Rick Ankiel vs. Josh Smith — Career Comparison

Rick Ankiel
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Josh Smith
Gen ZLouisianaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Josh Smith holds a real edge over Rick Ankiel in this comparison. Josh Smith led in contact rate (K%+ 119 vs 77), walk rate (BB%+ 107 vs 84), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 108 vs 91). Rick Ankiel held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 130 vs 64). The edge belongs to Josh Smith.

Hitting Stats for Rick Ankiel and Josh Smith

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
653
185.25
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
456
166.93
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2115
600
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1639
600
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1921
544.96
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1426
522.03
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.738
0.738
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.712
0.712
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
462
131.06
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
337
123.37
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
78.01
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
236
86.39
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
28.65
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
66
24.16
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.84
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.46
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
21.56
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
31
11.35
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
53.05
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
101
36.97
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
254.17
72.11
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
182.91
66.96
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
811
230.07
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
504
184.5
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
636
180.43
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
533
195.12
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.724
0.724
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.656
0.656
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
73.76
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
189
69.19
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
71.21
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
128
46.86
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
435
123.4
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
286
104.7
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
246.1
69.82
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
187.39
68.6
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.4
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
15.38
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
45.96
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154
56.38
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.69
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.1
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
555
157.45
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
326
119.34
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
3.81
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.03
5.03
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.27
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.29
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.93
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
31
8.79
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.76
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
21
5.96
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
10.25
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.93
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
33
9.36
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
13.18
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
63.64
63.64
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.78
77.78

Fielding Stats for Rick Ankiel and Josh Smith

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
587
1.21
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
1.23
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.01
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
344
0.99
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13071
27
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9354
27
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4357
9
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3118
9
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1119
2.31
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
498
1.44
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.11
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
1.66
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.06
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.07
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1202
2.48
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1097
3.17
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1171
2.42
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1072
3.09
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.42
97.42
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.72
97.72
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.995
1.995
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.511
2.511
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.13
83.13
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.56
80.56
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.3
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0