Rick Ankiel vs. Vern Duncan — Career Comparison

Rick Ankiel
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Vern Duncan
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore TerrapinsFederal LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Rick Ankiel and Vern Duncan are closely matched on the surface stats. Rick Ankiel posted stronger numbers in OPS (.728 vs .705) and slugging (.422 vs .347). Vern Duncan had the advantage in on-base percentage (.357 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 Vern Duncan

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
653
185.25
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 600 PA
311
144.09
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2115
600
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 600 PA
1295
600
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1921
544.96
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 600 PA
1100
509.65
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Vern Duncan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.738
0.738
Vern Duncan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.753
0.753
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
131.06
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
307
142.24
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
78.01
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
252
116.76
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
28.65
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 600 PA
39
18.07
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.84
Vern Duncan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
5.56
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
21.56
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.85
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
53.05
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 600 PA
55
25.48
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
254.17
72.11
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 600 PA
155.05
71.84
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
811
230.07
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 600 PA
382
176.99
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
636
180.43
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
441
204.32
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Vern Duncan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.724
0.724
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.705
0.705
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Vern Duncan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Vern Duncan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Vern Duncan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
260
73.76
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
170
78.76
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
71.21
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 600 PA
97
44.94
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
435
123.4
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 600 PA
263
121.85
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
246.1
69.82
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
173.64
80.45
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.4
Vern Duncan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
6.02
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
45.96
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
121
56.06
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.69
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
555
157.45
Vern Duncan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
45.41
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
3.81
Vern Duncan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
13.21
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Vern Duncan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.23
1.23
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.27
Vern Duncan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
28.26
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
31
8.79
Vern Duncan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
21
5.96
Vern Duncan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
14.83
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
9.36
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
14.83
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
63.64
63.64
Vern Duncan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Rick Ankiel and Vern Duncan

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
1.21
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 9 Innings
306
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.01
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13071
27
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4357
9
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1119
2.31
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 9 Innings
553
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.11
Vern Duncan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.06
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1202
2.48
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 9 Innings
691
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1171
2.42
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 9 Innings
637
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.42
97.42
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.19
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.995
1.995
Vern Duncan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.082
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.13
83.13
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.01
Vern Duncan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Duncan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0