Rick Ankiel
1999–2013 · bats L / throws L · Atlanta Braves, Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, New York Mets, St. Louis Cardinals, Washington Nationals
653G
.240AVG
.302OBP
.422SLG
More career statistics
462H
76HR
251RBI
21SB
13–10W–L
242.0IP
269K
3.90ERA
41GS
1SV
2Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 653 | 2,115 | 1,921 | 260 | 462 | 101 | 10 | 76 | 251 | 162 | 555 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 811 | .240 | .302 | .422 | .724 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 242.0 | 51 | 41 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 198 | 119 | 105 | 32 | 130 | 269 | 0 | 0 | 3.90 | 1.355 |
Streaks
10longest hitting streak · 2008-06-24 to 2008-07-03
21longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | Four Wild Pitches | 2000-05-07 | 1 in 2,630 games | box score ↗ |
| 52 | 7 RBI | 2007-09-06 | 1 in 6,468 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 51 | Three Wild Pitches | 2000-07-06 | 1 in 273 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 337 | 1071 | 245 | 40 | 133 | 88 | 260 | .254 | .311 | .444 |
| Away | 316 | 1044 | 217 | 36 | 118 | 74 | 295 | .227 | .279 | .400 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .200 | .333 | .800 |
| April | 132 | 479 | 108 | 18 | 59 | 38 | 120 | .249 | .305 | .446 |
| May | 96 | 315 | 58 | 7 | 25 | 24 | 94 | .202 | .260 | .345 |
| June | 93 | 293 | 59 | 11 | 27 | 21 | 75 | .219 | .273 | .431 |
| July | 94 | 274 | 81 | 14 | 47 | 15 | 64 | .320 | .350 | .545 |
| August | 117 | 394 | 79 | 15 | 49 | 33 | 112 | .223 | .284 | .387 |
| September | 112 | 335 | 73 | 10 | 41 | 25 | 82 | .239 | .293 | .392 |
| October | 7 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | .214 | .421 | .286 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| houston-astros | 49 | 161 | 39 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 32 | .271 | .348 | .410 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 48 | 153 | 35 | 9 | 27 | 15 | 36 | .259 | .327 | .511 |
| new-york-mets | 46 | 162 | 46 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 25 | .315 | .364 | .479 |
| cincinnati-reds | 43 | 171 | 39 | 6 | 24 | 13 | 34 | .252 | .304 | .445 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 41 | 138 | 27 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 39 | .216 | .290 | .272 |
| chicago-cubs | 41 | 135 | 28 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 35 | .231 | .289 | .413 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 41 | 157 | 35 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 41 | .241 | .287 | .400 |
| atlanta-braves | 39 | 110 | 20 | 4 | 19 | 6 | 35 | .198 | .236 | .366 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 9 | 10 | 1 | – | – | – | .100 | 33 | 39 |
| 2000 | St. Louis Cardinals | 35 | 68 | 17 | 2 | 9 | – | .250 | 175 | 194 |
| 2001 | St. Louis Cardinals | 6 | 8 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 24 | 27 |
| 2004 | St. Louis Cardinals | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 10 | 9 |
| 2007 | St. Louis Cardinals | 47 | 172 | 49 | 11 | 39 | 1 | .285 | – | – |
| 2008 | St. Louis Cardinals | 120 | 413 | 109 | 25 | 71 | 2 | .264 | – | – |
| 2009 | St. Louis Cardinals | 122 | 372 | 86 | 11 | 38 | 4 | .231 | – | – |
| 2010 | Atlanta Braves, Kansas City Royals | 74 | 211 | 49 | 6 | 24 | 3 | .232 | – | – |
| 2011 |  Washington Nationals | 122 | 380 | 91 | 9 | 37 | 10 | .239 | – | – |
| 2012 | Washington Nationals | 68 | 158 | 36 | 5 | 15 | 1 | .228 | – | – |
| 2013 | Houston Astros, New York Mets | 45 | 128 | 24 | 7 | 18 | – | .188 | – | – |