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
21.56
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
47
2.89
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
53.05
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
594
36.59
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
254.17
72.11
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1198.81
73.84
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
811
230.07
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3475
214.04
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
636
180.43
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3148
193.9
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.383
0.383
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.724
0.724
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
260
73.76
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1338
82.41
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
251
71.21
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1378
84.88
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
435
123.4
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2669
164.4
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
246.1
69.82
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1350.62
83.19
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
1.91
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
45.96
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
466
28.7
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.69
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
555
157.45
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
217
13.37
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
3.81
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.89
44.89
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.15
2.15
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.27
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
9.86
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
31
8.79
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
21
5.96
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
18.66
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
33
9.36
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
18.66
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
63.64
63.64
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Rick Ankiel and Lave Cross

Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
1.21
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2298
1.06
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.01
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
0.22
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
13071
27
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58737
27
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4357
9
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19579
9
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1119
2.31
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4262
1.96
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.11
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4553
2.09
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.06
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
0.27
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1202
2.48
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9405
4.32
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1171
2.42
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8815
4.05
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.42
97.42
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.73
93.73
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.995
1.995
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.836
3.836
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.13
83.13
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.58
20.58
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
0.14
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.07
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
0.13
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.08