Rick Ankiel vs. Brice Matthews — Career Comparison

Rick Ankiel
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Brice Matthews
Gen ZTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Rick Ankiel and Brice Matthews are closely matched on the surface stats. Rick Ankiel posted stronger numbers in OPS (.728 vs .675) and on-base percentage (.306 vs .222). Brice Matthews had the advantage in slugging (.452 vs .422). 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 Brice Matthews

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
653
185.25
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
13
165.96
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2115
600
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
47
600
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1921
544.96
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
42
536.17
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.738
0.738
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.708
0.708
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
462
131.06
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
7
89.36
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
275
78.01
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
38.3
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
28.65
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.84
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
21.56
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
51.06
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
53.05
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
4
51.06
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Brice Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Brice Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Brice Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
254.17
72.11
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
5.6
71.53
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
811
230.07
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
242.55
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
636
180.43
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
10
127.66
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Brice Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.724
0.724
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.675
0.675
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Brice Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.657
0.657
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
260
73.76
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
76.6
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
71.21
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
114.89
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
435
123.4
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
140.43
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
246.1
69.82
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
4.5
57.47
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
3.4
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.77
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
45.96
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25.53
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.69
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
555
157.45
Brice Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
255.32
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.81
3.81
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
2.35
2.35
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
2.27
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
25.53
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
31
8.79
Brice Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
5.96
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.77
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
9.36
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.77
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
63.64
63.64
Brice Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Rick Ankiel and Brice Matthews

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
1.21
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.14
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.01
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.9
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13071
27
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
27
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4357
9
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
110.1
9
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1119
2.31
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.47
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.11
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.45
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.06
Brice Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1202
2.48
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
4
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1171
2.42
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
3.92
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.42
97.42
Brice Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.96
97.96
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.995
1.995
Brice Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.429
3.429
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.13
83.13
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.57
78.57
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Brice Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.73
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0