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Rick
Ankiel		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 230
 
Born: July 19, 1980 in Usa, FL, FORT PIERCE
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 2012   
All-Star Selections 2008    2009    2013   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2004 23 MIN AL   5 9 9 9 2 2 2 6 6 6
2005 24 MIN AL $ 300,000 5 9 9 9 4 4 4 9 9 9
2006 25 MIN AL $ 1,835,714 5 9 9 9 5 5 5 9 9 9
2007 26 DET AL $ 1,835,714 5 10 10 10 7 7 7 9 9 9
2008 27 DET AL $ 1,840,000 5 10 10 10 7 7 7 10 10 10
2009 28 DET AL $ 1,840,000 5 10 10 10 7 7 7 9 9 9
2010 29 DET AL $ 1,840,000 5 10 10 10 7 7 7 9 9 9
2011 30 DET AL $ 6,130,000 6 10 10 10 6 6 6 8 8 8
2012 31 DET AL $ 6,130,000 6 10 10 10 6 6 6 8 8 8
2013 32 DET AL $ 6,130,000 6 10 10 10 6 6 6 9 9 9
2014 33 DET AL $ 6,130,000 6 10 10 10 6 6 6 8 8 8
2015 34 DET AL $ 8,500,000 6 10 10 10 6 6 6 8 8 8
2016 35 DET AL $ 8,500,000 5 10 10 10 6 6 6 8 8 8
2017 36 DET AL $ 8,500,000 4 9 9 9 5 5 5 7 7 7
2018 37 MIN AL $ 8,500,000 3 8 8 8 4 4 4 6 6 6
2019 38 FLO NL   2 8 8 8 4 4 4 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings   2 8 8 8 2 2 2 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 8,500,000 6 10 10 10 7 7 7 10 10 10
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2004 23 MIN AL     4 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 2 7 7 7
2005 24 MIN AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 2 7 7 7
2006 25 MIN AL $ 1,835,714   4 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 2 7 7 7
2007 26 DET AL $ 1,835,714   4 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 2 7 7 7
2008 27 DET AL $ 1,840,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 2 7 7 7
2009 28 DET AL $ 1,840,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 2 7 7 7
2010 29 DET AL $ 1,840,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 2 7 7 7
2011 30 DET AL $ 6,130,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 2 7 7 7
2012 31 DET AL $ 6,130,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 2 7 7 7
2013 32 DET AL $ 6,130,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 2 7 7 7
2014 33 DET AL $ 6,130,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 2 7 7 7
2015 34 DET AL $ 8,500,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 2 7 7 7
2016 35 DET AL $ 8,500,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 2 7 7 7
2017 36 DET AL $ 8,500,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 2 7 7 7
2018 37 MIN AL $ 8,500,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 2 7 7 7
2019 38 FLO NL     4 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 2 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 2 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 8,500,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 2 7 7 7
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young Award or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
2004 23 AAA   4 2 .667 21 20 0 0 1 84.3 62 25 5 28 128 2.67 .200 .266 .284 .550  
2005 24 MIN AL 3 3 .500 53 1 0 0 2 103.7 94 43 4 56 95 3.73 .249 .354 .331 .685 7.2
2006 25 MIN AL 5 4 .556 61 3 0 0 2 100.7 92 45 11 47 86 4.02 .245 .343 .395 .737 7.2
2007 26 DET AL 4 4 .500 61 0 0 0 4 104.7 75 30 3 40 110 2.58 .200 .281 .256 .537 12.5
2008 27 DET AL 7 3 .700 84 0 0 0 7 113.3 94 34 2 33 135 2.70 .225 .289 .289 .578 16.1
2009 28 DET AL 5 4 .556 77 0 0 0 16 91.7 61 20 4 44 96 1.96 .190 .296 .243 .539 16.0
2010 29 DET AL 13 9 .591 66 12 0 0 17 175.7 139 66 9 64 181 3.38 .219 .304 .303 .607 20.1
2011 30 DET AL 11 5 .688 25 25 0 0 0 148.7 112 42 7 51 171 2.54 .209 .288 .289 .577 15.1
2012 31 DET AL 13 4 .765 32 32 0 0 0 200.7 167 68 11 72 229 3.05 .224 .303 .323 .627 17.7
