Rick Ankiel vs. Joe Wall — Career Comparison

Rick Ankiel
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Joe Wall
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Rick Ankiel and Joe Wall are closely matched on the surface stats. Joe Wall posted stronger numbers in OPS (.741 vs .728) and on-base percentage (.391 vs .306). Rick Ankiel had the advantage in slugging (.422 vs .350). By the career numbers, Joe Wall 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 Joe Wall

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
653
185.25
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
195.65
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2115
600
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1921
544.96
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
40
521.74
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Joe Wall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.738
0.738
Joe Wall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.761
0.761
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
131.06
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
156.52
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
78.01
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
130.43
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
28.65
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.84
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
21.56
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
53.05
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
254.17
72.11
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.09
79.37
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
811
230.07
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
14
182.61
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
636
180.43
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
234.78
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Joe Wall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.724
0.724
Joe Wall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Joe Wall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Joe Wall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Joe Wall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
73.76
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
71.21
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
435
123.4
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
3
39.13
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
246.1
69.82
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.75
88.08
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
3.4
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
45.96
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.69
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
555
157.45
Joe Wall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
3.81
Joe Wall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Joe Wall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.27
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
31
8.79
Joe Wall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
5.96
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
9.36
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63.64
63.64
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Rick Ankiel and Joe Wall

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
587
1.21
Joe Wall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.32
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.01
Joe Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13071
27
Joe Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
27
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4357
9
Joe Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
9
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1119
2.31
Joe Wall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.12
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.11
Joe Wall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.48
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.06
Joe Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.36
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1202
2.48
Joe Wall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.96
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1171
2.42
Joe Wall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.6
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.42
97.42
Joe Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.995
1.995
Joe Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.727
2.727
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.13
83.13
Joe Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.01
Joe Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.36
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.32
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24