Rick Ankiel vs. Ed McGhee — Career Comparison

Rick Ankiel
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Ed McGhee
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Rick Ankiel and Ed McGhee are closely matched on the surface stats. Rick Ankiel posted stronger numbers in OPS (.728 vs .632) and slugging (.422 vs .311). Ed McGhee had the advantage in on-base percentage (.321 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 Ed McGhee

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
653
185.25
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196
206.32
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2115
600
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
570
600
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1921
544.96
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
505
531.58
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Ed McGhee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.738
0.738
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
462
131.06
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
124
130.53
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
78.01
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
107.37
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
28.65
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14.74
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
2.84
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
21.56
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.16
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
53.05
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
22
23.16
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
254.17
72.11
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
49.88
52.5
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
811
230.07
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
157
165.26
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
636
180.43
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
181
190.53
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Ed McGhee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.724
0.724
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.632
0.632
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.557
0.557
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
73.76
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
59
62.11
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
71.21
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
43
45.26
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
435
123.4
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
99
104.21
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
246.1
69.82
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
55.42
58.34
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.16
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
45.96
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
56.84
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.69
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
555
157.45
Ed McGhee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
64.21
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
3.81
Ed McGhee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.34
9.34
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Ed McGhee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.89
0.89
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
2.27
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.37
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
8.79
Ed McGhee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
18.95
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
5.96
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
11.58
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
3.4
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
9.36
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
16.84
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
63.64
63.64
Ed McGhee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.75
68.75

Fielding Stats for Rick Ankiel and Ed McGhee

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
587
1.21
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
3.86
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.01
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.82
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13071
27
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1148
27
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4357
9
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 9 Innings
382.2
9
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1119
2.31
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
425
10
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.11
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.06
Ed McGhee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.26
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1202
2.48
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
10.44
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1171
2.42
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
10.18
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.42
97.42
Ed McGhee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.995
1.995
Ed McGhee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.13
83.13
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.34
21.34
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0