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.

"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

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

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

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Richard Alexander Ankiel
Nickname:   Hammerin' Ank or Rick or Rick the Stick
Born On:   07-19-1979
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Fort Pierce, Florida
Zodiac:   Cancer
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
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:   Still Active
Draft:   1997 : 2nd Round (72nd) / Signing Bonus = $2,500,000
Rick Ankiel

Rick Ankiel Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1999 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 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 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 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
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1999 Cardinals 9 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 .100 .100 .100
2000 Cardinals 33 68 8 17 1 1 2 0 9 4 0 20 1 0 0 1 .250 .292 .382
2001 Cardinals 6 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 .000 .111 .000
2004 Cardinals 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000
2007 Cardinals 47 172 31 49 8 1 11 1 39 13 0 41 1 4 0 3 .285 .328 .535
2008 Cardinals 120 413 65 109 21 2 25 0 71 42 3 100 0 3 5 8 .264 .337 .506
2009 Cardinals 122 372 50 86 21 2 11 0 38 26 4 99 0 3 3 5 .231 .285 .387
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
7 Years 342 1,044 155 262 51 6 49 1 157 87 7 269 4 10 8 17 .251 .311 .452
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Rick Ankiel Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
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 0.714
2001 Cardinals P 6 6 72 3 0.5 3 0 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.13 1.000
2004 Cardinals P 5 0 30 4 0.8 4 1 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.60 1.000
2007 Cardinals CF 22 14 411 27 1.2 27 27 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.77 0.818
2007 Cardinals LF 2 2 48 7 3.5 7 6 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.94 0.857
2007 Cardinals RF 27 24 594 62 2.3 60 58 2 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .968 2.73 0.879
2008 Cardinals CF 89 84 2,298 222 2.5 217 213 4 5 1 n/a n/a n/a .977 2.55 0.880
2008 Cardinals LF 17 16 393 25 1.5 22 22 0 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .880 1.51 0.815
2008 Cardinals RF 1 0 6 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.50 1.000
2009 Cardinals CF 66 52 1,377 139 2.1 135 134 1 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .971 2.65 9.309
2009 Cardinals LF 25 17 459 43 1.7 43 41 2 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.53 10.047
2009 Cardinals RF 27 21 552 31 1.1 30 28 2 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .968 1.47 16.774
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
CF Totals 177 150 4,086 388 2.2 379 374 5 9 1 n/a n/a n/a .977 2.50 --
RF Totals 55 45 1,152 94 1.7 91 87 4 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .968 2.13 --
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 --
7 Years 327 271 6,864 595 1.8 573 541 32 22 5 n/a n/a n/a .963 2.25 --
Rick Ankiel

Rick Ankiel Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1999 Cardinals 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 3.3 0.0 2.79 10.64 3.82
2000 Cardinals 0 0 .000 - - 0 34.0 3.4 7.6 2.16 9.98 4.63
2001 Cardinals 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 1.6 0.0 1.08 10.13 9.38
2004 Cardinals 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 1.0 0.0 9.00 8.10 0.90
2007 Cardinals 1 0 1.000 - - 0 15.6 4.2 4.4 - - -
2008 Cardinals 2 1 .667 - - 0 16.5 4.1 5.8 - - -
2009 Cardinals 4 3 .571 - - 0 33.8 3.8 9.8 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
7 Years 7 4 .636 - - 0 21.3 3.9 6.6 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 Undetermined - -
2008 St. Louis Cardinals 24 $900,000.00 - -
2009 St. Louis Cardinals 24 $2,825,000.00 - -


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