Rick Ankiel Stats

Rick Ankiel was born on Thursday, July 19, 1979, in Fort Pierce, Florida. Ankiel was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 23, 1999, with the St. Louis Cardinals. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Rick Ankiel baseball stats page.

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"The frustration that built up, it seems like it was really eroding my spirit and starting to affect my personality off the field. It just became apparent that it was time for me to move on and pursue becoming an outfielder." - St. Louis Cardinals Pitcher / Outfielder Rick Ankiel in AP Wire (R.B. Fallstrom, 03/09/2005)

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Rick Ankiel Autograph on a 2003 Upper Deck Baseball Card (#RA)

Rick Ankiel Autograph on a 2003 Upper Deck Baseball Card (#RA)

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Birth Name:   Richard Alexander Ankiel (Twitter: @TheeRickAnkiel)
Nickname:   Hammerin' Ank or Rick or Rick the Stick
Born On:   07-19-1979  (Cancer)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Fort Pierce, Florida
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Port St. Lucie High School (Port St. Lucie, FL)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01   Player Weight Chart Weight:   210
First Game:   08-23-1999 (Age 20)
Last Game:   06-08-2013
Draft:   1997 : 2nd Round (72nd) / Signing Bonus = $2,500,000

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Rick Ankiel Pitching Stats

1999 20 Cardinals 9 5 1 0 1 .000 3.27 0 0 1 33.0 137 26 12 12 2 14 0 39 2 1 0 0
2000 21 Cardinals 31 30 0 11 7 .611 3.50 0 0 0 175.0 735 137 68 80 21 90 2 194 12 6 2 0
2001 22 Cardinals 6 6 0 1 2 .333 7.13 0 0 0 24.0 124 25 19 21 7 25 0 27 5 3 0 0
2004 25 Cardinals 5 0 0 1 0 1.000 5.40 0 0 0 10.0 43 10 6 6 2 1 0 9 1 2 0 2
4 Years 51 41 1 13 10 .565 3.90 0 0 1 242.0 1,039 198 105 119 32 130 2 269 20 12 2 2

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Rick Ankiel Hitting Stats

1999 20 Cardinals 9 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 .100 .100 .100
2000 21 Cardinals 33 68 8 17 1 1 2 0 9 4 0 20 1 0 0 1 .250 .292 .382
2001 22 Cardinals 6 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 .000 .111 .000
2004 25 Cardinals 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000
2007 28 Cardinals 47 172 31 49 8 1 11 1 39 13 0 41 1 4 0 3 .285 .328 .535
2008 29 Cardinals 120 413 65 109 21 2 25 0 71 42 3 100 0 3 5 8 .264 .337 .506
2009 30 Cardinals 122 372 50 86 21 2 11 0 38 26 4 99 0 3 3 5 .231 .285 .387
2010 31 Royals 27 92 14 24 7 0 4 0 15 7 0 29 0 1 1 2 .261 .317 .467
2010 31 Braves 47 119 17 25 6 1 2 0 9 19 2 42 0 0 1 1 .210 .324 .328
2011 32 Nationals 122 380 46 91 20 0 9 1 37 29 1 96 3 1 2 7 .239 .296 .363
2012 33 Nationals 68 158 15 36 10 2 5 0 15 12 3 59 0 0 0 1 .228 .282 .411
2013 34 Astros 25 62 6 12 3 0 5 0 11 3 0 35 0 0 0 0 .194 .231 .484
2013 34 Mets 20 66 7 12 4 1 2 0 7 5 0 25 0 0 0 0 .182 .239 .364
11 Years 651 1,921 260 462 101 10 76 2 251 162 13 555 7 12 12 28 .240 .302 .422

