Rick Ankiel vs. Eddie Waitkus — Career Comparison

Rick Ankiel
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Eddie Waitkus
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Eddie Waitkus holds a real edge over Rick Ankiel in this comparison. Eddie Waitkus led in contact rate (K%+ 244 vs 77), batting average (AVG+ 110 vs 93), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 102 vs 91). Rick Ankiel held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 130 vs 39). The edge belongs to Eddie Waitkus.

Hitting Stats for Rick Ankiel and Eddie Waitkus

Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
653
185.25
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1140
146.15
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
2115
600
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4680
600
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
1921
544.96
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4254
545.38
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.738
0.738
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.734
0.734
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
462
131.06
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1214
155.64
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
275
78.01
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
931
119.36
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
28.65
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
27.56
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.84
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
5.64
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
21.56
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
24
3.08
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
53.05
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
283
36.28
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
254.17
72.11
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
547.28
70.16
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
811
230.07
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1589
203.72
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
636
180.43
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1597
204.74
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.724
0.724
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.718
0.718
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
260
73.76
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
528
67.69
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
251
71.21
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
373
47.82
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
435
123.4
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
877
112.44
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
246.1
69.82
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
607.45
77.88
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.41
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
162
45.96
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
372
47.69
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.69
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.51
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
555
157.45
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
26.15
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
3.81
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.94
22.94
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.27
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
5.13
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.38
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
8.79
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
75
9.62
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
5.96
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
3.59
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.03
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
9.36
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
4.62
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
63.64
63.64
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.78
77.78

Fielding Stats for Rick Ankiel and Eddie Waitkus

Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
587
1.21
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
8.84
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
488
1.01
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.02
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13071
27
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4357
9
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1119
2.31
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9193
76.05
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.11
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
5.92
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.06
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.6
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1202
2.48
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9982
82.57
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1171
2.42
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9909
81.97
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.42
97.42
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.27
99.27
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.995
1.995
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.269
9.269
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.13
83.13
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.51
11.51
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
7.33
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0