Dave Rucker

Position: Relief 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)

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

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.5

ERA

3.94

206

319.2

170

WHIP

1.514

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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
1978	20		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-Rk	DET	7	3	.700	3.55	4.26	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
1978	20	-1.2	Lakeland	FLOR	A	DET	6	3	.667	3.19	3.77	18	0		0	0	3	31.0	26	13	11	0	13	2	18	2	0	2		1.258	7.5	0.0	3.8	5.2	1.38
1978	20	-0.2	Bristol	APPY	Rk	DET	1	0	1.000	5.14	6.43	3	0		0	0	1	7.0	10	5	4	1	2	0	7	0	0	1		1.714	12.9	1.3	2.6	9.0	3.50
1979	21		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	DET	5	8	.385	4.38	4.95	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
1979	21	-3.5	Evansville	AA	AAA	DET	1	1	.500	2.77	2.77	2	2		0	0	0	13.0	11	4	4	1	1	0	8	0	0	0		0.923	7.6	0.7	0.7	5.5	8.00
1979	21	-1.4	Montgomery	SOUL	AA	DET	4	7	.364	4.59	5.25	28	11		1	0	1	96.0	97	56	49	6	66	3	64	7	0	3		1.698	9.1	0.6	6.2	6.0	0.97
1980	22	-2.4	Evansville	AA	AAA	DET	7	8	.467	3.42	5.18	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
1981	23	-2.1	Evansville	AA	AAA	DET	7	4	.636	3.76	4.03	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
1981	23	-4.9	DET	AL	Maj	DET	0	0		6.75	9.00	2	0	2	0	0	0	4.0	3	4	3	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	18	1.000	6.8	0.0	2.3	4.5	2.00
1982	24	-1.6	Evansville	AA	AAA	DET	4	1	.800	3.39	4.17	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
1982	24	-4.2	DET	AL	Maj	DET	5	6	.455	3.38	3.66	27	4	8	1	0	0	64.0	62	26	24	4	23	3	31	2	0	1	274	1.328	8.7	0.6	3.2	4.4	1.35
1983	25		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	STL	6	5	.545	5.28	6.07	38	3	9	0	0	0	46.0	54	31	27	3	26	0	28	2	0	1	210	1.739	10.6	0.6	5.1	5.5	1.08
1983	25	-0.5	Evansville	AA	AAA	DET	2	4	.333	3.34	3.64	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
1983	25	-3.5	STL	NL	Maj	STL	5	3	.625	2.43	3.41	34	0	9	0	0	0	37.0	36	14	10	1	18	0	22	1	0	1	158	1.459	8.8	0.2	4.4	5.4	1.22
1983	25	-3.5	DET	AL	Maj	DET	1	2	.333	17.00	17.00	4	3	0	0	0	0	9.0	18	17	17	2	8	0	6	1	0	0	52	2.889	18.0	2.0	8.0	6.0	0.75
1984	26	-2.1	STL	NL	Maj	STL	2	3	.400	2.10	2.84	50	0	15	0	0	0	73.0	62	23	17	0	34	2	38	1	0	1	304	1.315	7.6	0.0	4.2	4.7	1.12
1985	27	1.3	Portland	PCL	AAA	PHI	1	0	1.000	4.50	5.06	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
1985	27	-1.2	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	3	2	.600	4.31	4.76	39	3	11	0	0	1	79.1	83	42	38	6	40	6	41	2	0	2	350	1.550	9.4	0.7	4.5	4.7	1.03
1986	28	2.1	Portland	PCL	AAA	PHI	3	3	.500	4.26	5.04	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
1986	28	-0.3	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	0	2	.000	5.76	6.84	19	0	5	0	0	0	25.0	34	19	16	4	14	3	14	0	0	2	119	1.920	12.2	1.4	5.0	5.0	1.00
1987	29	2.5	Oklahoma City	AA	AAA	TEX	3	2	.600	4.25	5.21	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
1988	30	3.5	Buffalo	AA	AAA	PIT	0	1	.000	0.88	2.35	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
1988	30	1.5	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	0	2	.000	4.76	6.04	31	0	11	0	0	0	28.1	39	19	15	2	9	1	16	0	0	1	131	1.694	12.4	0.6	2.9	5.1	1.78
1989	31	4.4	Buffalo	AA	AAA	PIT	1	1	.500	4.35	5.81	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
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 (7 seasons)					Majors		16	20	.444	3.94	4.62	206	10	61	1	0	1	319.2	337	164	140	19	147	15	170	8	0	8	1406	1.514	9.5	0.5	4.1	4.8	1.16
Minors (11 seasons)					Minors		40	35	.533	3.77	4.66	301	36	98	2	0	34	607.0	576	314	254	30	328	35	382	27	2	27		1.489	8.5	0.4	4.9	5.7	1.16
All Levels (12 Seasons)							56	55	.505	3.83	4.64	507	46	159	3	0	35	926.2	913	478	394	49	475	50	552	35	2	35	1406	1.498	8.9	0.5	4.6	5.4	1.16

AAA (10 seasons)					Minors		29	25	.537	3.62	4.57	252	25	98	1	0	29	473.0	443	240	190	23	247	30	293	18	2	21		1.459	8.4	0.4	4.7	5.6	1.19
AA (1 season)					Minors		4	7	.364	4.59	5.25	28	11		1	0	1	96.0	97	56	49	6	66	3	64	7	0	3		1.698	9.1	0.6	6.2	6.0	0.97
A (1 season)					Minors		6	3	.667	3.19	3.77	18	0		0	0	3	31.0	26	13	11	0	13	2	18	2	0	2		1.258	7.5	0.0	3.8	5.2	1.38
Rk (1 season)					Minors		1	0	1.000	5.14	6.43	3	0		0	0	1	7.0	10	5	4	1	2	0	7	0	0	1		1.714	12.9	1.3	2.6	9.0	3.50