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Rick Ankiel

Richard Alexander Ankiel

Positions: Centerfielder and Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 210 lb.

Born: July 19, 1979 in Fort Pierce, FL
High School: Port St. Lucie HS (Port St. Lucie, FL)
Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2nd round of the 1997 amateur draft.
Signed August 28, 1997. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 23, 1999 (Age 20)
Teams (by GP): Cardinals/Nationals/Braves/Royals 1999-2012
2013 Contract Status: Free Agent (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 8.148, Free Agent: 2013 [*], Agents: Scott Boras [*]
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All-Time Rank (among batters): #1581. Don Zimmer… #1582. Dave Brain… #1583. Doc Casey… #1584. RICK ANKIEL… #1585. Mike Matheny… #1586. Tommy Clarke… #1587. Lou Finney… 

Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1999 19 STL NL 9 11 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .100 .100 .100 .200 -49 1 0 0 1 0 0 /1
2000 20 STL NL 35 73 68 8 17 1 1 2 9 0 0 4 20 .250 .292 .382 .674 68 26 1 0 1 0 0 1 RoY-2
2001 21 STL NL 6 10 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 .111 .000 .111 -67 0 0 0 1 0 0 /1
2002 Did not play in major leagues (Injured)
2004 24 STL NL 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .500 .000 .500 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
2007 27 STL NL 47 190 172 31 49 8 1 11 39 1 0 13 41 .285 .328 .535 .863 119 92 3 0 1 4 0 98/7
2008 28 STL NL 120 463 413 65 109 21 2 25 71 2 1 42 100 .264 .337 .506 .843 120 209 8 5 0 3 3 87/9
2009 29 STL NL 122 404 372 50 86 21 2 11 38 4 3 26 99 .231 .285 .387 .672 77 144 5 3 0 3 4 897
2010 30 TOT MLB 74 240 211 31 49 13 1 6 24 3 1 26 71 .232 .321 .389 .709 93 82 3 2 0 1 2 8
2010 30 KCR AL 27 101 92 14 24 7 0 4 15 1 0 7 29 .261 .317 .467 .784 112 43 2 1 0 1 0 8
2010 30 ATL NL 47 139 119 17 25 6 1 2 9 2 1 19 42 .210 .324 .328 .651 78 39 1 1 0 0 2 8
2011 31 WSN NL 122 415 380 46 91 20 0 9 37 10 3 29 96 .239 .296 .363 .659 81 138 7 2 3 1 1 *8/9
2012 32 WSN NL 68 171 158 15 36 10 2 5 15 1 3 12 59 .228 .282 .411 .694 86 65 3 0 1 0 3 8
10 Yrs 608 1979 1793 247 438 94 9 69 233 21 11 154 495 .244 .306 .422 .729 93 757 30 12 8 12 13
162 Game Avg. 162 527 478 66 117 25 2 18 62 6 3 41 132 .244 .306 .422 .729 93 202 8 3 2 3 3
STL (7 yrs) 344 1153 1044 155 262 51 6 49 157 7 4 87 269 .251 .311 .452 .763 98 472 17 8 4 10 7
WSN (2 yrs) 190 586 538 61 127 30 2 14 52 11 6 41 155 .236 .292 .377 .669 82 203 10 2 4 1 4
KCR (1 yr) 27 101 92 14 24 7 0 4 15 1 0 7 29 .261 .317 .467 .784 112 43 2 1 0 1 0
ATL (1 yr) 47 139 119 17 25 6 1 2 9 2 1 19 42 .210 .324 .328 .651 78 39 1 1 0 0 2
NL (10 yrs) 581 1878 1701 233 414 87 9 65 218 20 11 147 466 .243 .306 .420 .726 92 714 28 11 8 11 13
AL (1 yr) 27 101 92 14 24 7 0 4 15 1 0 7 29 .261 .317 .467 .784 112 43 2 1 0 1 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1999 19 STL NL 9 11 -3 -0 0 0 2 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .488 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $200,000 /1
2000 20 STL NL 35 73 -2 -0 0 0 11 9 0.8 2 11 0.8 .524 .505 0.9 -0.0 11 $202,500 1 RoY-2
2001 21 STL NL 6 10 -2 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .485 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $400,000 /1
2004 24 STL NL 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .506 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $320,000 /1
2007 27 STL NL 47 190 3 0 -0 4 -1 6 0.6 5 11 1.1 .513 .504 0.7 0.3 7 98/7
2008 28 STL NL 120 463 11 -0 -0 -5 1 6 0.6 12 19 1.8 .505 .504 2.3 -0.4 24 $900,000 87/9
2009 29 STL NL 122 404 -13 0 1 5 -1 -8 -0.8 11 3 0.3 .493 .495 -0.3 0.4 -2 $2,825,000 897
2010 30 KCR AL 27 101 2 -0 0 -3 0 -1 -0.1 3 2 0.3 .496 .499 0.5 -0.2 5 $2,750,000 8
2010 30 ATL NL 47 139 -4 -1 0 2 1 -2 -0.2 4 2 0.1 .495 .499 -0.1 0.3 -0 8
2011 31 WSN NL 122 415 -9 1 0 9 1 3 0.3 11 14 1.5 .502 .502 0.4 1.2 5 $1,500,000 *8/9
2012 32 WSN NL 68 171 -4 -2 0 -7 1 -12 -1.2 5 -7 -0.8 .481 .492 -0.1 -0.6 -0 $1,250,000 8
10 Seasons 608 1979 -21 -1 1 5 15 -0 -0.2 55 54 4.9 .500 .500 4.1 0.8 49 $10,347,500
STL (7 yrs) 344 1153 -5 -0 1 4 13 12 1.0 31 43 3.8 .503 .501 3.4 0.3 39 $4,847,500
WSN (2 yrs) 190 586 -13 -0 0 2 2 -9 -0.9 16 7 0.7 .495 .497 0.3 0.5 5 $2,750,000
KCR (1 yr) 27 101 2 -0 0 -3 0 -1 -0.1 3 2 0.3 .496 .499 0.5 -0.2 5 $2,750,000
ATL (1 yr) 47 139 -4 -1 0 2 1 -2 -0.2 4 2 0.1 .495 .499 -0.1 0.3 -0

