Rick Ankiel vs. John Kelly — Career Comparison

Rick Ankiel
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
John Kelly
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican AssociationCatcher

On the career numbers, Rick Ankiel posted the stronger offensive profile against John Kelly. Rick Ankiel posted stronger numbers in OPS (.728 vs .524) and on-base percentage (.306 vs .242). 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 John Kelly

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
653
185.25
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
122
152.82
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2115
600
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
479
600
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1921
544.96
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
469
587.47
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.738
0.738
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.528
0.528
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
131.06
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106
132.78
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
78.01
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
106.47
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
28.65
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
17
21.29
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
2.84
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.76
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
21.56
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.25
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
53.05
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
21
26.3
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
254.17
72.11
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
31.52
39.48
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
811
230.07
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
132
165.34
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
636
180.43
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
116
145.3
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.724
0.724
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.524
0.524
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
73.76
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
48
60.13
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
71.21
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
5
6.26
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
435
123.4
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
52
65.14
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
246.1
69.82
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
34.69
43.46
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
45.96
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
10
12.53
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.69
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
555
157.45
John Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
32.57
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
3.81
John Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.42
18.42
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
John Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.27
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
31
8.79
John Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
5.96
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
9.36
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63.64
63.64
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Rick Ankiel and John Kelly

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
1.21
John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
1.07
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.01
John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13071
27
John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3204
27
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4357
9
John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1068
9
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1119
2.31
John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
4.65
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.11
John Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.19
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.06
John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.2
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1202
2.48
John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
835
7.04
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1171
2.42
John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
693
5.84
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.42
97.42
John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.99
82.99
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.995
1.995
John Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.457
5.457
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.13
83.13
John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
John Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
1.67
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0