Rick Ankiel

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1999-2013)

Rick Ankiel was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1999 to 2013 for 6 teams, including the St. Louis Cardinals, a span of 15 seasons. In 653 career games, he hit .240 with 462 hits, 76 home runs, and 251 RBI. He also pitched in 51 games, going 13-10 with a 3.90 ERA. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 2140.5.

AVG (Batting Average):
Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):
Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):
Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated

AVG .240
HR 76
RBI 251
H 462
OPS .724
PIV -498
Position
Outfielder
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
6'1" / 210 lb
Born
7/19/1979 in Fort Pierce, FL, USA
MLB Debut
1999-08-23
Last Game
2013-06-08

Full name: Richard Alexander Ankiel

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Career Batting Statistics

Rick Ankiel — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
653 1,921 260 462 101 10 76 251 21 162 555 .240 .302 .422 .724 -498

Career AVG .240 vs. league average .262 across their career seasons — 8.4% below league average.

Career OBP .302 vs. league average .331 across their career seasons — 8.8% below league average.

Career SLG .422 vs. league average .417 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .724 vs. league average .748 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Rick Ankiel Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1999 SLN NL 9 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .100 — — — — 0.0
2000 SLN NL 35 68 8 17 1 1 2 9 0 4 20 .250 .270 (-8%) .344 (-15%) .437 (-13%) .782 (-14%) -167.7
2001 SLN NL 6 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 — — — — 0.0
2004 SLN NL 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2007 SLN NL 47 172 31 49 8 1 11 39 1 13 41 .285 .268 (+6%) .335 (-2%) .422 (+27%) .758 (+14%) 346.4
2008 SLN NL 120 413 65 109 21 2 25 71 2 42 100 .264 .263 (avg) .333 (+1%) .416 (+22%) .749 (+13%) 975.6
2009 SLN NL 122 372 50 86 21 2 11 38 4 26 99 .231 .262 (-12%) .332 (-15%) .417 (-7%) .750 (-11%) -723.6
2010 KCA AL 27 92 14 24 7 0 4 15 1 7 29 .261 .257 (+1%) .325 (-3%) .402 (+16%) .728 (+8%) 94.7
2010 ATL NL 47 119 17 25 6 1 2 9 2 19 42 .210 .257 (-18%) .325 (-1%) .402 (-19%) .728 (-11%) 94.7
2011 WAS NL 122 380 46 91 20 0 9 37 10 29 96 .239 .255 (-6%) .320 (-8%) .399 (-9%) .719 (-8%) -507.4
2012 WAS NL 68 158 15 36 10 2 5 15 1 12 59 .228 .254 (-10%) .318 (-11%) .405 (+1%) .724 (-4%) -141.8
2013 HOU AL 25 62 6 12 3 0 5 11 0 3 35 .194 .253 (-24%) .317 (-27%) .396 (+22%) .714 (avg) -30.0
2013 NYN NL 20 66 7 12 4 1 2 7 0 5 25 .182 .253 (-28%) .317 (-25%) .396 (-8%) .714 (-16%) -30.0
Career · 13 seasons 653 1,921 260 462 101 10 76 251 21 162 555 .240 — — — — -89

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Pitching Statistics

Rick Ankiel — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
13 10 51 41 0 0 1 242.0 198 105 32 130 269 3.90 2140.5

Career ERA 3.90 vs. league average 4.59 across their career seasons — 14.9% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Rick Ankiel — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1999 SLN NL 0 1 9 5 0 0 1 33.0 26 12 14 39 3.27 4.71 (+30%) 1484.0
2000 SLN NL 11 7 31 30 0 0 0 175.0 137 68 90 194 3.50 4.77 (+27%) 2931.7
2001 SLN NL 1 2 6 6 0 0 0 24.0 25 19 25 27 7.12 4.42 (-61%) -2204.0
2004 SLN NL 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 10.0 10 6 1 9 5.40 4.46 (-21%) -71.2
Career · 4 seasons 13 10 51 41 0 0 1 242.0 198 105 130 269 3.90 — 2,141

