Rick Ankiel vs. Red Wilson — Career Comparison

Rick Ankiel
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Red Wilson
Silent GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Rick Ankiel and Red Wilson are closely matched on the surface stats. Rick Ankiel posted stronger numbers in OPS (.728 vs .700) and slugging (.422 vs .355). Red Wilson had the advantage in on-base percentage (.345 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 Red Wilson

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Red Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
653
185.25
Red Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
602
177.32
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2115
600
Red Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
2037
600
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1921
544.96
Red Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
1765
519.88
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.738
0.738
Red Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.725
0.725
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
131.06
Red Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
455
134.02
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
275
78.01
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
339
99.85
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
28.65
Red Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
84
24.74
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.84
Red Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.36
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
21.56
Red Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
24
7.07
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
53.05
Red Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
116
34.17
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Red Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Red Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Red Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
254.17
72.11
Red Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
215.93
63.6
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
811
230.07
Red Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
627
184.68
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
636
180.43
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
678
199.71
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Red Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.724
0.724
Red Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.694
0.694
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Red Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Red Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Red Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.633
0.633
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Red Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
73.76
Red Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
206
60.68
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
71.21
Red Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
189
55.67
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
435
123.4
Red Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
371
109.28
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
246.1
69.82
Red Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
228.53
67.31
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Red Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.36
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
162
45.96
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
63.33
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
13
3.69
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
5.89
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
555
157.45
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
48.01
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
3.81
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.5
12.5
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.32
1.32
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.27
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
9.72
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.4
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.71
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
8.79
Red Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
60
17.67
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
21
5.96
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
7.36
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.4
Red Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.53
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
33
9.36
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
10.9
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
63.64
63.64
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.57
67.57

Fielding Stats for Rick Ankiel and Red Wilson

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Red Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
587
1.21
Red Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
1.28
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.01
Red Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
1
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13071
27
Red Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12250
27
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4357
9
Red Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4083.1
9
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1119
2.31
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2884
6.36
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.11
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.52
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.06
Red Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.07
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1202
2.48
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3153
6.95
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1171
2.42
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3120
6.88
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.42
97.42
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.95
98.95
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.995
1.995
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.379
5.379
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.13
83.13
Red Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.28
78.28
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.09
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Red Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.1
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Red Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.19
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Red Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.26
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.22