Rick Ankiel vs. Monte Irvin — Career Comparison

Rick Ankiel
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Monte Irvin
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameLeft FielderAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Monte Irvin comes out clearly ahead of Rick Ankiel across most offensive categories. Monte Irvin led in contact rate (K%+ 140 vs 77), walk rate (BB%+ 129 vs 84), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 112 vs 91). Monte Irvin was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Rick Ankiel and Monte Irvin

Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
653
185.25
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1055
153.79
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
2115
600
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4116
600
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1921
544.96
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3570
520.41
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.738
0.738
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.896
0.896
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
462
131.06
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1091
159.04
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
275
78.01
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
746
108.75
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
28.65
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
23.18
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.84
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
6.71
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
21.56
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
20.41
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
53.05
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
345
50.29
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
254.17
72.11
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
693.89
101.15
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
811
230.07
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1762
256.85
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
636
180.43
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1606
234.11
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.724
0.724
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.886
0.886
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.908
0.908
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
260
73.76
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
593
86.44
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
251
71.21
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
693
101.02
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
435
123.4
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1146
167.06
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
246.1
69.82
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
722.77
105.36
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.4
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
4.52
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
162
45.96
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
484
70.55
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.69
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.87
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
555
157.45
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
231
33.67
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
3.81
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.82
17.82
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.1
2.1
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.27
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
2.92
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.6
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
8.79
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
81
11.81
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
21
5.96
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
7.87
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.02
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
9.36
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
8.89
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
63.64
63.64
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88.52
88.52

Fielding Stats for Rick Ankiel and Monte Irvin

Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
587
1.21
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1005
1.95
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
488
1.01
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
1.03
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
13071
27
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13925
27
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4357
9
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4641.2
9
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1119
2.31
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2621
5.08
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.11
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
1.03
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.06
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.2
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1202
2.48
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3253
6.31
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1171
2.42
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3152
6.11
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.42
97.42
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.9
96.9
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.995
1.995
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.136
3.136
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.13
83.13
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.84
52.84
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Monte Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.34
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0