Rick Ankiel vs. John Knox — Career Comparison

Rick Ankiel
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
John Knox
Baby BoomersNew JerseyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Rick Ankiel and John Knox are closely matched on the surface stats. Rick Ankiel posted stronger numbers in OPS (.728 vs .636) and slugging (.422 vs .301). John Knox had the advantage in on-base percentage (.335 vs .306). 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 Knox

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
John Knox
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
653
185.25
John Knox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
124
307.44
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2115
600
John Knox
Career
Per 600 PA
242
600
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1921
544.96
John Knox
Career
Per 600 PA
219
542.98
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
John Knox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.738
0.738
John Knox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.661
0.661
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
131.06
John Knox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
148.76
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
78.01
John Knox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
136.36
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
28.65
John Knox
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.92
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.84
John Knox
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.48
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
21.56
John Knox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
53.05
John Knox
Career
Per 600 PA
5
12.4
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
John Knox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
John Knox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
John Knox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
254.17
72.11
John Knox
Career
Per 600 PA
19.56
48.5
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
811
230.07
John Knox
Career
Per 600 PA
66
163.64
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
636
180.43
John Knox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
198.35
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
John Knox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
John Knox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.724
0.724
John Knox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.636
0.636
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
John Knox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
John Knox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
John Knox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.535
0.535
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
John Knox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
73.76
John Knox
Career
Per 600 PA
21
52.07
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
71.21
John Knox
Career
Per 600 PA
11
27.27
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
435
123.4
John Knox
Career
Per 600 PA
32
79.34
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
246.1
69.82
John Knox
Career
Per 600 PA
23.61
58.54
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
John Knox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
45.96
John Knox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
49.59
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.69
John Knox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
555
157.45
John Knox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
66.94
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
3.81
John Knox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.96
8.96
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
John Knox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
0.74
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
2.27
John Knox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.44
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
John Knox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
8.79
John Knox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
19.83
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
5.96
John Knox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.36
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
3.4
John Knox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.36
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
9.36
John Knox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.71
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63.64
63.64
John Knox
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Rick Ankiel and John Knox

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
John Knox
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
587
1.21
John Knox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.39
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.01
John Knox
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.86
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13071
27
John Knox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1418
27
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4357
9
John Knox
Career
Per 9 Innings
472.2
9
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1119
2.31
John Knox
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
2.15
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.11
John Knox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
2.72
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.06
John Knox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1202
2.48
John Knox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
5.06
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1171
2.42
John Knox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
4.87
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.42
97.42
John Knox
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.24
96.24
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.995
1.995
John Knox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.507
3.507
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.13
83.13
John Knox
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.64
61.64
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
John Knox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.69
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Knox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Knox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Knox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Knox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0