Rick Ankiel vs. Marcus Thames — Career Comparison

Rick Ankiel
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Marcus Thames
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Marcus Thames holds a real edge over Rick Ankiel in this comparison. Marcus Thames led in home run production (HR/PA+ 255 vs 130), slugging (SLG+ 124 vs 100), and walk rate (BB%+ 98 vs 84). Rick Ankiel held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 77 vs 65). The edge belongs to Marcus Thames.

Hitting Stats for Rick Ankiel and Marcus Thames

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
653
185.25
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PAverified
640
190.48
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2115
600
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
2016
600
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1921
544.96
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
1827
543.75
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.738
0.738
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.797
0.797
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
131.06
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PAverified
450
133.93
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
275
78.01
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
248
73.81
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
28.65
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
83
24.7
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.84
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.19
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
76
21.56
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
34.23
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
187
53.05
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
60.12
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
254.17
72.11
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278.95
83.02
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
811
230.07
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
886
263.69
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
636
180.43
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PAverified
623
185.42
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.485
0.485
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.724
0.724
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.794
0.794
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
260
73.76
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PAverified
256
76.19
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
251
71.21
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
301
89.58
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
435
123.4
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
131.55
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
246.1
69.82
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
270.78
80.59
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.4
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
4.17
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
45.96
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PAverified
159
47.32
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.69
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.19
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
555
157.45
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
510
151.79
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
3.81
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
3.95
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.27
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.4
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.76
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
8.79
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
8.93
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
5.96
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.89
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
9
2.68
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
9.36
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.57
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63.64
63.64
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
25
25

Fielding Stats for Rick Ankiel and Marcus Thames

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
587
1.21
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
1.37
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
488
1.01
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
1.12
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13071
27
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
8158
27
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4357
9
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
2719.1
9
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1119
2.31
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
768
2.54
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.11
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.09
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.06
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.05
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1202
2.48
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
811
2.68
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1171
2.42
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
795
2.63
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.42
97.42
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.03
98.03
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.995
1.995
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.925
1.925
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.13
83.13
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.84
81.84
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.11
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0