2013 32 DET AL 18 4 .818 33 33 0 0 0 205.7 147 56 8 78 271 2.45 .198 .284 .278 .561 21.7
2014 33 DET AL 11 6 .647 29 29 0 0 0 171.7 122 51 7 63 209 2.67 .197 .280 .274 .554 15.8
2015 34 DET AL 13 8 .619 34 34 0 0 0 200.3 157 78 11 91 226 3.50 .214 .309 .308 .617 17.0
2016 35 DET AL 15 10 .600 33 33 1 1 0 190.3 163 76 14 76 194 3.59 .230 .313 .331 .645 15.7
2017 36 DET AL 3 5 .375 60 1 0 0 2 110.0 105 51 7 49 130 4.17 .246 .335 .343 .678 6.7
2018 37 DET AL 0 0 .000 5 0 0 0 0 10.0 4 1 1 2 10 0.90 .129 .182 .258 .440 1.6
  MIN AL 1 2 .333 61 0 0 0 6 54.7 36 23 5 30 58 3.79 .188 .307 .318 .624 6.0
  TOT   1 2 .333 66 0 0 0 6 64.7 40 24 6 32 68 3.34 .179 .291 .309 .600 7.5
2019 38 FLO NL 3 2 .600 47 0 0 0 5 39.7 44 27 5 26 33 6.13 .286 .398 .422 .820 0.5
15 Years Sim 125 73 .631 761 203 1 1 61 2021.3 1612 711 109 822 2234 3.17 .218 .306 .308 .614 196.8
1 Years AAA 4 2 .667 21 20 0 0 1 84.3 62 25 5 28 128 2.67 .200 .266 .284 .550  
Season Average 8 4 .667 50 13 0 0 4 134.8 107 47 7 54 148 3.17 .218 .306 .308 .614  
Career Highs 18 10 .818 84 34 1 1 17 205.7 167 78 14 91 271 6.13 .286 .398 .422 .820  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   1116 483 78 608 1529   .216 .299 .307 .606
vs LH   496 228 31 214 705   .222 .290 .308 .598
Home 65 36 .644 389 106 0 0 33 1033.6 825 355 45 432 1120 3.09 .217 .297 .300 .597
Away 60 37 .619 372 97 1 1 29 987.6 787 356 64 390 1114 3.24 .219 .295 .316 .611
Mar/Apr 20 14 .588 124 38 0 0 8 356.3 305 136 17 125 377 3.44 .230 .296 .320 .616
May 23 16 .590 145 40 1 1 4 398.6 348 151 19 161 420 3.41 .234 .309 .318 .627
June 22 17 .564 142 33 0 0 12 338.3 233 118 15 154 374 3.14 .196 .288 .281 .569
July 16 6 .727 127 19 0 0 9 284.6 215 89 16 114 325 2.81 .208 .287 .298 .586
August 19 12 .613 118 35 0 0 15 325.3 264 127 24 148 378 3.51 .221 .307 .326 .633
Sep/Oct 25 8 .758 105 38 0 0 14 318.0 247 90 18 120 360 2.55 .213 .286 .297 .584
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won MVP or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2004 23 AAA   4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5  
2005 24 MIN AL 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .200 .000 .200 -0.1 0.0
1 Years Sim 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .200 .000 .200 -0.1 0.0
1 Years AAA 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5  
162 Game Average 162 81 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 .000 .200 .000 .200 -2.8  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 0.1
vs LH   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
Home 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
Away 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 0.1
RISP   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 0.2
Close/Late   4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .200 .000 .200 0.0
Mar/Apr 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
June 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
July 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000 0.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
2005 24 MIN AL P 53 1 103.7 6 15 0 5 1.000 1.82    
2006 25 MIN AL P 61 3 100.7 4 18 0 0 1.000 1.97    
2007 26 DET AL P 61 0 104.7 7 16 0 2 1.000 1.98    
2008 27 DET AL P 84 0 113.3 5 17 1 1 .957 1.75    
2009 28 DET AL P 77 0 91.7 3 11 1 0 .933 1.37    
2010 29 DET AL P 66 12 175.7 6 26 1 4 .970 1.64    
2011 30 DET AL P 25 25 148.7 10 20 1 0 .968 1.82    
2012 31 DET AL P 32 32 200.7 16 23 1 3 .975 1.75    
2013 32 DET AL P 33 33 205.7 11 30 3 2 .932 1.79    
2014 33 DET AL P 29 29 171.7 11 12 2 4 .920 1.21    
2015 34 DET AL P 34 34 200.3 13 19 1 2 .970 1.44    
2016 35 DET AL P 33 33 190.3 15 25 4 0 .909 1.89    
2017 36 DET AL P 60 1 110.0 6 11 0 1 1.000 1.39    
