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Dave Rucker

David Michael Rucker

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 185 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
Teams (by GP): Cardinals/Phillies/Tigers/Pirates 1981-1988

Final Game: October 2, 1988
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All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson… 

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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 62 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 5.28 38 3 9 0 0 0 46.0 54 31 27 3 26 0 28 2 0 1 210 71 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 24 2.889 18.0 2.0 8.0 6.0 0.75
1983 25 STL NL 5 3 .625 2.43 34 0 9 0 0 0 37.0 36 14 10 1 18 0 22 1 0 1 158 151 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 1 304 169 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 68 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 72 1.694 12.4 0.6 2.9 5.1 1.78
7 Seasons 16 20 .444 3.94 206 10 61 1 0 1 319.2 337 164 140 19 147 15 170 8 0 8 1406 95 1.514 9.5 0.5 4.1 4.8 1.16
162 Game Avg. 5 6 .444 3.94 65 3 19 0 0 0 101 106 52 44 6 46 5 54 3 0 3 443 95 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 79 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 81 1.639 10.1 0.9 4.7 4.7 1.02
STL (2 yrs) 7 6 .538 2.21 84 0 24 0 0 0 110.0 98 37 27 1 52 2 60 2 0 2 462 162 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 72 1.694 12.4 0.6 2.9 5.1 1.78
NL (5 yrs) NL 10 12 .455 3.56 173 3 51 0 0 1 242.2 254 117 96 13 115 12 131 4 0 7 1062 103 1.521 9.4 0.5 4.3 4.9 1.14
AL (3 yrs) AL 6 8 .429 5.14 33 7 10 1 0 0 77.0 83 47 44 6 32 3 39 4 0 1 344 79 1.494 9.7 0.7 3.7 4.6 1.22

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
1981 23 DET AL 4.0 0 4 1 0 .0 -3 -0.2 $
1982 24 DET AL 64.0 4 26 34 4 1.0 8 0.6 $
1983 25 DET AL 9.0 3 17 4 1 1.0 -13 -1.4 $
1983 25 STL NL 37.0 0 14 20 0 1.0 6 0.4 $
1984 26 STL NL 73.0 0 23 38 1 .6 15 0.9 $
1985 27 PHI NL 79.1 3 42 47 -2 .7 5 0.1 $220,000
1986 28 PHI NL 25.0 0 19 15 0 .8 -4 -0.5 $
1988 30 PIT NL 28.1 0 19 14 1 .4 -5 -0.6 $
7 Seasons 319.2 10 164 173 5 .8 9 -0.7 $220,000
DET (3 yrs) 77.0 7 47 39 5 .9 -8 -1.0 $
PHI (2 yrs) 104.1 3 61 62 -2 .7 1 -0.4 $220,000
STL (2 yrs) 110.0 0 37 58 1 .7 21 1.3 $
PIT (1 yr) 28.1 0 19 14 1 .4 -5 -0.6 $

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1981 23 DET AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1982 24 DET AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1983 25 TOT MLB 38 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1983 25 DET AL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1983 25 STL NL 34 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1984 26 STL NL 50 7 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .143 .143 .143 .286 -18 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1985 27 PHI NL 41 14 12 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .333 .385 .417 .801 122 5 0 0 1 0 0 1
1986 28 PHI NL 19 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1988 30 PIT NL 31 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Seasons 208 28 26 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 .192 .222 .231 .453 27 6 0 0 1 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 22 20 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 .192 .222 .231 .453 27 5 0 0 1 0 0
DET (3 yrs) 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PHI (2 yrs) 60 15 13 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .308 .357 .385 .742 105 5 0 0 1 0 0
STL (2 yrs) 84 11 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .091 .091 .091 .182 -49 1 0 0 0 0 0
PIT (1 yr) 31 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (5 yrs) 175 28 26 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 .192 .222 .231 .453 27 6 0 0 1 0 0
AL (3 yrs) 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1983 25 STL NL 4 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ 1
1984 26 STL NL 7 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ 1
1985 27 PHI NL 14 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $220,000 1
1986 28 PHI NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ 1
1988 30 PIT NL 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ 1
5 Seasons 28 -3 0 0 0 0 2 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $220,000
PHI (2 yrs) 15 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $220,000
STL (2 yrs) 11 -2 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $
PIT (1 yr) 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG SB CS CS% PO Awards
1981 DET AL 23 P 2 0 0 4.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.25 0.50 .960 2.02 2.00 0 0 0
1982 DET AL 24 P 27 4 1 64.0 17 4 10 3 2 .824 1.97 0.52 .958 1.80 1.80 2 0 0% 0
1983 TOT MLB 25 P 38 3 0 46.0 15 6 8 1 1 .933 2.74 0.37 .953 1.90 1.89 3 4 57% 1
1983 DET AL 25 P 4 3 0 9.0 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 4.00 1.00 .958 1.80 1.78 0 1 100% 1
1983 STL NL 25 P 34 0 0 37.0 11 5 5 1 1 .909 2.43 0.29 .952 1.92 1.91 3 3 50% 0
1984 STL NL 26 P 50 0 0 73.0 19 4 10 5 1 .737 1.73 0.28 .954 1.87 1.87 2 6 75% 0
1985 PHI NL 27 P 39 3 0 79.1 19 5 14 0 1 1.000 2.16 0.49 .953 1.92 1.92 5 3 38% 0
1986 PHI NL 28 P 19 0 0 25.0 6 1 5 0 1 1.000 2.16 0.32 .955 1.94 1.94 2 0 0% 0
1988 PIT NL 30 P 31 0 0 28.1 6 1 4 1 0 .833 1.59 0.16 .955 1.97 1.96 1 2 67% 0
7 Seasons P 206 10 1 319.2 83 22 51 10 6 .880 2.06 0.35 .955 1.89 1.90 15 15 50% 1
7 Seasons TOT 206 10 1 319.2 83 22 51 10 6 .880 2.06 0.35 .955 1.89 1.90 15 15 50% 1
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1950 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Errors Committed as P s c a p y
1984 NL  5 (1st)

Fielding % as P s c a p y
1985 NL  1.000 (1st)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 1 (1948), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

Similarity Scores

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Transactions

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes
198527Philadelphia Phillies$220,0001985 USA Today survey
Career to date (may be incomplete)$220,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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