Rick Ankiel
| 28-year-old Center fielder |
| St. Louis Cardinals |
| Date of Birth: July 19, 1979 |
| Height: 6-1 Weight: 210 |
| Bats/Throws: L/L |
| Drafted: Round 2 of 1997 draft |
Basic Statistics
| Basic Statistics | |||||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
| 2005 | 26 | A | Quad Cities | 224 | 185 | 33 | 50 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 45 | 27 | 37 | .270 | .368 | .514 | 882 |
| 2005 | 26 | AA | Springfield | 146 | 136 | 18 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 30 | 10 | 29 | .243 | .295 | .515 | 810 |
| 2007 | 28 | AAA | Memphis | 428 | 389 | 62 | 104 | 15 | 3 | 32 | 89 | 25 | 90 | .267 | .314 | .568 | 882 |
| 2007 | 28 | MLB | St. Louis | 190 | 172 | 31 | 49 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 39 | 13 | 41 | .285 | .326 | .535 | 861 |
| 2008 | 29 | MLB | St. Louis | 319 | 283 | 49 | 75 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 45 | 31 | 64 | .265 | .340 | .527 | 867 |
| Extended Statistics | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | PA | AB | ISOP | BB% | K% | BABIP | GB% | LD% | RC | RC/27 | wOBA | |
| 2005 | 26 | A | Quad Cities | 224 | 185 | .244 | 12.1% | 16.6% | .285 | .373 | ||||
| 2005 | 26 | AA | Springfield | 146 | 136 | .272 | 6.8% | 19.9% | .237 | .341 | ||||
| 2007 | 28 | AAA | Memphis | 428 | 389 | .301 | 7.0% | 21.0% | .270 | 36% | 12% | .354 | ||
| 2007 | 28 | MLB | St. Louis | 190 | 172 | .250 | 6.8% | 21.6% | .317 | 48% | 15% | .360 | ||
| 2008 | 29 | MLB | St. Louis | 319 | 283 | .262 | 10.0% | 20.1% | .284 | 38% | 18% | .364 | ||
Longitudinal Trends
The above graph represents 15-day averages over the past couple years.
Available graphs for Ankiel: BB/PA, SO/PA, and Isolated Power
Extended Statistics
2008: St. Louis | 2007: St. Louis | 2007: Memphis
| Split Statistics with St. Louis in 2008 | |||||||||||||
| Split | PA | AB | ISOP | HR | BB% | K% | BABIP | GB% | LD% | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA |
| April | 114 | 100 | .230 | 5 | 12.3% | 17.5% | .320 | 37% | 20% | .290 | .372 | .520 | .375 |
| May | 89 | 79 | .177 | 3 | 7.9% | 22.5% | .286 | 50% | 18% | .241 | .315 | .418 | .320 |
| June | 94 | 84 | .333 | 7 | 9.6% | 20.2% | .224 | 34% | 14% | .238 | .309 | .571 | .364 |
| July | 22 | 20 | .450 | 3 | 9.1% | 22.7% | .333 | 15% | 23% | .350 | .409 | .800 | .495 |
| AWAY | 141 | 125 | .288 | 10 | 9.9% | 23.4% | .268 | 37% | 15% | .256 | .333 | .544 | .370 |
| HOME | 178 | 158 | .241 | 8 | 10.1% | 17.4% | .294 | 40% | 20% | .272 | .345 | .513 | .360 |
Batted Ball Chart
Game Log
| Date | Level | Pos | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB | |
| July 5 | MLB | vs. Chi Cubs | CF | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| July 4 | MLB | vs. Chi Cubs | CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| July 3 | MLB | vs. NY Mets | CF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| July 2 | MLB | vs. NY Mets | CF | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| July 1 | MLB | vs. NY Mets | CF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| June 30 | MLB | vs. NY Mets | CF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| June 29 | MLB | @ Kansas City | CF | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| June 28 | MLB | @ Kansas City | CF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| June 27 | MLB | @ Kansas City | CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| June 26 | MLB | @ Detroit | CF | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Player Notes
July 2008
MLB.com: Ankiel's walk-off single caps rallyMay 2008
Bird Land: In the throws of AnkielApril 2008
MLB.com: Ankiel gets a breatherRick Ankiel received a day off on Tuesday, a result of a recent slump for the Cardinals outfielder.