Rick Ankiel vs. Lew McCarty — Career Comparison

Rick Ankiel
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Lew McCarty
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Rick Ankiel and Lew McCarty are closely matched on the surface stats. Rick Ankiel posted stronger numbers in OPS (.728 vs .653) and slugging (.422 vs .335). Lew McCarty had the advantage in on-base percentage (.318 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 Lew McCarty

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Lew McCarty
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
653
185.25
Lew McCarty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
532
194.4
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2115
600
Lew McCarty
Career
Per 600 PA
1642
600
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1921
544.96
Lew McCarty
Career
Per 600 PA
1479
540.44
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Lew McCarty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.738
0.738
Lew McCarty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.682
0.682
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
131.06
Lew McCarty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
393
143.61
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
275
78.01
Lew McCarty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
321
117.3
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
28.65
Lew McCarty
Career
Per 600 PA
47
17.17
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.84
Lew McCarty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
7.31
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
21.56
Lew McCarty
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.83
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
53.05
Lew McCarty
Career
Per 600 PA
72
26.31
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Lew McCarty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Lew McCarty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Lew McCarty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
254.17
72.11
Lew McCarty
Career
Per 600 PA
165.69
60.54
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
811
230.07
Lew McCarty
Career
Per 600 PA
495
180.88
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
636
180.43
Lew McCarty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
506
184.9
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Lew McCarty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Lew McCarty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.724
0.724
Lew McCarty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.653
0.653
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Lew McCarty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Lew McCarty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Lew McCarty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.576
0.576
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Lew McCarty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
73.76
Lew McCarty
Career
Per 600 PA
113
41.29
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
71.21
Lew McCarty
Career
Per 600 PA
137
50.06
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
435
123.4
Lew McCarty
Career
Per 600 PA
245
89.52
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
246.1
69.82
Lew McCarty
Career
Per 600 PA
190.3
69.54
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
3.4
Lew McCarty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
4.02
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
45.96
Lew McCarty
Career
Per 600 PA
102
37.27
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.69
Lew McCarty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
555
157.45
Lew McCarty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
39.83
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
3.81
Lew McCarty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.06
15.06
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Lew McCarty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
0.94
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.27
Lew McCarty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
18.27
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Lew McCarty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
31
8.79
Lew McCarty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
5.96
Lew McCarty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
7.31
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Lew McCarty
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.46
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
9.36
Lew McCarty
Career
Per 600 PA
24
8.77
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
63.64
63.64
Lew McCarty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33

Fielding Stats for Rick Ankiel and Lew McCarty

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lew McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
1.21
Lew McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
438
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.01
Lew McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13071
27
Lew McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4357
9
Lew McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1119
2.31
Lew McCarty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1849
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.11
Lew McCarty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
472
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.06
Lew McCarty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1202
2.48
Lew McCarty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2379
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1171
2.42
Lew McCarty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2321
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.42
97.42
Lew McCarty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.56
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.995
1.995
Lew McCarty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.299
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.13
83.13
Lew McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.01
Lew McCarty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0