Michael Rucker

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 195lb (185cm, 88kg)

Team: Chicago Cubs (majors)

Born: April 27, 1994 in Columbus, MS us

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 11th round of the 2016 MLB June Amateur Draft from Brigham Young University (Provo, UT).

High School: Auburn Riverside HS (Auburn, WA)

Schools: Brigham Young University (Provo, UT), Gonzaga University (Spokane, WA)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2021 season

2022 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible

Service Time (01/2022): 0.066 • Arb Eligible: 2025 • Free Agent: 2028

Full Name: Michael Patrick Rucker

Twitter: @mikeruck27

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SUMMARY

2022

Career

WAR

0.1

-0.8

ERA

4.55

5.79

27.2

56.0

WHIP

1.337

1.429

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
2013	19	-1.6	Gonzaga	WCC	NCAA		1	0	1.000	2.53	5.06	7	0			0	2	10.2	9	6	3	2	3		8	0	0	0	45	1.125	7.6	1.7	2.5	6.8	2.67
2015	21	0.6	Brigham Young	WCC	NCAA		5	1	.833	3.22	3.22	23	6			0	6	67.0	69	24	24	4	28		56	6	0	9	287	1.448	9.3	0.5	3.8	7.5	2.00
2016	22	1.4	Brigham Young	WCC	NCAA		11	1	.917	2.73	3.34	16	16			0	0	102.1	80	38	31	5	31		94	11	0	4	419	1.085	7.0	0.4	2.7	8.3	3.03
2016	22		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Rk-A-	CHC	3	0	1.000	0.00	1.42	7	0	4	0	0	0	12.2	9	2	0	0	1	0	18	0	0	0	47	0.789	6.4	0.0	0.7	12.8	18.00
2016	22	0.8	Eugene	NORW	A-	CHC	0	0		0.00	2.25	2	0	1	0	0	0	4.0	5	1	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	17	1.250	11.3	0.0	0.0	15.8
2016	22	1.1	Cubs	ARIZ	Rk	CHC	3	0	1.000	0.00	1.04	5	0	3	0	0	0	8.2	4	1	0	0	1	0	11	0	0	0	30	0.577	4.2	0.0	1.0	11.4	11.00
2017	23		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A+-A	CHC	5	5	.500	2.38	2.97	27	15	3	0	0	2	106.0	89	35	28	6	21	2	114	2	0	2	421	1.038	7.6	0.5	1.8	9.7	5.43
2017	23	0.2	Myrtle Beach	CARL	A+	CHC	5	5	.500	2.51	3.18	20	15	1	0	0	1	93.1	82	33	26	5	21	2	92	1	0	2	374	1.104	7.9	0.5	2.0	8.9	4.38
2017	23	1.1	South Bend	MIDW	A	CHC	0	0		1.42	1.42	7	0	2	0	0	1	12.2	7	2	2	1	0	0	22	1	0	0	47	0.553	5.0	0.7	0.0	15.6
2018	24	-0.3	Tennessee	SOUL	AA	CHC	9	6	.600	3.73	4.21	26	26	0	0	0	0	132.2	111	62	55	17	38	1	118	10	1	6	558	1.123	7.5	1.2	2.6	8.0	3.11
2019	25		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	CHC	0	3	.000	4.18	4.86	36	1	6	0	0	1	79.2	80	43	37	10	25	0	93	6	1	1	339	1.318	9.0	1.1	2.8	10.5	3.72
2019	25	-1.7	Iowa	PCL	AAA	CHC	0	0		2.25	2.25	2	1	0	0	0	0	4.0	4	1	1	0	3	0	4	1	0	0	19	1.750	9.0	0.0	6.8	9.0	1.33
2019	25	0.7	Tennessee	SOUL	AA	CHC	0	3	.000	4.28	5.00	34	0	6	0	0	1	75.2	76	42	36	10	22	0	89	5	1	1	320	1.295	9.0	1.2	2.6	10.6	4.05

2021	27	0.0	Iowa	AAAE	AAA	CHC	3	0	1.000	4.81	5.03	19	0	2	0	0	0	39.1	44	22	21	8	9	1	49	2	0	0	167	1.347	10.1	1.8	2.1	11.2	5.44
2021	27	-1.9	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	0	0		6.99	7.94	20	0	6	0	0	1	28.1	32	25	22	5	11	0	30	2	0	0	126	1.518	10.2	1.6	3.5	9.5	2.73
2022	28	0.8	Iowa	IL	AAA	CHC	1	0	1.000	1.17	1.76	10	0	4	0	0	0	15.1	15	3	2	0	8	1	13	0	0	1	68	1.500	8.8	0.0	4.7	7.6	1.63
2022	28	-1.2	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	0	1	.000	4.55	4.88	18	0	7	0	0	0	27.2	27	15	14	3	10	0	25	0	0	4	118	1.337	8.8	1.0	3.3	8.1	2.50
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (2 seasons)					Majors		0	1	.000	5.79	6.43	38	0	13	0	0	1	56.0	59	40	36	8	21	0	55	2	0	4	244	1.429	9.5	1.3	3.4	8.8	2.62
Minors (6 seasons)					Minors		21	14	.600	3.34	3.90	125	42	19	0	0	3	385.2	348	167	143	41	102	5	405	20	2	10	1600	1.167	8.1	1.0	2.4	9.5	3.97
College (3 seasons)					College		17	2	.895	2.90	3.40	46	22			0	8	180.0	158	68	58	11	62		158	17	0	13	751	1.222	7.9	0.6	3.1	7.9	2.55
All Levels (8 Seasons)							38	17	.691	3.43	3.98	209	64	32	0	0	12	621.2	565	275	237	60	185	5	618	39	2	27	2595	1.206	8.2	0.9	2.7	8.9	3.34

AAA (3 seasons)					Minors		4	0	1.000	3.68	3.99	31	1	6	0	0	0	58.2	63	26	24	8	20	2	66	3	0	1	254	1.415	9.7	1.2	3.1	10.1	3.30
AA (2 seasons)					Minors		9	9	.500	3.93	4.49	60	26	6	0	0	1	208.1	187	104	91	27	60	1	207	15	2	7	878	1.186	8.1	1.2	2.6	8.9	3.45
A+ (1 season)					Minors		5	5	.500	2.51	3.18	20	15	1	0	0	1	93.1	82	33	26	5	21	2	92	1	0	2	374	1.104	7.9	0.5	2.0	8.9	4.38
A (1 season)					Minors		0	0		1.42	1.42	7	0	2	0	0	1	12.2	7	2	2	1	0	0	22	1	0	0	47	0.553	5.0	0.7	0.0	15.6
A- (1 season)					Minors		0	0		0.00	2.25	2	0	1	0	0	0	4.0	5	1	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	17	1.250	11.3	0.0	0.0	15.8
Rk (1 season)					Minors		3	0	1.000	0.00	1.04	5	0	3	0	0	0	8.2	4	1	0	0	1	0	11	0	0	0	30	0.577	4.2	0.0	1.0	11.4	11.00