Rick Ankiel vs. King Kelly — Career Comparison

Rick Ankiel
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
King Kelly
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRight Fielder

On the career numbers, King Kelly posted the stronger offensive profile against Rick Ankiel. King Kelly posted stronger numbers in OPS (.806 vs .728) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .306). Rick Ankiel had the advantage in home run production (76 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, King Kelly 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 King Kelly

Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
653
185.25
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1456
135.3
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
2115
600
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6457
600
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
1921
544.96
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5896
547.87
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.738
0.738
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.852
0.852
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
462
131.06
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1813
168.47
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
275
78.01
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1283
119.22
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
101
28.65
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
359
33.36
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.84
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
9.48
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
21.56
King Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
69
6.41
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
53.05
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
530
49.25
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
King Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
King Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
King Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
254.17
72.11
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1041.44
96.77
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
811
230.07
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2583
240.02
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
636
180.43
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2374
220.6
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.724
0.724
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.806
0.806
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
King Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.86
0.86
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
260
73.76
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1357
126.1
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
251
71.21
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
950
88.28
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
435
123.4
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2238
207.96
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
246.1
69.82
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1099.83
102.2
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
King Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.12
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
162
45.96
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
549
51.01
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.69
King Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
555
157.45
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
418
38.84
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
3.81
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.45
15.45
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.31
1.31
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.27
King Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
King Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
31
8.79
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
21
5.96
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
34.2
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
King Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
33
9.36
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
34.2
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
63.64
63.64
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Rick Ankiel and King Kelly

Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
1.21
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1611
1.12
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.01
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
13071
27
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38880
27
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4357
9
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12960
9
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1119
2.31
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3573
2.48
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.11
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1749
1.21
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.06
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
851
0.59
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1202
2.48
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6173
4.29
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1171
2.42
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5322
3.7
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.42
97.42
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.21
86.21
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.995
1.995
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.304
3.304
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.13
83.13
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.1
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
420
0.29
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
0.21
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.18

Pitching Stats for Rick Ankiel and King Kelly

Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.9
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.36
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.52
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.48
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.37
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.52
56.52
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.39
80.39
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
3.9
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
4.14
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.67
7.67
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
726
27
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
27
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
9
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.2
9
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
7.36
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
12.42
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.36
7.36
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.42
12.42
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.19
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.99
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
4.83
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5.91
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
10
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.649
1.649
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.745
0.745
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.74
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.58
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1039
38.64
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
46.51
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.77
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
4.43
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
9.66
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.66
9.66
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.45
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.33
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.67
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.037
2.037
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
876
32.58
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
39.81
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.64
38.64
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.51
46.51