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Dave Rucker
David Michael Rucker

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 1", Weight 190 lb.
Schools University of La Verne, University of California, Los Angeles

Debut April 12, 1981
  vs. TOR 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER
Final Game October 2, 1988
Born September 1, 1957 in San Bernardino, CA

Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 16th round of the 1978 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 1978. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1981 23 DET AL   0   0   2   0   0   0   2  0    4.0    3    4    3   0    1    2   1   0    18   0   0  6.75  3.77   56 1.000
 1982 24 DET AL   5   6  27   4   1   0   8  0   64.0   62   26   24   4   23   31   2   1   274   3   0  3.38  4.04  120 1.328
 1983 25 TOT      6   5  38   3   0   0   9  0   46.0   54   31   28   3   26   28   2   1   210   0   0  5.48  3.69   67 1.739
         DET AL   1   2   4   3   0   0   0  0    9.0   18   17   17   2    8    6   1   0    52   0   0 17.00  3.91   23 2.889
         STL NL   5   3  34   0   0   0   9  0   37.0   36   14   11   1   18   22   1   1   158   0   0  2.68  3.64  136 1.459
 1984 26 STL NL   2   3  50   0   0   0  15  0   73.0   62   23   17   0   34   38   1   1   304   2   0  2.10  3.52  168 1.315
 1985 27 PHI NL   3   2  39   3   0   0  11  1   79.3   83   42   38   6   40   41   2   2   350   6   0  4.31  3.71   86 1.550
 1986 28 PHI NL   0   2  19   0   0   0   5  0   25.0   34   19   16   4   14   14   0   2   119   3   0  5.76  3.88   67 1.920
 1988 30 PIT NL   0   2  31   0   0   0  11  0   28.3   39   19   15   2    9   16   0   1   131   1   0  4.76  3.39   71 1.694
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  7 Yr WL% .444  16  20 206  10   1   0  61  1  319.7  337  164  141  19  147  170   8   8  1406  15   0  3.97  3.71   94 1.514
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     5   6  64   3   0   0  19  0  100.3  106   51   44   5   46   53   2   2   442   4   0  3.97  3.71   94 1.514
 Career High      6   6  50   4   1   0  15  1   79.3   83   42   38   6   40   41   2   2   350   6   0  2.10  4.04  168 1.315

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1983 25 TOT     38    4    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
         STL NL  34    4    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1984 26 STL NL  50    7    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .143  .143  .143  -18    1   0   0   0   0   0
 1985 27 PHI NL  41   12    2    4   1  0   0    0   0  0   1   5  .333  .385  .417  122    5   1   0   0   0   0
 1986 28 PHI NL  19    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1988 30 PIT NL  31    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 7 Seasons      208   26    2    5   1  0   0    0   0  0   1  11  .192  .222  .231   27    6   1   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         20    2    4   1  0   0    0   0  0   1   9  .192  .222  .231   27    5   1   0   0   0   0
 Career High     50   12    2    4   1  0   0    0   0  0   1   5                           5   1   0   0   0   0
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1983 25 TOT       4    4    0   0.0    97| .000  .264| .000  .333| .000  .392| .000  .725|-100  .000  -1.1  -0.1   0%
         STL NL    4    4    0   0.0    97| .000  .264| .000  .333| .000  .392| .000  .725|-100  .000  -1.1  -0.1   0%
 1984 26 STL NL    7    6    0   0.0    92| .143  .261| .143  .326| .143  .379| .286  .705| -18  .000  -1.1  -0.1   0%
 1985 27 PHI NL   14    9    2   6.0    97| .333  .263| .385  .332| .417  .393| .802  .724| 122  .657   0.4   0.0   0%
 1986 28 PHI NL    1    1    0   0.0   101| .000  .266| .000  .337| .000  .401| .000  .738|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 1988 30 PIT NL    2    2    0   0.0    88| .000  .254| .000  .318| .000  .373| .000  .690|-100  .000  -0.5  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 7 Seasons        28   22    2   2.4    95| .192  .262| .222  .329| .231  .388| .453  .717|  27  .272  -2.6  -0.3   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1981 23 DET AL P 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 0.80 2.25 2.02 0 4.0 1982 24 DET AL P 27 4 10 3 2 .824 .959 0.52 0.73 1.97 1.80 4 64.0 1983 25 TOT P 38 6 8 1 1 .933 .952 0.37 0.68 2.74 1.90 3 46.0 DET AL P 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 0.72 4.00 1.80 3 9.0 STL NL P 34 5 5 1 1 .909 .952 0.29 0.68 2.43 1.92 0 37.0 1984 26 STL NL P 50 4 10 5 1 .737 .952 0.28 0.67 1.73 1.87 0 73.0 1985 27 PHI NL P 39 5 14 0 1 1.000 .955 0.49 0.68 2.16 1.92 3 79.3 1986 28 PHI NL P 19 1 5 0 1 1.000 .952 0.32 0.66 2.16 1.94 0 25.0 1988 30 PIT NL P 31 1 4 1 0 .833 .962 0.16 0.69 1.59 1.97 0 28.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1981 23 DET AL P 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 0.80 2.25 2.02 0 4.0 1982 24 DET AL P 27 4 10 3 2 .824 .959 0.52 0.73 1.97 1.80 4 64.0 1983 25 TOT P 38 6 8 1 1 .933 .952 0.37 0.68 2.74 1.90 3 46.0 DET AL P 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 0.72 4.00 1.80 3 9.0 STL NL P 34 5 5 1 1 .909 .952 0.29 0.68 2.43 1.92 0 37.0 1984 26 STL NL P 50 4 10 5 1 .737 .952 0.28 0.67 1.73 1.87 0 73.0 1985 27 PHI NL P 39 5 14 0 1 1.000 .955 0.49 0.68 2.16 1.92 3 79.3 1986 28 PHI NL P 19 1 5 0 1 1.000 .952 0.32 0.66 2.16 1.94 0 25.0 1988 30 PIT NL P 31 1 4 1 0 .833 .962 0.16 0.69 1.59 1.97 0 28.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 206 22 51 10 6 .880 .955 0.35 0.69 2.06 1.89 10 319.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 206 22 51 10 6 .880 .955 0.35 0.69 2.05 1.89 10 320
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Transactions 

June 3, 1975: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 19th round of the 1975 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 6, 1978: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 16th round of the 1978 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 1978.

July 5, 1983: Sent by the Detroit Tigers to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete an earlier deal made on June 22, 1983. The Detroit Tigers sent a player to be named later to the St. Louis Cardinals for Doug Bair. The Detroit Tigers sent Dave Rucker (July 5, 1983) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.

April 6, 1985: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Philadelphia Phillies for Bill Campbell and Ivan DeJesus.

November 12, 1986: Released by the Philadelphia Phillies.

December 3, 1986: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

October 15, 1987: Granted Free Agency.

February 9, 1988: Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

October 13, 1988: Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1985Philadelphia Phillies$220,000
Career (may be incomplete)$220,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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