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Rick Ankiel — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
9 15 1 2 0 0 1 1 2 6 .133

Playoff Batting by Year

Rick Ankiel — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2010 NLDS2 ATL 4 12 1 2 0 0 1 1 2 4 .167
2009 NLDS1 SLN 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
2000 NLCS SLN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2000 NLDS1 SLN 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Rick Ankiel — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 0 3 2 0 4.0 5 7 11 5 15.75

Playoff Pitching by Year

Rick Ankiel — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2000 NLCS SLN 0 0 2 1 0 1.1 1 3 5 2 20.25
2000 NLDS1 SLN 0 0 1 1 0 2.2 4 4 6 3 13.50

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Rick Ankiel — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home33796413324540133.254
Away31695712721736118.227

Pitching — Home / Away

Rick Ankiel — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home28135.09952761543.47
Away23107.09953541154.46

Last 10 Games — Batting

Rick Ankiel — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2013-06-08 NYNMIAL 400000003
2013-06-04 NYNWASL 310000001
2013-06-02 NYNMIAL 400000002
2013-06-01 NYNMIAL 200000011
2013-05-31 NYNMIAL 400000001
2013-05-29 NYNNYYW 411000112
2013-05-28 NYNNYYW 301000000
2013-05-27 NYNNYYW 300000002
2013-05-26 NYNATLW 300000001
2013-05-25 NYNATLL 100000001

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Rick Ankiel — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2004-10-01 STLMIL W 4.0211021
2004-09-25 STLCOL — 2.0655021
2004-09-19 STLAZ — 2.0000140
2004-09-12 STLLAD — 1.0100010
2004-09-07 STLSDP — 1.0100000
2001-05-10 STLPIT — 3.0333520
2001-05-05 STLATL — 3.2544362
2001-04-26 STLWSN — 4.1633432
2001-04-20 STLHOU L 3.0353520
2001-04-14 STLHOU L 5.0544562

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Rick Ankiel — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
OF 536 447 1108 32 24 5
P 51 41 11 20 7 2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Rick Ankiel — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1999 SLN P 9 5 2 0 0 0
2000 SLN P 31 30 8 14 7 2
2001 SLN P 6 6 0 3 0 0
2004 SLN P 5 0 1 3 0 0
2007 SLN OF 44 40 91 3 2 0
2008 SLN OF 106 100 236 4 8 1
2009 SLN OF 101 90 203 5 5 2
2010 KCA OF 25 23 68 1 2 1
2010 ATL OF 45 34 73 4 2 1
2011 WAS OF 113 90 245 9 1 0
2012 WAS OF 62 37 115 2 2 0
2013 HOU OF 22 16 42 3 2 0
2013 NYN OF 18 17 35 1 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Rick Ankiel Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 51
Left Field 44
Center Field 431
Right Field 90

Awards & Honors

Rick Ankiel — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
2000 TSN Rookie Pitcher of the Year

Salary History

Rick Ankiel's recorded salaries total $11,482,500 over 12 seasons, 1999 to 2012. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Ankiel's career ran from 1999 to 2013. No salary is recorded for 2007 and 2013.

Rick Ankiel — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
2012 WAS NL $1,250,000
2011 WAS NL $1,500,000
2010 KCA AL $2,750,000
2009 SLN NL $2,825,000
2008 SLN NL $900,000
2006 SLN NL $335,000
2005 SLN NL $400,000
2004 SLN NL $320,000
2002 SLN NL $400,000
2001 SLN NL $400,000
2000 SLN NL $202,500
1999 SLN NL $200,000
Total recorded salary (partial) $11,482,500

Award Voting History

Rick Ankiel — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2000 Rookie of the Year NL 2nd 87.0 160 6

