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 Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1981 23 DET AL 0 0 6.75 2 0 2 0 0 0 4.0 3 4 3 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 18 56 1.000 6.8 0.0 2.3 4.5 2.00
1982 24 DET AL 5 6 .455 3.38 27 4 8 1 0 0 64.0 62 26 24 4 23 3 31 2 0 1 274 120 1.328 8.7 0.6 3.2 4.4 1.35
1983 25 TOT MLB 6 5 .545 5.48 38 3 9 0 0 0 46.0 54 31 28 3 26 0 28 2 0 1 210 67 1.739 10.6 0.6 5.1 5.5 1.08
1983 25 DET AL 1 2 .333 17.00 4 3 0 0 0 0 9.0 18 17 17 2 8 0 6 1 0 0 52 23 2.889 18.0 2.0 8.0 6.0 0.75
1983 25 STL NL 5 3 .625 2.68 34 0 9 0 0 0 37.0 36 14 11 1 18 0 22 1 0 1 158 136 1.459 8.8 0.2 4.4 5.4 1.22
1984 26 STL NL 2 3 .400 2.10 50 0 15 0 0 0 73.0 62 23 17 0 34 2 38 1 0 1 304 168 1.315 7.6 0.0 4.2 4.7 1.12
1985 27 PHI NL 3 2 .600 4.31 39 3 11 0 0 1 79.1 83 42 38 6 40 6 41 2 0 2 350 86 1.550 9.4 0.7 4.5 4.7 1.03
1986 28 PHI NL 0 2 .000 5.76 19 0 5 0 0 0 25.0 34 19 16 4 14 3 14 0 0 2 119 67 1.920 12.2 1.4 5.0 5.0 1.00
1988 30 PIT NL 0 2 .000 4.76 31 0 11 0 0 0 28.1 39 19 15 2 9 1 16 0 0 1 131 71 1.694 12.4 0.6 2.9 5.1 1.78
7 Seasons 16 20 .444 3.97 206 10 61 1 0 1 319.2 337 164 141 19 147 15 170 8 0 8 1406 94 1.514 9.5 0.5 4.1 4.8 1.16
162 Game Avg. 5 6 .444 3.97 65 3 19 0 0 0 101 106 52 44 6 46 5 54 3 0 3 443 94 1.514 9.5 0.5 4.1 4.8 1.16
DET (3 yrs) 6 8 .429 5.14 33 7 10 1 0 0 77.0 83 47 44 6 32 3 39 4 0 1 344 78 1.494 9.7 0.7 3.7 4.6 1.22
PHI (2 yrs) 3 4 .429 4.66 58 3 16 0 0 1 104.1 117 61 54 10 54 9 55 2 0 4 469 80 1.639 10.1 0.9 4.7 4.7 1.02
STL (2 yrs) 7 6 .538 2.29 84 0 24 0 0 0 110.0 98 37 28 1 52 2 60 2 0 2 462 155 1.364 8.0 0.1 4.3 4.9 1.15
PIT (1 yr) 0 2 .000 4.76 31 0 11 0 0 0 28.1 39 19 15 2 9 1 16 0 0 1 131 71 1.694 12.4 0.6 2.9 5.1 1.78
NL (5 yrs) 10 12 .455 3.60 173 3 51 0 0 1 242.2 254 117 97 13 115 12 131 4 0 7 1062 101 1.521 9.4 0.5 4.3 4.9 1.14
AL (3 yrs) 6 8 .429 5.14 33 7 10 1 0 0 77.0 83 47 44 6 32 3 39 4 0 1 344 78 1.494 9.7 0.7 3.7 4.6 1.22

Batting Against -- Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1981 23 DET AL 2 18 16 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 .188 .278 .313 .590 .214 5 0 1 0 0 0
1982 24 DET AL 27 274 247 26 62 10 1 4 2 0 23 31 .251 .320 .348 .668 .274 86 4 2 2 0 3
1983 25 TOT MLB 38 210 180 31 54 12 0 3 3 4 26 28 .300 .394 .417 .811 .342 75 5 2 2 0 0
1983 25 DET AL 4 52 43 17 18 5 0 2 0 1 8 6 .419 .519 .674 1.194 .457 29 1 1 0 0 0
1983 25 STL NL 34 158 137 14 36 7 0 1 3 3 18 22 .263 .353 .336 .688 .307 46 4 1 2 0 0
1984 26 STL NL 50 304 262 23 62 6 1 0 2 6 34 38 .237 .324 .267 .592 .274 70 6 1 5 2 2
1985 27 PHI NL 39 350 298 42 83 16 5 6 5 3 40 41 .279 .361 .426 .787 .300 127 10 2 4 6 6
1986 28 PHI NL 19 119 100 19 34 9 0 4 2 0 14 14 .340 .410 .550 .960 .353 55 4 0 2 3 3
1988 30 PIT NL 31 131 119 19 39 10 1 2 1 2 9 16 .328 .369 .479 .848 .359 57 2 0 1 2 1
7 Seasons 206 1406 1222 164 337 63 9 19 15 15 147 170 .276 .354 .389 .743 .304 475 31 8 16 13 15
162 Game Avg. 65 443 385 52 106 20 3 6 5 5 46 54 .276 .354 .389 .743 .304 150 10 3 5 4 5
MLB Averages

