Rick Ankiel vs. George Mitterwald — Career Comparison

Rick Ankiel
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
George Mitterwald
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueCatcher

Rick Ankiel and George Mitterwald are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 91 for Rick Ankiel, 89 for George Mitterwald), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 100 vs 95). The overall lean goes to Rick Ankiel, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Rick Ankiel and George Mitterwald

Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
George Mitterwald
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
653
185.25
George Mitterwald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
887
182.32
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
2115
600
George Mitterwald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2919
600
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1921
544.96
George Mitterwald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2645
543.68
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
George Mitterwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.738
0.738
George Mitterwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.676
0.676
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
462
131.06
George Mitterwald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
623
128.06
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
275
78.01
George Mitterwald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
447
91.88
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
28.65
George Mitterwald
Career
Per 600 PA
93
19.12
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.84
George Mitterwald
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.44
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
21.56
George Mitterwald
Career
Per 600 PA
76
15.62
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
53.05
George Mitterwald
Career
Per 600 PA
176
36.18
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
George Mitterwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
George Mitterwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
George Mitterwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
254.17
72.11
George Mitterwald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
287.09
59.01
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
811
230.07
George Mitterwald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
958
196.92
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
636
180.43
George Mitterwald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
858
176.36
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
George Mitterwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
George Mitterwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.724
0.724
George Mitterwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.658
0.658
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
George Mitterwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
George Mitterwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
George Mitterwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.571
0.571
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
George Mitterwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
73.76
George Mitterwald
Career
Per 600 PA
251
51.59
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
251
71.21
George Mitterwald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301
61.87
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
435
123.4
George Mitterwald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
476
97.84
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
246.1
69.82
George Mitterwald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
282.39
58.05
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.4
George Mitterwald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
2.67
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
45.96
George Mitterwald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
222
45.63
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
13
3.69
George Mitterwald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
7.81
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
555
157.45
George Mitterwald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
607
124.77
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
3.81
George Mitterwald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.81
4.81
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
George Mitterwald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.27
George Mitterwald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.29
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.4
George Mitterwald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
4.73
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
8.79
George Mitterwald
Career
Per 600 PA
76
15.62
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
5.96
George Mitterwald
Career
Per 600 PA
14
2.88
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.4
George Mitterwald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
3.49
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
9.36
George Mitterwald
Career
Per 600 PA
31
6.37
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63.64
63.64
George Mitterwald
Career
Per 600 PA
45.16
45.16

Fielding Stats for Rick Ankiel and George Mitterwald

Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
George Mitterwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
1.21
George Mitterwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
833
1.16
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.01
George Mitterwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
0.99
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
13071
27
George Mitterwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19463
27
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4357
9
George Mitterwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6487.2
9
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1119
2.31
George Mitterwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4551
6.31
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.11
George Mitterwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
0.62
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.06
George Mitterwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.09
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1202
2.48
George Mitterwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5067
7.03
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1171
2.42
George Mitterwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5001
6.94
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.42
97.42
George Mitterwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.7
98.7
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.995
1.995
George Mitterwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.004
6.004
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.13
83.13
George Mitterwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.83
85.83
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
George Mitterwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.1
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Mitterwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.08
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Mitterwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.03
Rick Ankiel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Mitterwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
404
0.56
Rick Ankiel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Mitterwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
0.37