Rick Ankiel vs. MJ Melendez — Career Comparison

Rick Ankiel
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
MJ Melendez
Gen ZFloridaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Adjusted for the eras they played in, MJ Melendez holds a real edge over Rick Ankiel in this comparison. MJ Melendez led in walk rate (BB%+ 125 vs 84), contact rate (K%+ 88 vs 77), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 96 vs 91). Rick Ankiel held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 130 vs 110). The edge belongs to MJ Melendez.

Hitting Stats for Rick Ankiel and MJ Melendez

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
653
185.25
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
435
158.09
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2115
600
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
1651
600
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1921
544.96
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
1465
532.4
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.738
0.738
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.701
0.701
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
462
131.06
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
315
114.48
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
275
78.01
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
177
64.32
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
28.65
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
75
27.26
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.84
MJ Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
4
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
21.56
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
52
18.9
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
53.05
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
138
50.15
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
MJ Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
254.17
72.11
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
184.86
67.18
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
811
230.07
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
568
206.42
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
636
180.43
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
490
178.07
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.724
0.724
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.685
0.685
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.645
0.645
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
73.76
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
171
62.14
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
71.21
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
163
59.24
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
435
123.4
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
282
102.48
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
246.1
69.82
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
176.1
64
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
9
3.27
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
162
45.96
MJ Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
60.33
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.69
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.45
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
555
157.45
MJ Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437
158.81
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.81
3.81
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
3.78
3.78
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
MJ Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.27
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
3.4
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
4
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
31
8.79
MJ Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.27
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
5.96
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
12
4.36
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
3.4
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
4
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
9.36
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
23
8.36
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63.64
63.64
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
52.17
52.17

Fielding Stats for Rick Ankiel and MJ Melendez

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
1.21
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
1.18
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
488
1.01
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
1.05
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13071
27
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9303
27
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4357
9
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3101
9
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1119
2.31
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1075
3.12
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.11
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.13
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.06
MJ Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.05
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1202
2.48
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1139
3.31
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1171
2.42
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1121
3.25
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.42
97.42
MJ Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.42
98.42
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.995
1.995
MJ Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.768
2.768
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.13
83.13
MJ Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.14
89.14
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.1
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
MJ Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03