Dave Rucker

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: September 1, 1957 in San Bernardino, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 19th round of the 1975 MLB June Amateur Draft from Dwight D. Eisenhower HS (Rialto, CA) and the Detroit Tigers in the 16th round of the 1978 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of La Verne (La Verne, CA).

High School: Dwight D. Eisenhower HS (Rialto, CA)

Schools: University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA), University of La Verne (La Verne, CA)

Debut: April 12, 1981 (Age 23-223d, 14,435th in major league history)
vs. TOR 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: October 2, 1988 (Age 31-031d)
vs. CHC 0.2 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1982 season

Full Name: David Michael Rucker

View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen

Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free.

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.5

ERA

3.94

206

319.2

170

WHIP

1.514

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1978	20	DET-min	A,Rk	7	3	.700	3.55	21	0		0	0	4	38.0	36	18	15	1	15	2	25	2	0	3				1.342	8.5	0.2	3.6	5.9	1.67	LAK,BRS FLOR,APPY
1979	21	DET-min	AA,AAA	5	8	.385	4.38	30	13		1	0	1	109.0	108	60	53	7	67	3	72	7	0	3				1.606	8.9	0.6	5.5	5.9	1.07	MTG,EVN SOUL,AA
1980	22	DET-min	AAA	7	8	.467	3.42	52	6		0	0	6	92.0	94	53	35	3	52	10	53	6	0	5				1.587	9.2	0.3	5.1	5.2	1.02	EVN AA
1981	23	DET-min	AAA	7	4	.636	3.76	35	0	22	0	0	3	67.0	60	30	28	4	42	7	36	2	0	4				1.522	8.1	0.5	5.6	4.8	0.86	EVN AA
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	3.10	1.000	6.8	0.0	2.3	4.5	2.00
1982	24	DET-min	AAA	4	1	.800	3.39	30	0	22	0	0	6	58.1	53	27	22	2	29	5	42	4	0	3				1.406	8.2	0.3	4.5	6.5	1.45	EVN AA
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	3.73	1.328	8.7	0.6	3.2	4.4	1.35
1983	25	DET-min	AAA	2	4	.333	3.34	18	2	13	0	0	2	29.2	25	12	11	1	21	3	30	0	0	0				1.551	7.6	0.3	6.4	9.1	1.43	EVN AA
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	4.21	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	7.31	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	3.46	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	167	3.17	1.315	7.6	0.0	4.2	4.7	1.12
1985	27	PHI-min	AAA	1	0	1.000	4.50	10	0	5	0	0	1	16.0	15	9	8	2	4	0	17	0	0	0				1.188	8.4	1.1	2.3	9.6	4.25	POR PCL
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	4.22	1.550	9.4	0.7	4.5	4.7	1.03
1986	28	PHI-min	AAA	3	3	.500	4.26	12	12	0	1	0	0	69.2	71	39	33	1	26	0	36	1	0	1				1.392	9.2	0.1	3.4	4.7	1.38	POR PCL
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	5.41	1.920	12.2	1.4	5.0	5.0	1.00

1987	29	TEX-min	AAA	3	2	.600	4.25	53	3	14	0	0	5	65.2	59	38	31	7	40	1	37	1	0	5				1.508	8.1	1.0	5.5	5.1	0.93	OKC AA
1988	30	PIT-min	AAA	0	1	.000	0.88	16	0	9	0	0	4	30.2	16	8	3	1	18	3	16	1	0	0				1.109	4.7	0.3	5.3	4.7	0.89	BFL AA
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	3.51	1.694	12.4	0.6	2.9	5.1	1.78
1989	31	PIT-min	AAA	1	1	.500	4.35	24	0	13	0	0	2	31.0	39	20	15	1	14	1	18	3	2	3				1.710	11.3	0.3	4.1	5.2	1.29	BFL AA
7 Yrs				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	3.90	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	3.90	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	4.12	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	4.51	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	161	3.26	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	3.51	1.694	12.4	0.6	2.9	5.1	1.78

NL (5 yrs)				10	12	.455	3.56	173	3	51	0	0	1	242.2	254	117	96	13	115	12	131	4	0	7	1062	102	3.83	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	79	4.12	1.494	9.7	0.7	3.7	4.6	1.22

for the free Baseball Reference newsletter and get scores, news and notes in your inbox every day.

It's also available for football, basketball and hockey.

Player Value--Pitching

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Advanced Pitching

See More Advanced Pitching

Compare Dave Rucker to

Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free.

Player News

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Player Value--Batting

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Advanced Batting

See More Advanced Batting

Standard Fielding

Appearances

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores

Transactions

Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses

Other Resources & Links

More Rucker Pages

Dave Rucker Overview

Minor Lg Stats

Pitching Splits

Batting Splits

Pitching Game Logs

Batting Game Logs

Fielding Game Logs

Pitching Finders & Advanced Stats

Batting Finders & Advanced Stats

Fielding Finders & Advanced Stats

Advanced Stats

More Dave Rucker Pages at Baseball Reference