Rick Ankiel vs. Mark Smith — Career Comparison

Rick Ankiel
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Mark Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueUnknown

Looking at the career totals, Rick Ankiel and Mark Smith are closely matched on the surface stats. Rick Ankiel posted stronger numbers in slugging (.422 vs .403) and home run production (76 career HR at a higher rate). Mark Smith had the advantage in on-base percentage (.319 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 Mark Smith

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
653
185.25
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
414
229.79
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2115
600
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1081
600
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1921
544.96
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
959
532.28
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.738
0.738
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
462
131.06
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
233
129.32
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
78.01
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
147
81.59
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
28.65
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
51
28.31
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.84
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.67
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
21.56
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
32
17.76
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
53.05
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
86
47.73
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
254.17
72.11
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
128.82
71.5
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
811
230.07
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
386
214.25
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
636
180.43
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
341
189.27
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.724
0.724
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.719
0.719
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
73.76
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
125
69.38
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
71.21
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
130
72.16
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
435
123.4
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
223
123.77
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
246.1
69.82
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
127.92
71
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
3.4
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
6.11
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
45.96
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.84
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.69
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.22
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
555
157.45
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
117.11
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
3.81
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.12
5.12
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.27
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.67
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
3.4
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
6.11
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
8.79
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
9.99
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
5.96
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
8.33
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.78
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
9.36
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.1
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
63.64
63.64
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75

Fielding Stats for Rick Ankiel and Mark Smith

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
587
1.21
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.28
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
488
1.01
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
1.02
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13071
27
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5524
27
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4357
9
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1841.1
9
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1119
2.31
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
2.4
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.11
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.1
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.06
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1202
2.48
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
2.51
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1171
2.42
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
2.5
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.42
97.42
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.42
99.42
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.995
1.995
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.958
1.958
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.13
83.13
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.69
79.69
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0