Dave Rucker
David Michael Rucker
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: September 1, 1957 in San Bernardino, CA
High School: Eisenhower (Rialto, CA)
Schools: University of La Verne, University of California, Los Angeles
Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 16th round of the 1978 amateur draft.
Signed June 15, 1978. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 12, 1981
Final Game: October 2, 1988
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1981 DET AL 23 P 2 0 4.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.25 0.50 1.000 2.02 0.80
1982 DET AL 24 P 27 4 64.0 17 4 10 3 2 .824 1.97 0.52 .965 1.80 0.73
1983 TOT MLB 25 P 38 3 46.0 15 6 8 1 1 .933 2.74 0.37 .953 1.90 0.68
1983 DET AL 25 P 4 3 9.0 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 4.00 1.00 .950 1.80 0.72
1983 STL NL 25 P 34 0 37.0 11 5 5 1 1 .909 2.43 0.29 .955 1.92 0.68
1984 STL NL 26 P 50 0 73.0 19 4 10 5 1 .737 1.73 0.28 .963 1.87 0.67
1985 PHI NL 27 P 39 3 79.1 19 5 14 0 1 1.000 2.16 0.49 .953 1.92 0.68
1986 PHI NL 28 P 19 0 25.0 6 1 5 0 1 1.000 2.16 0.32 .950 1.94 0.66
1988 PIT NL 30 P 31 0 28.1 6 1 4 1 0 .833 1.59 0.16 .967 1.97 0.69
7 Seasons P 206 10 319.2 83 22 51 10 6 .880 2.06 0.35 .959 1.89 0.69
7 Seasons TOT 206 10 319.2 83 22 51 10 6 .880 2.06 0.35 .839 1.89 0.69

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1981 DET AL 23 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1982 DET AL 24 27 0 27 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1983 STL NL 25 34 0 34 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1983 DET AL 25 4 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1984 STL NL 26 50 0 50 50 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1985 PHI NL 27 41 3 41 39 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
1986 PHI NL 28 19 0 19 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1988 PIT NL 30 31 0 31 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Seasons 208 3 175 206 206 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1981 DET AL 23 19 79% 26% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1982 DET AL 24 282 80% 29% 14 86% 0 3 1 0 10 6 3 3 0 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 4 100%
1983 STL NL 25 167 75% 26% 10 90% 0 5 3 1 5 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 3 100%
1983 DET AL 25 54 72% 19% 2 100% 0 1 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1984 STL NL 26 314 77% 27% 15 73% 0 3 0 2 11 10 0 5 0 5 0 4 1 0 1 0 2 100%
1985 PHI NL 27 359 77% 28% 15 100% 1 4 0 3 15 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 100%
1986 PHI NL 28 124 77% 28% 5 100% 0 1 0 1 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 100%
1988 PIT NL 30 137 82% 27% 4 75% 0 1 0 1 4 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
7 Seasons 1456 78% 27% 65 88% 1 18 4 9 53 42 6 10 0 6 4 6 6 4 5 1 13 100%
MLB Averages 78% 27% 92% 88%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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