Rick Ankiel vs. Joe Knight — Career Comparison

Rick Ankiel
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Joe Knight
Pre-GenerationalCANThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueLeft Fielder

On the career numbers, Joe Knight posted the stronger offensive profile against Rick Ankiel. Joe Knight posted stronger numbers in OPS (.784 vs .728) and on-base percentage (.362 vs .306). Rick Ankiel had the advantage in home run production (76 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Joe Knight 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 Joe Knight

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
653
185.25
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
133
145.89
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2115
600
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
547
600
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1921
544.96
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
505
553.93
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.738
0.738
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.812
0.812
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
131.06
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
171.12
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
78.01
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
126.14
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
28.65
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
31.81
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
2.84
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.78
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
21.56
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.39
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
53.05
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
41
44.97
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
254.17
72.11
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81.73
89.65
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
811
230.07
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
213
233.64
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
636
180.43
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
198
217.18
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.724
0.724
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.784
0.784
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.779
0.779
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
260
73.76
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
75.69
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
71.21
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
75.69
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
435
123.4
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134
146.98
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
246.1
69.82
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88.35
96.91
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
3.4
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.39
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
45.96
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
38
41.68
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.69
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
555
157.45
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
36.2
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
3.81
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.58
16.58
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.15
1.15
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.27
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
31
8.79
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
5.96
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
18.65
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
9.36
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
18.65
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
63.64
63.64
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Rick Ankiel and Joe Knight

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
1.21
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
1.02
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.01
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13071
27
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
3534
27
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4357
9
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1178
9
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1119
2.31
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
1.73
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.11
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.18
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.06
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.18
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1202
2.48
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
273
2.09
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1171
2.42
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
1.91
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.42
97.42
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.58
91.58
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.995
1.995
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.13
83.13
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.01
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Pitching Stats for Rick Ankiel and Joe Knight

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.9
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.06
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.52
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.06
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.48
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.37
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.71
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.52
56.52
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.39
80.39
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.06
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
3.9
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
5.47
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
726
27
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
9
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
7.36
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
11.65
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.36
7.36
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.65
11.65
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.19
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
4.83
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.71
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
10
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.41
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.649
1.649
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.569
0.569
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.74
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.45
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1039
38.64
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
43.41
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
4.43
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
9.35
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.45
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.33
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.67
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.706
1.706
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
876
32.58
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
39.71
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.64
38.64
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.41
43.41