Rick Ankiel vs. Jimmy Smith — Career Comparison

Rick Ankiel
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Jimmy Smith
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightNorth AmericaChicago Leland GiantsWestern League (Independent)Third Baseman

On the career numbers, Rick Ankiel posted the stronger offensive profile against Jimmy Smith. Rick Ankiel posted stronger numbers in OPS (.728 vs .514) and on-base percentage (.306 vs .276). 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 Jimmy Smith

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
653
185.25
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
25
147.06
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2115
600
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
102
600
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1921
544.96
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
88
517.65
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.738
0.738
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.559
0.559
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
462
131.06
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
17
100
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
78.01
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
82.35
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
28.65
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.76
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
2.84
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.88
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
21.56
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
53.05
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.65
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
254.17
72.11
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6.44
37.86
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
811
230.07
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
21
123.53
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
636
180.43
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
158.82
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.724
0.724
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.514
0.514
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.437
0.437
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
260
73.76
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
94.12
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
71.21
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
41.18
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
435
123.4
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
135.29
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
246.1
69.82
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7.32
43.04
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
45.96
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
58.82
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.69
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
555
157.45
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.81
3.81
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
2.27
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.53
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
31
8.79
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
5.96
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
9.36
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63.64
63.64
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Rick Ankiel and Jimmy Smith

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
1.21
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.99
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.01
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.91
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13071
27
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
682
27
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4357
9
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
227.1
9
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1119
2.31
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.66
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.11
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.06
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.06
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.32
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1202
2.48
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
4.04
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1171
2.42
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
3.72
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.42
97.42
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.16
92.16
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.995
1.995
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.13
83.13
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
92
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.28
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0