Rick Ankiel vs. Tommy Dowd — Career Comparison

Rick Ankiel
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Tommy Dowd
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Rick Ankiel and Tommy Dowd are closely matched on the surface stats. Rick Ankiel posted stronger numbers in OPS (.728 vs .664) and slugging (.422 vs .345). Tommy Dowd had the advantage in on-base percentage (.319 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 Tommy Dowd

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
653
185.25
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1321
132.79
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
2115
600
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5969
600
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
1921
544.96
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5514
554.26
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.738
0.738
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.725
0.725
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
462
131.06
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1493
150.08
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
275
78.01
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1218
122.43
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
28.65
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
16.38
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.84
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
8.85
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
21.56
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
24
2.41
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
53.05
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
27.64
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
254.17
72.11
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
696.46
70.01
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
811
230.07
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1904
191.39
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
636
180.43
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1885
189.48
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.724
0.724
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.663
0.663
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
260
73.76
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
903
90.77
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
251
71.21
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
501
50.36
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
435
123.4
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1380
138.72
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
246.1
69.82
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
776.17
78.02
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
2.21
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
45.96
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
370
37.19
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.69
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
555
157.45
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
27.54
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
3.81
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.78
21.78
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.35
1.35
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.27
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
6.33
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
31
8.79
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
21
5.96
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
36.99
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
33
9.36
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
36.99
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
63.64
63.64
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Rick Ankiel and Tommy Dowd

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
1.21
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1334
1.08
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.01
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
13071
27
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33252
27
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4357
9
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11084
9
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1119
2.31
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2611
2.12
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.11
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1067
0.87
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.06
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
0.29
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1202
2.48
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4030
3.27
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1171
2.42
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3678
2.99
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.42
97.42
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.27
91.27
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.995
1.995
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.757
2.757
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.13
83.13
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.11
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0