Rick Ankiel vs. Ben Zobrist — Career Comparison

Rick Ankiel
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Ben Zobrist
MillenialIllinoisThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Ben Zobrist comes out clearly ahead of Rick Ankiel across most offensive categories. Ben Zobrist led in walk rate (BB%+ 164 vs 84), contact rate (K%+ 133 vs 77), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 115 vs 91). Rick Ankiel held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 130 vs 110). Ben Zobrist was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Rick Ankiel and Ben Zobrist

Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
653
185.25
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1651
144.91
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
2115
600
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6836
600
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1921
544.96
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5880
516.09
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.738
0.738
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.805
0.805
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
462
131.06
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1566
137.45
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
275
78.01
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1006
88.3
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
101
28.65
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
349
30.63
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.84
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
3.86
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
21.56
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
14.66
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
53.05
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
49.15
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
254.17
72.11
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
940.85
82.58
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
811
230.07
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2504
219.78
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
636
180.43
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2429
213.19
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.724
0.724
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.783
0.783
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.776
0.776
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
260
73.76
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
884
77.59
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
251
71.21
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
768
67.41
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
435
123.4
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1485
130.34
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
246.1
69.82
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
949.98
83.38
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
2.72
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
162
45.96
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
832
73.03
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.69
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
3.07
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
555
157.45
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 600 PAverified
994
87.24
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
3.81
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.88
6.88
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.84
0.84
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.27
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
2.28
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.4
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
5.88
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
8.79
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 600 PA
124
10.88
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
21
5.96
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
10.18
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.4
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
4.3
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
33
9.36
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
14.48
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
63.64
63.64
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.3
70.3

Fielding Stats for Rick Ankiel and Ben Zobrist

Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
587
1.21
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1844
1.24
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
488
1.01
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1503
1.01
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
13071
27
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40078
27
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4357
9
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13359.1
9
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1119
2.31
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2740
1.85
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.11
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2638
1.78
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.06
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.06
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1202
2.48
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5463
3.68
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1171
2.42
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5378
3.62
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.42
97.42
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.44
98.44
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.995
1.995
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.917
2.917
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.13
83.13
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.51
81.51
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
0.41
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Pitching Stats for Rick Ankiel and Ben Zobrist

Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.9
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.52
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.48
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.37
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.52
56.52
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.39
80.39
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
3.9
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.226
0.226
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
726
27
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
9
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
7.36
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.19
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
4.83
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
18
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
10
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.649
1.649
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.74
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.45
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1039
38.64
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
45
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
4.43
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.45
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.33
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.67
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
876
32.58
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.64
38.64
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45