Rick Ankiel vs. Mike Kelly — Career Comparison

Rick Ankiel
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Mike Kelly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Rick Ankiel and Mike Kelly are closely matched on the surface stats. Rick Ankiel had the edge in home run production (76 career HR at a higher rate). 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 Mike Kelly

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
653
185.25
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
327
261.95
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2115
600
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
749
600
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1921
544.96
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
684
547.93
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.738
0.738
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
131.06
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
165
132.18
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
275
78.01
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
92
73.7
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
28.65
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
36.05
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
2.84
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.81
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
21.56
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
22
17.62
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
53.05
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
58.48
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
254.17
72.11
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
89.23
71.48
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
811
230.07
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
288
230.71
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
636
180.43
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
224
179.44
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.724
0.724
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.721
0.721
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
260
73.76
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
88.92
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
71.21
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
86
68.89
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
435
123.4
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
175
140.19
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
246.1
69.82
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
84.94
68.05
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
3.4
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.01
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
45.96
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
54
43.26
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.69
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.8
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
555
157.45
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
149.8
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
3.81
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.01
4.01
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
2.27
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.4
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.4
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
8.79
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
12.82
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
21
5.96
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
24.03
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
3.4
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
8.81
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
33
9.36
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
32.84
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
63.64
63.64
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73.17
73.17

Fielding Stats for Rick Ankiel and Mike Kelly

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
587
1.21
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
1.6
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.01
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.88
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13071
27
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4697
27
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4357
9
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1565.2
9
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1119
2.31
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
1.99
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.11
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.06
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1202
2.48
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
362
2.08
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1171
2.42
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
2.03
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.42
97.42
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.79
97.79
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.995
1.995
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.273
1.273
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.13
83.13
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.04
55.04
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0