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2000 20 STL NL NLDS ATL W 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 20 STL NL NLCS NYM L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009 29 STL NL NLDS LAD L 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2010 30 ATL NL NLDS SFG L 4 14 12 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 4 .167 .286 .417 .702 5 0 0 0 0 0
3 Yrs (4 Series) 9 17 15 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 6 .133 .235 .333 .569 5 0 0 0 0 0
3 NLDS 7 17 15 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 6 .133 .235 .333 .569 5 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLCS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1999 19 STL NL 0 1 .000 3.27 9 5 1 0 0 1 33.0 26 12 12 2 14 0 39 1 0 2 137 142 1.212 7.1 0.5 3.8 10.6 2.79
2000 20 STL NL 11 7 .611 3.50 31 30 0 0 0 0 175.0 137 80 68 21 90 2 194 6 2 12 735 134 1.297 7.0 1.1 4.6 10.0 2.16 RoY-2
2001 21 STL NL 1 2 .333 7.13 6 6 0 0 0 0 24.0 25 21 19 7 25 0 27 3 0 5 124 62 2.083 9.4 2.6 9.4 10.1 1.08
2002 Did not play in major leagues (Injured)
2004 24 STL NL 1 0 1.000 5.40 5 0 0 0 0 0 10.0 10 6 6 2 1 0 9 2 0 1 43 81 1.100 9.0 1.8 0.9 8.1 9.00
4 Yrs 13 10 .565 3.90 51 41 1 0 0 1 242.0 198 119 105 32 130 2 269 12 2 20 1039 119 1.355 7.4 1.2 4.8 10.0 2.07
162 Game Avg. 10 7 .565 3.90 38 30 1 0 0 1 179 146 88 78 24 96 1 199 9 1 15 768 119 1.355 7.4 1.2 4.8 10.0 2.07

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1999 19 STL NL 33.0 9 5 12 3.27 5.10 -0.01 0.10 99.0 5.16 7 0.7 1.4 -0.0 0.9 10 .576 .504 $200,000
2000 20 STL NL 175.0 31 30 80 4.11 5.05 0.22 0.18 102.7 5.14 19 1.9 1.4 -0.1 3.1 39 .562 .512 $202,500 RoY-2
2001 21 STL NL 24.0 6 6 21 7.88 4.53 0.35 0.17 103.9 4.52 -9 -0.8 -0.0 -0.6 -7 .368 .495 $400,000
2004 24 STL NL 10.0 5 0 6 5.40 4.24 0.19 -0.31 103.6 3.87 -2 -0.2 1.2 -0.0 -0.1 -1 .466 .499 $320,000
4 Seasons 242.0 51 41 119 4.43 4.97 0.20 0.15 102.4 5.03 15 1.7 1.3 -0.2 3.3 42 .533 .503 $1,122,500