Starting Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GS Wgs Lgs ND Wchp Ltuf Wtm Ltm tmW-L% Wlst Lsv CG SHO QS QS% GmScA Best Wrst BQR BQS sDR lDR RS/GS RS/IP IP/GS Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
1982 24 DET AL 27 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 3 .250 0 0 1 0 2 50% 58 72 47 15 11 3 0 3.5 2.7 6.5
1983 25 TOT MLB 38 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 .667 0 1 0 0 1 33% 50 22 35 15 2 1 6.6 4.5 2.6
1983 25 DET AL 4 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 .667 0 1 0 0 1 33% 32 50 22 10 7 2 1 6.6 4.5 2.6
1985 27 PHI NL 39 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 .667 0 1 0 0 0 0% 43 47 38 17 5 1 1 5.3 4.5 6.0
3 Seasons 70 10 3 4 3 1 1 5 5 .500 0 2 1 0 3 30% 46 72 22 42 23 6 2 4.9 3.6 5.2
MLB Averages

Reliever Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1981 23 DET AL 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.058 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 2 0 6.0
1982 24 DET AL 27 23 8 4 4 2 0 2 0% 5 3 20 6 30% 7 1.009 9 5 9 5 4 14 12 11 9 13 10 5 5.0
1983 25 TOT MLB 38 35 9 5 4 0 0 0 5 2 25 5 20% 1.006 11 10 13 8 8 19 13 22 14 14 17 9 3.3
1983 25 DET AL 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 3 1.049 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 4.0
1983 25 STL NL 34 34 9 5 3 0 0 0 5 2 24 4 17% 6 0.992 11 9 13 7 8 19 12 22 13 14 16 9 3.3
1984 26 STL NL 50 50 15 2 3 1 0 1 0% 4 3 29 10 34% 8 0.629 12 10 28 7 5 38 20 30 24 11 28 11 4.4
1985 27 PHI NL 39 36 11 2 1 2 1 1 50% 2 0 30 13 43% 7 0.747 12 5 19 5 8 23 15 21 22 6 23 7 5.1
1986 28 PHI NL 19 19 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 10 4 40% 7 0.782 6 4 8 3 5 11 7 12 11 7 11 5 3.9
1988 30 PIT NL 31 31 11 0 2 0 0 0 3 2 18 7 39% 8 0.466 9 1 20 6 6 19 13 18 7 15 7 6 2.7 15
7 Seasons 206 196 61 13 16 5 1 4 20% 21 12 132 45 34% 0.779 59 35 99 34 36 126 80 116 89 66 98 43 4.1 15

Ratio Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1981 23 DET AL 18 61% 0.0% 11.1% 5.6% 5.6% 33% 0.67 78% 3 0 0%
1982 24 DET AL 274 74% 1.5% 11.3% 8.4% 5.5% 24% 1.21 77% 54 4 7%
1983 25 TOT MLB 210 65% 1.4% 13.3% 12.4% 7.1% 28% 1.42 71% 46 5 11%
1983 25 DET AL 52 77% 3.9% 11.5% 15.4% 13.5% 39% 1.22 67% 14 1 7%
1983 25 STL NL 158 61% 0.6% 13.9% 11.4% 5.1% 22% 1.47 72% 32 4 13%
1984 26 STL NL 304 67% 0.0% 12.5% 11.2% 2.3% 11% 1.11 74% 72 6 8%
1985 27 PHI NL 350 76% 1.7% 11.7% 11.4% 7.7% 33% 1.37 73% 78 10 13%
1986 28 PHI NL 119 63% 3.4% 11.8% 11.8% 10.9% 38% 1.18 71% 26 4 15%
1988 30 PIT NL 131 60% 1.5% 12.2% 6.9% 9.9% 33% 0.56 0.76 79% 28% 4.7% 35% 33 2 6%
7 Seasons 1406 69% 1.4% 12.1% 10.5% 6.5% 27% 0.56 1.19 74% 28% 4.7% 35% 312 31 10%
MLB Averages

