Rick Ankiel vs. Joe May — Career Comparison

Rick Ankiel
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Joe May
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro American LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Joe May posted the stronger offensive profile against Rick Ankiel. Joe May posted stronger numbers in OPS (.944 vs .728) and on-base percentage (.444 vs .306). Rick Ankiel had the advantage in home run production (76 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Joe May 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 May

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
653
185.25
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
5
166.67
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2115
600
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1921
544.96
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
16
533.33
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.738
0.738
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.944
0.944
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
131.06
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
200
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
78.01
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
28.65
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.84
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
21.56
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
53.05
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
254.17
72.11
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.69
123.14
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
811
230.07
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
266.67
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
636
180.43
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
266.67
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.724
0.724
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.944
0.944
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
260
73.76
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
71.21
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
435
123.4
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
200
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
246.1
69.82
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.7
123.28
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
45.96
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.69
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
555
157.45
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.81
3.81
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.27
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
31
8.79
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
5.96
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
9.36
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63.64
63.64
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Rick Ankiel and Joe May

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
587
1.21
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.44
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.01
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.57
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13071
27
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
27
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4357
9
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.1
9
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1119
2.31
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.02
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.11
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.01
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.06
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1202
2.48
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
6.32
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1171
2.42
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
6.03
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.42
97.42
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.45
95.45
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.995
1.995
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.13
83.13
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.15
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Pitching Stats for Rick Ankiel and Joe May

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.9
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.93
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.52
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.48
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.37
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.52
56.52
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.39
80.39
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
3.9
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
14.46
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.46
14.46
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.05
14.05
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.68
8.68
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.421
0.421
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
726
27
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
27
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
9
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
7.36
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
15.43
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.36
7.36
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.43
15.43
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.19
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.89
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
4.83
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
7.71
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
10
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
4.82
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.649
1.649
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.393
1.393
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.74
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.45
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1039
38.64
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
45.32
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.93
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
4.43
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
14.46
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.46
14.46
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.33
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.67
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.96
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.571
2.571
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
876
32.58
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
36.64
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.433
0.433
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.64
38.64
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.32
45.32