Rick Ankiel vs. Mark Mathias — Career Comparison

Rick Ankiel
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Mark Mathias
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Rick Ankiel and Mark Mathias are closely matched on the surface stats. Rick Ankiel posted stronger numbers in OPS (.728 vs .708) and slugging (.422 vs .391). Mark Mathias had the advantage in on-base percentage (.317 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 Mark Mathias

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
653
185.25
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
220.1
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2115
600
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
199
600
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1921
544.96
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
179
539.7
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Mark Mathias
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.738
0.738
Mark Mathias
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.748
0.748
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
131.06
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
132.66
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
78.01
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
28.65
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
8
24.12
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.84
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
21.56
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
6
18.09
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
53.05
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
14
42.21
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
254.17
72.11
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23.97
72.28
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
811
230.07
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
70
211.06
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
636
180.43
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
189.95
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Mark Mathias
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.724
0.724
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.708
0.708
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Mark Mathias
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Mark Mathias
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
73.76
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
21
63.32
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
71.21
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
435
123.4
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
135.68
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
246.1
69.82
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23.96
72.26
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
45.96
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
57.29
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.69
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
555
157.45
Mark Mathias
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
156.78
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
3.81
Mark Mathias
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.83
3.83
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Mark Mathias
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.27
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.02
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
8.79
Mark Mathias
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
12.06
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
5.96
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
21.11
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
9.36
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
21.11
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
63.64
63.64
Mark Mathias
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Rick Ankiel and Mark Mathias

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
587
1.21
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.41
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
488
1.01
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.07
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13071
27
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
957
27
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4357
9
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
9
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1119
2.31
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
2.31
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.11
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.38
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.06
Mark Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1202
2.48
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
3.78
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1171
2.42
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
3.7
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.42
97.42
Mark Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.995
1.995
Mark Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.13
83.13
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
76
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Mark Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.37
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0