Pitch Summary -- Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1st% 30% 30c 30s 02% 02c 02s 02h L/SO 3pK 4pW PAu Pitu Stru
1988 30 PIT NL 123 441 3.59 283 64% 19% 17% 30% 35% 81% 3% 52% 80% 50% 6% 7 4 11% 13 7 1 13% 1 2 8 0 0
1 Season 123 441 3.59 283 64% 19% 17% 30% 35% 81% 3% 52% 80% 50% 6% 7 4 11% 13 7 1 13% 1 2 8 0 0
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

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Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1981 23 DET AL 18 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 100% 1 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1982 24 DET AL 274 62 4 0 6 2 2 3 1 16 6 3 38% 2 1 3 115 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 0
1983 25 TOT MLB 210 54 3 0 7 3 0 2 1 7 5 0 71% 2 1 1 83 3 4 43% 2 4 1 0 0 0 3 1 2 0
1983 25 DET AL 52 18 2 0 3 2 0 1 1 4 3 0 75% 0 0 1 19 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
1983 25 STL NL 158 36 1 0 4 1 0 1 0 3 2 0 67% 2 1 0 64 3 3 50% 2 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
1984 26 STL NL 303 62 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 28 12 6 43% 6 1 3 127 2 6 25% 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
1985 27 PHI NL 350 83 6 1 13 5 1 3 3 32 18 4 56% 3 2 0 149 5 3 63% 5 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 0
1986 28 PHI NL 119 34 4 1 5 2 2 1 3 13 6 3 46% 2 2 1 53 2 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
1988 30 PIT NL 131 39 2 0 2 0 9 1 1 2 0 12 5 3 42% 2 1 2 58 1 2 33% 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
7 Seasons 1405 337 2 0 19 2 48 13 6 11 8 109 53 19 49% 18 8 11 593 15 15 50% 12 14 3 0 0 1 5 1 39 1
MLB Averages

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1981 23 0 0 6.75 2 0 2 0 0 0 4.0 3 4 3 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 18 56 1.000 6.8 0.0 2.3 4.5 2.00 56
1982 24 5 6 .455 3.57 29 4 10 1 0 0 68.0 65 30 27 4 24 3 33 3 0 1 292 113 1.309 8.6 0.5 3.2 4.4 1.38 113
1983 25 11 11 .500 4.34 67 7 19 1 0 0 114.0 119 61 55 7 50 3 61 5 0 2 502 90 1.482 9.4 0.6 3.9 4.8 1.22 90
1984 26 13 14 .481 3.47 117 7 34 1 0 0 187.0 181 84 72 7 84 5 99 6 0 3 806 108 1.417 8.7 0.3 4.0 4.8 1.18 108
1985 27 16 16 .500 3.72 156 10 45 1 0 1 266.1 264 126 110 13 124 11 140 8 0 5 1156 100 1.457 8.9 0.4 4.2 4.7 1.13 100
1986 28 16 18 .471 3.89 175 10 50 1 0 1 291.1 298 145 126 17 138 14 154 8 0 7 1275 96 1.497 9.2 0.5 4.3 4.8 1.12 96
1987 29 16 18 .471 3.89 175 10 50 1 0 1 291.1 298 145 126 17 138 14 154 8 0 7 1275 96 1.497 9.2 0.5 4.3 4.8 1.12 96
1988 30 16 20 .444 3.97 206 10 61 1 0 1 319.2 337 164 141 19 147 15 170 8 0 8 1406 94 1.514 9.5 0.5 4.1 4.8 1.16 94

Neutralized Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1981 23 0 0 7.50 6.0 5 6 5 0 2 3 2 1.167 7.5 3.0 4.5 1.50 0.0 2
1982 24 3 3 .500 3.84 61.0 64 29 26 4 24 30 2 1.443 9.4 3.5 4.4 1.25 0.6 27
1983 25 1 3 .250 6.43 42.0 56 33 30 3 27 26 2 1.976 12.0 5.8 5.6 0.96 0.6 38
1984 26 5 2 .714 2.55 67.0 65 21 19 0 36 35 1 1.507 8.7 4.8 4.7 0.97 0.0 50
1985 27 3 5 .375 4.86 74.0 85 44 40 6 41 38 2 1.703 10.3 5.0 4.6 0.93 0.7 39
1986 28 1 1 .500 6.65 23.0 35 19 17 4 14 13 0 2.130 13.7 5.5 5.1 0.93 1.6 19
1988 30 1 1 .500 6.23 26.0 42 20 18 2 10 15 0 2.000 14.5 3.5 5.2 1.50 0.7 31
7 Seasons 14 15 .483 4.67 299.0 352 172 155 19 154 160 9 1.692 10.6 4.8 1.04 0.6 206

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Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 1 (1877), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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