Rick Ankiel vs. Ed Sprague Jr. — Career Comparison

Rick Ankiel
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Ed Sprague Jr.
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueThird BasemanAll-Star

Rick Ankiel and Ed Sprague Jr. are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 91 for Rick Ankiel, 94 for Ed Sprague Jr.), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 100 vs 99). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Rick Ankiel and Ed Sprague Jr.

Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
653
185.25
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1203
157.36
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
2115
600
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4587
600
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1921
544.96
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4095
535.64
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.738
0.738
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
462
131.06
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1010
132.11
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
275
78.01
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
621
81.23
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
101
28.65
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
29.43
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.84
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
1.57
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
21.56
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
152
19.88
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
53.05
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389
50.88
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
254.17
72.11
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
554.53
72.53
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
811
230.07
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1715
224.33
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
636
180.43
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1459
190.84
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.419
0.419
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.724
0.724
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
260
73.76
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
506
66.19
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
251
71.21
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
558
72.99
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
435
123.4
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
912
119.29
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
246.1
69.82
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
549.09
71.82
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.4
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
11.9
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
162
45.96
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
358
46.83
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.69
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
2.75
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
555
157.45
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
833
108.96
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
3.81
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.51
5.51
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.27
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.78
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.4
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
4.84
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
8.79
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
106
13.87
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
5.96
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.78
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.57
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
9.36
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.35
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63.64
63.64
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33

Fielding Stats for Rick Ankiel and Ed Sprague Jr.

Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
1.21
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1131
1.08
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
488
1.01
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1076
1.03
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
13071
27
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28205
27
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4357
9
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9401.2
9
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1119
2.31
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
1.3
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.11
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1643
1.57
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.06
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
0.16
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1202
2.48
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3166
3.03
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1171
2.42
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3004
2.88
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.42
97.42
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.995
1.995
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.656
2.656
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.13
83.13
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.14
95.14
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
0.17
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0