2018 37 DET AL P 5 0 10.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.90    
  MIN AL P 61 0 54.7 3 5 0 0 1.000 1.32    
  TOT   P 66 0 64.7 3 6 0 0 1.000 1.25    
2019 38 FLO NL P 47 0 39.7 1 7 0 1 1.000 1.82    
Career Totals   761 203 2021.3 117 256 15 25 .961 1.66    
Career Highs   84 34 205.7 16 30 4 5 1.000 1.98    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
2009 28 DET AL 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 1 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0.00 .000 .143 .000 .143
2011 30 DET AL 1 0 1.000 1 1 0 0 0 6.3 3 1 1 2 5 1.42 .136 .208 .273 .481
2012 31 DET AL 2 1 .667 4 4 0 0 0 23.7 23 15 2 10 25 5.71 .253 .327 .396 .722
2013 32 DET AL 1 2 .333 4 4 0 0 0 19.3 24 11 0 2 28 5.12 .293 .310 .341 .651
2014 33 DET AL 1 0 1.000 2 2 0 0 0 10.7 12 3 0 5 16 2.53 .279 .354 .302 .656
2016 35 DET AL 0 0 .000 3 3 0 0 0 10.0 10 6 1 4 11 5.40 .250 .318 .425 .743
Career Post-Season Pitching 5 3 .625 17 14 0 0 1 72.0 72 36 4 24 86 4.50 .254 .312 .352 .664
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
2012 31 DET AL 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
2010-8-3.38
2012-6-3.05
2013-3-2.45
2014-2-2.67
2015-8-3.50
2016-9-3.59
CAR-21-3.17
 Wins
2013-5-18
 Winning Pct
2011-6-.688
2012-3-.765
2013-2-.818
2014-9-.647
CAR-26-.631
 Saves
2009-10-16
 Games Pitched
2008-6-84
2009-2-77
CAR-38-761
 Shutouts
2016-8-1
Strikeouts
2013-2-271
2015-5-226
CAR-32-2234
 Walks Allowed
CAR-36-822
 Hits per 9IP
2010-2-7.1
2012-7-7.5
2013-1-6.4
2014-1-6.4
2015-4-7.1
2016-8-7.7
CAR-4-7.2
 Strikeouts per 9IP
2013-1-11.9
2014-3-11.0
2015-4-10.2
2016-10-9.2
CAR-18-9.9
 WHiP
2010-5-1.16
2012-10-1.19
2013-6-1.09
2014-4-1.08
CAR-36-1.20
 OAVG
2010-4-.219
2012-7-.224
2013-1-.198
2014-1-.197
2015-5-.214
2016-8-.230
CAR-8-.218
OOBP
2013-7-.284
2014-4-.280
CAR-48-.306
 OSLG
2010-2-.303
2012-9-.323
2013-3-.278
2014-1-.274
2015-5-.308
2016-5-.331
CAR-11-.308
 OOPS
2010-4-.607
2012-9-.627
2013-2-.561
2014-2-.554
2015-6-.617
2016-4-.645
CAR-18-.614
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 6    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 124)
   Gray Ink Test: 74    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 339)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 47    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 87)
 
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History
Released by St. Louis on 5/7/2004
Signed as a free agent by Minnesota on 5/15/2004 to a minor league deal
Earned first career win on 5/11/2005
Traded from Minnesota to Detroit on 2/20/2007 (Going to MIN: P Esteban Loaiza, P Bobby Schacher. Going to DET: P Rick Ankiel, SS Jimmy Rollins, P Jose Contreras, P Rod Beck, RF Garrett Guzman)
Was selected to the 2008 Allstar game
Was selected to the 2009 Allstar game
5/30/2010: Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $6,130,000 per year, for 4 years
Injured on 6/19/2011 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for 7 weeks
Won World Championship with Detroit in 2012
Was selected to the 2013 Allstar game
5/22/2014: Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $8,500,000 per year, for 4 years
Injured on 6/30/2014 with a Strained Tricep Muscle, out for 4 weeks
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/2014, going 3-0, 1.41
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/2016, going 4-1, 1.57
Injured on 10/16/2016 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 7 weeks
Traded from Detroit to Minnesota on 4/20/2018 (Going to MIN: P Rick Ankiel. Going to DET: CF Bill Husby)
Signed as a free agent by Florida on 1/31/2019 to a 3-year deal worth $3,000,000 per year
Released by Florida on 8/25/2019
 
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