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Rick Ankiel (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Jesus Sanchez
    .241 avg, 81 HR
  2. 76
    Lane Thomas
    .239 avg, 87 HR
  3. 58
    Chad Pinder
    .242 avg, 62 HR
  4. 56
    Chris Heisey
    .238 avg, 62 HR
  5. 50
    John Mayberry
    .235 avg, 56 HR
  6. 50
    Lou Clinton
    .247 avg, 65 HR

Rick Ankiel: the record in brief

August 23, 1999 and June 8, 2013 bracket Rick Ankiel's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. The team column moves through the St. Louis Cardinals (1999 to 2009), the Kansas City Royals (2010), the Atlanta Braves (2010), the Washington Nationals (2011 to 2012), the Houston Astros (2013), and the New York Mets (2013). Ankiel, born on July 19, 1979, in Fort Pierce, FL, USA, is listed as an outfielder and both batted and threw left-handed. Ankiel's listed size is 6 feet, 1 inch and 210 pounds. On the record, Rick Ankiel was born Richard Alexander Ankiel.

Ankiel collected 462 hits in 1,921 at bats across 653 games, good for a .240 batting average, along with 76 home runs, 251 RBI, and 21 stolen bases. The on-base percentage is .302 and the slugging percentage .422, for an OPS of .724. Ankiel's .240 average ran 8.4% below the .262 that the league posted over the same seasons.

Frequently Asked Questions about Rick Ankiel

What years did Rick Ankiel play?
Rick Ankiel played in Major League Baseball from 1999 to 2013.
Was Rick Ankiel a pitcher?
Both. Rick Ankiel pitched in 51 games, going 13-10 with a 3.9 ERA, but spent most of his career as an Outfielder.
How many home runs did Rick Ankiel hit?
Rick Ankiel hit 76 career home runs with 462 hits.
What teams did Rick Ankiel play for?
Rick Ankiel played for 6 teams: the St. Louis Cardinals (1999–2001, 2004, 2007–2009), the Kansas City Royals (2010), the Atlanta Braves (2010), the Washington Nationals (2011–2012), the Houston Astros (2013), and the New York Mets (2013).
What were Rick Ankiel's career stats?
In 653 games, Rick Ankiel had 462 hits, 76 home runs, 251 RBI, 260 runs, and 21 stolen bases, with a .240 batting average. As a pitcher, in 51 games, he went 13-10 with a 3.90 ERA, 269 strikeouts, 242.0 innings pitched, and 1 saves.
How much did Rick Ankiel earn in his career?
Rick Ankiel's recorded salaries total $11,482,500 over 12 seasons, 1999 to 2012. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Ankiel's career ran from 1999 to 2013. No salary is recorded for 2007 and 2013.
What was Rick Ankiel's salary?
Rick Ankiel's last recorded salary was $1,250,000, in 2012. His highest recorded salary was $2,825,000, in 2009, and his lowest was $200,000, in 1999. The Salary History table lists each season from 1999 to 2012.
What position did Rick Ankiel play?
Rick Ankiel played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Rick Ankiel and how much did he weigh?
Rick Ankiel was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 210 pounds.
How many home runs did Rick Ankiel hit each season?
Rick Ankiel's home runs by season: 0 in 1999, 2 in 2000, 0 in 2001, 0 in 2004, 11 in 2007, 25 in 2008, 11 in 2009, 6 in 2010, 9 in 2011, 5 in 2012, and 7 in 2013. His most in one season was 25, in 2008.
What was Rick Ankiel's career batting average?
Rick Ankiel batted .240 over his career, with 462 hits in 1,921 at bats.
How many RBI did Rick Ankiel have?
Rick Ankiel drove in 251 runs in his career.
What was Rick Ankiel's career ERA?
Rick Ankiel finished with a 3.90 career ERA, going 13-10 with 269 strikeouts.
Is Rick Ankiel in the Hall of Fame?
No. Rick Ankiel has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.