Rick Ankiel vs. Jay Kirke — Career Comparison

Rick Ankiel
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Jay Kirke
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Jay Kirke comes out clearly ahead of Rick Ankiel across most offensive categories. Jay Kirke led in contact rate (K%+ 115 vs 77), home run production (HR/PA+ 157 vs 130), and batting average (AVG+ 118 vs 93). Rick Ankiel held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 84 vs 34). Jay Kirke was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Rick Ankiel and Jay Kirke

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
653
185.25
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PA
320
156.61
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2115
600
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PA
1226
600
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1921
544.96
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1148
561.83
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.738
0.738
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.728
0.728
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
131.06
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
346
169.33
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
275
78.01
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
135.56
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
28.65
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PA
49
23.98
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.84
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
6.36
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
21.56
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.43
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
53.05
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PA
69
33.77
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
254.17
72.11
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PA
141.13
69.07
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
811
230.07
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PA
442
216.31
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
636
180.43
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
391
191.35
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.724
0.724
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.713
0.713
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.621
0.621
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
73.76
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PA
122
59.71
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
71.21
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
72.43
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
435
123.4
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
263
128.71
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
246.1
69.82
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
161.53
79.05
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
3.4
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.89
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
45.96
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PA
35
17.13
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.69
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
555
157.45
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
58.24
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
3.81
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.3
10.3
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.27
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
16.15
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
31
8.79
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
21
5.96
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.28
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.4
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
7.83
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
33
9.36
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
18.11
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63.64
63.64
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PA
56.76
56.76

Fielding Stats for Rick Ankiel and Jay Kirke

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
587
1.21
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
40.57
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
488
1.01
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.11
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13071
27
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
27
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4357
9
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
9
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1119
2.31
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1548
214.34
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.11
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
21.74
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.06
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
7.34
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1202
2.48
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1758
243.42
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1171
2.42
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1705
236.08
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.42
97.42
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.99
96.99
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.995
1.995
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.819
5.819
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.13
83.13
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
8.72
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0