Postseason Pitching

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
2000 20 STL NL NLDS W ATL 0 0 13.50 1 1 0 0 0 0 2.2 4 4 4 0 6 0 3 0 0 5 16 3.750 13.5 0.0 20.3 10.1 0.50
2000 20 STL NL NLCS L NYM 0 0 20.25 2 1 0 0 0 0 1.1 1 3 3 0 5 0 2 0 0 4 10 4.500 6.8 0.0 33.8 13.5 0.40
1 Yr (2 Series) 0 0 15.75 3 2 0 0 0 0 4.0 5 7 7 0 11 0 5 0 0 9 26 4.000 11.3 0.0 24.8 11.3 0.45
1 NLDS 0 0 13.50 1 1 0 0 0 0 2.2 4 4 4 0 6 0 3 0 0 5 16 3.750 13.5 0.0 20.3 10.1 0.50
1 NLCS 0 0 20.25 2 1 0 0 0 0 1.1 1 3 3 0 5 0 2 0 0 4 10 4.500 6.8 0.0 33.8 13.5 0.40

Standard Fielding

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary
Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rdrs Rtot/yr Rdrs/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Awards
1999 STL NL 19 P 9 5 0 33.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.55 0.22 .950 1.72 1.71 0 0 0
2000 STL NL 20 P 31 30 0 175.0 29 8 14 7 2 .759 1.13 0.71 .962 1.74 1.72 9 7 44% 32% 1 RoY-2
2001 STL NL 21 P 6 6 0 24.0 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 1.12 0.50 .960 1.76 1.73 1 1 50% 34% 0
2004 STL NL 24 P 5 0 0 10.0 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 1 20 3.60 0.80 .965 1.80 1.82 0 0 0
2007 STL NL 27 OF 44 40 26 350.2 96 91 3 2 0 .979 -1 4 -3 13 2.41 2.14 .984 2.30 2.29
2007 STL NL 27 RF 27 24 15 197.2 62 58 2 2 0 .968 0 4 2 24 2.73 2.22 .981 2.18 2.17
2007 STL NL 27 CF 22 14 10 137.0 27 27 0 0 0 1.000 -2 -1 -22 -9 1.77 1.23 .987 2.71 2.70
2007 STL NL 27 LF 2 2 1 16.0 7 6 1 0 0 1.000 1 1 83 75 3.94 3.50 .984 2.02 2.00
2008 STL NL 28 OF 106 100 86 899.1 248 236 4 8 1 .968 8 -5 11 -6 2.40 2.26 .985 2.21 2.20
2008 STL NL 28 CF 89 84 78 766.1 222 213 4 5 1 .977 8 -5 12 -8 2.55 2.44 .990 2.61 2.59
2008 STL NL 28 LF 17 16 8 131.0 25 22 0 3 0 .880 0 -1 1 -9 1.51 1.29 .983 1.90 1.89
2008 STL NL 28 RF 1 0 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 1 0 600 4.50 1.00 .980 2.25 2.10
2009 STL NL 29 OF 101 90 60 795.2 213 203 5 5 2 .977 5 5 7 7 2.35 2.06 .986 2.20 2.18
2009 STL NL 29 CF 66 52 37 458.2 139 134 1 4 0 .971 -0 0 -0 0 2.65 2.05 .989 2.60 2.57
2009 STL NL 29 RF 27 21 12 183.2 31 28 2 1 1 .968 -1 2 -4 13 1.47 1.11 .986 2.08 2.06
2009 STL NL 29 LF 25 17 11 153.1 43 41 2 0 1 1.000 6 3 44 23 2.52 1.72 .982 1.93 1.91
2010 TOT MLB 30 CF 70 57 54 534.1 150 141 5 4 2 .973 -3 -1 -6 -2 2.46 2.09 .989 2.64 2.61
2010 TOT MLB 30 OF 70 57 54 534.1 150 141 5 4 2 .973 -3 -1 -6 -2 2.46 2.09 .987 2.22 2.20
2010 KCR AL 30 CF 25 23 22 209.0 71 68 1 2 1 .972 -6 -3 -36 -17 2.97 2.76 .990 2.73 2.71
2010 KCR AL 30 OF 25 23 22 209.0 71 68 1 2 1 .972 -6 -3 -36 -17 2.97 2.76 .986 2.30 2.28
2010 ATL NL 30 CF 45 34 32 325.1 79 73 4 2 1 .975 4 2 13 7 2.13 1.71 .989 2.59 2.56
2010 ATL NL 30 OF 45 34 32 325.1 79 73 4 2 1 .975 4 2 13 7 2.13 1.71 .987 2.17 2.15
2011 WSN NL 31 OF 113 90 81 845.0 255 245 9 1 0 .996 16 9 22 12 2.71 2.25 .986 2.16 2.15
2011 WSN NL 31 CF 105 84 77 785.1 243 234 8 1 0 .996 14 8 21 12 2.77 2.30 .988 2.55 2.54
2011 WSN NL 31 RF 9 6 4 59.2 12 11 1 0 0 1.000 1 1 24 20 1.81 1.33 .983 2.05 2.04
2012 WSN NL 32 CF 62 37 34 382.0 119 115 2 2 0 .983 0 -7 0 -22 2.76 1.89 .989 2.49 2.46
2012 WSN NL 32 OF 62 37 34 382.0 119 115 2 2 0 .983 0 -7 0 -21 2.76 1.89 .987 2.11 2.09
6 Seasons OF 496 414 341 3807.0 1081 1031 28 22 5 .980 25 5 8 1 2.50 2.14 .986 2.20 2.18
6 Seasons CF 414 328 290 3063.2 900 864 20 16 3 .982 16 -6 6 -2 2.60 2.14 .989 2.59 2.56
4 Seasons RF 64 51 31 443.0 106 98 5 3 1 .972 1 8 3 21 2.09 1.61 .983 2.12 2.10
4 Seasons P 51 41 0 242.0 38 11 20 7 2 .816 1 20 1.15 0.61 .962 1.74 1.73 10 8 44% 32% 1
3 Seasons LF 44 35 20 300.1 75 69 3 3 1 .960 7 3 27 11 2.16 1.64 .983 1.92 1.91
10 Seasons TOT 547 455 341 4049.0 1119 1042 48 29 7 .974 25 6 7 1 2.42 1.99 .985 2.17 2.14 10 8 44% 32% 1
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rdrs Rtot/yr Rdrs/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Awards
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1945 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1945 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
2000 NL  3.50 (9th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
2000 NL  7.046 (2nd)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
2000 NL  9.977 (2nd)