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Rick Ankiel Fielding Stats

1999 Cardinals P 9 5 99 2 0.2 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.55
2000 Cardinals P 31 30 525 29 0.9 22 8 14 7 2 n/a n/a n/a .759 1.13
2001 Cardinals P 6 6 72 3 0.5 3 0 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.13
2004 Cardinals P 5 0 30 4 0.8 4 1 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.60
2007 Cardinals CF 22 14 411 27 1.2 27 27 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.77
2007 Cardinals LF 2 2 48 7 3.5 7 6 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.94
2007 Cardinals RF 27 24 594 62 2.3 60 58 2 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .968 2.73
2008 Cardinals CF 89 84 2,298 222 2.5 217 213 4 5 1 n/a n/a n/a .977 2.55
2008 Cardinals LF 17 16 393 25 1.5 22 22 0 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .880 1.51
2008 Cardinals RF 1 0 6 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.50
2009 Cardinals CF 66 52 1,377 139 2.1 135 134 1 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .971 2.65
2009 Cardinals LF 25 17 459 43 1.7 43 41 2 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.53
2009 Cardinals RF 27 21 552 31 1.1 30 28 2 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .968 1.47
2010 Royals CF 25 23 627 71 2.8 69 68 1 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .972 2.97
2010 Braves CF 45 34 975 79 1.8 77 73 4 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .975 2.13
2011 Nationals CF 105 84 2,355 243 2.3 242 234 8 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .996 2.77
2011 Nationals RF 9 6 177 12 1.3 12 11 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.83
2012 Nationals CF 62 37 1,146 119 1.9 117 115 2 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .983 2.76
2013 Astros RF 22 16 464 47 2.1 45 42 3 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .957 2.62
2013 Mets CF 17 17 427 36 2.1 36 35 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.28
2013 Mets RF 4 0 33 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
CF Totals 431 345 9,616 936 2.2 920 899 21 16 3 n/a n/a n/a .983 2.58
RF Totals 90 67 1,826 153 1.7 148 140 8 5 1 n/a n/a n/a .967 2.19
P Totals 51 41 726 38 0.7 31 11 20 7 2 n/a n/a n/a .816 1.15
LF Totals 44 35 900 75 1.7 72 69 3 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .960 2.16
11 Years 616 488 13,068 1,202 2.0 1,171 1,119 52 31 7 n/a n/a n/a .974 2.42

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Rick Ankiel Miscellaneous Stats

1999 Cardinals 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 3.3 0.0 2.79 10.64 3.82
2000 Cardinals 0 0 .000 3 1 0 34.0 3.4 7.6 2.16 9.98 4.63
2001 Cardinals 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1.6 0.0 1.08 10.13 9.38
2004 Cardinals 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1.0 0.0 9.00 8.10 0.90
2007 Cardinals 1 0 1.000 6 0 0 15.6 4.2 4.4 - - -
2008 Cardinals 2 1 .667 17 1 0 16.5 4.1 5.8 - - -
2009 Cardinals 4 3 .571 26 0 0 33.8 3.8 9.8 - - -
2010 Royals 1 0 1.000 2 0 0 23.0 3.2 6.1 - - -
2010 Braves 2 1 .667 3 4 0 59.5 2.8 13.2 - - -
2011 Nationals 10 3 .769 13 2 0 42.2 4.0 10.3 - - -
2012 Nationals 1 3 .250 13 0 0 31.6 2.7 10.5 - - -
2013 Astros 0 0 .000 6 0 0 12.4 1.8 5.6 - - -
2013 Mets 0 1 .000 2 0 0 33.0 2.6 9.4 - - -
11 Years 21 12 .636 91 8 0 25.3 3.5 7.7 2.07 10.00 4.83

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Rick Ankiel Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1999 St. Louis Cardinals 66 $200,000.00 - -
2000 St. Louis Cardinals 66 $202,500.00 - -
2001 St. Louis Cardinals 66 $400,000.00 - -
2004 St. Louis Cardinals 49 $320,000.00 - -
2007 St. Louis Cardinals 24 $800,000.00 - -
2008 St. Louis Cardinals 24 $900,000.00 - -
2009 St. Louis Cardinals 24 $2,825,000.00 - -
2010 Kansas City Royals 24 $2,750,000.00 - -
2010 Atlanta Braves 28 "     "     - -
2011 Washington Nationals 43, 24 $1,500,000.00 - -
2012 Washington Nationals 24 $1,250,000.00 - -
2013 Houston Astros 28 $750,000.00 - -
2013 New York Mets 16 "     "     - -

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