How Rick Ankiel's Played Outs Compares to Similar Players

Rick Ankiel totaled 13,071 career Played Outs, well above the league average of 6,890.3 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Played Outs season came in 2008, posting 2,698, well above the league average of 952.5 that year. The lowest point came in 2004 at 30, well below the league average of 961.3 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Played Outs total went from 2,535 in 2011 to 1,146 in 2012 and 924 in 2013, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Played Outs profile — ranging from 30 to 2,698 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Rick Ankiel Lifetime Played Outs

Stats similar to Played Outs for Rick Ankiel
Rick Ankiel
Played Outs
Career13071
Season Avg.1188.27
162 Game Avg.3607.33
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Rick Ankiel Played Outs Per Season

Rick Ankiel's Played Outs for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, CF, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Rick Ankiel Played Outs per season line chart

Rick Ankiel Played Outs by Team

Rick Ankiel's career Played Outs totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Rick Ankiel career Played Outs by team bar chart

Rick Ankiel Cumulative Played Outs — Career Progression

A running total of Rick Ankiel's career Played Outs, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Rick Ankiel Played Outs year-over-year waterfall chart

Rick Ankiel Played Outs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Rick Ankiel's seasonal Played Outs alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Rick Ankiel Played Outs distribution box chart versus comparable players

Rick Ankiel Played Outs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Rick Ankiel's MLB career with Played Outs alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Rick Ankiel Played Outs season-by-season breakdown table