Strikeouts s c a p y
2000 NL  194 (7th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
2000 NL  90 (9th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
2000 NL  12 (5th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
2000 NL  134 (8th)

Total Zone Runs† s c a p y
2011 NL  16 (4th)

Assists as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
2011 NL  8 (3rd)

Errors Committed as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
2008 NL  5 (3rd)
2009 NL  4 (3rd)
Active  16 (21st)

Errors Committed as OF s c a p y
2008 NL  8 (4th)

Errors Committed as P s c a p y
2000 NL  7 (1st)

Total Zone Runs as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
2009 NL  6 (4th)

Total Zone Runs as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
2008 NL  8 (4th)
2011 NL  14 (4th)
Active  16 (21st)
Career  16 (88th)

Range Factor/9Inn as CF (s.1954)† s c a p y
2011 NL  2.77 (3rd)

Fielding % as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
2011 NL  .996 (3rd)

Total Zone Runs as OF s c a p y
2011 NL  16 (3rd)

Range Factor/9Inn as OF† s c a p y
2011 NL  2.71 (3rd)

Fielding % as OF s c a p y
2011 NL  .996 (5th)

Youngest s c a p y
1999 NL  born 1979-07-19 (1st)
2000 NL  born 1979-07-19 (2nd)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 10 (1477), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 5 (2219), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS Starting Pitcher (1094th), 4.9 career WAR/5.9 7yr-peak WAR/5.4 JAWS
Average HOF P (out of 57) = 68.1 career WAR/47.7 7yr-peak WAR/57.9 JAWS

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Transactions

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Salaries

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Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes/Other Sources
199919St. Louis Cardinals$200,00011/19/99 USA Today
200020St. Louis Cardinals$202,5004/5/00 AP
200121St. Louis Cardinals$400,0004/6/01 USA Today
200222St. Louis Cardinals$400,0004/3/02 AP
200424St. Louis Cardinals$320,0004/7/04 AP
200525St. Louis Cardinals$400,000
200626St. Louis Cardinals$335,000
200828St. Louis Cardinals$900,000
200929St. Louis Cardinals$2,825,000
201030Kansas City Royals$2,750,000
201131Washington Nationals$1,500,000
201232Washington Nationals$1,250,000contracts
2013 StatusSigned thru 2012, Earliest Free Agent: 2013
Career to date (may be incomplete)$11,482,500
Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

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