Rick Ankiel vs. Fran Matthews — Career Comparison

Rick Ankiel
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Fran Matthews
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Rick Ankiel and Fran Matthews are closely matched on the surface stats. Fran Matthews posted stronger numbers in OPS (.742 vs .728) and on-base percentage (.352 vs .306). Rick Ankiel had the advantage in slugging (.422 vs .390). By the career numbers, Fran Matthews 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 Fran Matthews

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
653
185.25
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
123
149.09
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2115
600
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
495
600
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1921
544.96
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
431
522.42
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Fran Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.738
0.738
Fran Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
131.06
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
138.18
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
78.01
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
101.82
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
28.65
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
14
16.97
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
2.84
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.7
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
21.56
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
8
9.7
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
53.05
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
30
36.36
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
254.17
72.11
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64.99
78.78
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
811
230.07
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
168
203.64
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
636
180.43
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
171
207.27
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Fran Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.724
0.724
Fran Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
0.74
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Fran Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Fran Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.733
0.733
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
260
73.76
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
112.73
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
71.21
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
58
70.3
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
435
123.4
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
173.33
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
246.1
69.82
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69.99
84.83
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
3.4
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.64
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
45.96
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
65.45
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.69
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.21
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
555
157.45
Fran Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
3.81
Fran Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
99
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Fran Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.8
10.8
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
2.27
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.48
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
31
8.79
Fran Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
5.96
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.7
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
9.36
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.7
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
63.64
63.64
Fran Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Rick Ankiel and Fran Matthews

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
1.21
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
1.16
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
488
1.01
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.09
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13071
27
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2730
27
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4357
9
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
910
9
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1119
2.31
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
926
9.16
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.11
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.06
Fran Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.26
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1202
2.48
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
998
9.87
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1171
2.42
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
972
9.61
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.42
97.42
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.39
97.39
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.995
1.995
Fran Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.308
8.308
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.13
83.13
Fran Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.02
94.02
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Fran Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.5
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0