NAME     : Rick Ankiel
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : USA
 
  BIRTHDAY : 7/19/1979
  AGE      : 24
  HEIGHT   : 6"1
  WEIGHT   : 210
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Starter
  BATS     : Left
  THROWS   : Left
 
  CONTRACT : $100,000 through 2003 (Extension : $4,000,000, 4 years.
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Minimal
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Normal
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Normal
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    E  (Fielding Pct. : 1.000)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
  (Rated by an average league scout)
 
  Duration as Starter  : C
  Duration as Reliever : *
  Holding Runners      : B
  Groundball Pct.      : 54
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 7
  Avoiding Hits        : 7  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 8, Talent Brilliant)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 4  (VS. RHB : 4, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 3  (VS. RHB : 2, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
  Avoiding BB's        : 4  (VS. RHB : 4, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Fair)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 8  (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Good)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 8
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Slider, Splitfinger-Fastball

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        6.48  7  7  0  18 18  98.2  90  75  71  51  91 
  At Home        4.71  3  3  0   9  9  49.2  46  28  26  21  47 
  Away           8.27  4  4  0   9  9  49.0  44  47  45  30  44 
  Last Week      4.05  0  1  0   2  2  13.1  11   6   6   5  11 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Apr/Mar        6.45  3  1  0   4  4  22.1  18  17  16  14  26 
  May            8.46  1  4  0   5  5  22.1  22  22  21  17  19 
  June           5.63  0  0  0   2  2   8.0   5   5   5   7   2 
  July           6.04  2  1  0   4  4  25.1  25  19  17   7  29 
  August         5.23  1  1  0   3  3  20.2  20  12  12   6  15 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  1999   3.27  0  1  1   9  0   0  33.0  12  14  39  SLN
  2000   3.50 11  7  0  31  0   0 175.0  68  90 194  SLN
  2001   7.13  1  2  0   6  0   0  24.0  19  25  27  SLN
  2002   7.84  4 14  0  26  0   0 134.1 117  76 116  STL,NYN,NYA
 
  Total ERA   : 5.56
  Total Wins  : 23
  Total Losses: 31
  Total Saves : 1
  Total SHO   : 0
  Total CG    : 0
  Total K's   : 467
  Total BB's  : 256
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Traded from St. Louis to New York (N) on 3/31/2002... Traded from New York (N) to New York (A) on 3/31/2002... Injured on 6/16/2002 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for one week... Traded from New York (A) to Texas on 2/14/2003... Traded from Texas to New York (A) on 2/14/2003... Traded from New York (A) to Texas on 2/14/2003... Traded from Texas to New York (A) on 2/14/2003... Injured on 6/4/2003 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks...