Dave Rucker Stats

Dave Rucker was born on Sunday, September 1, 1957, in San Bernardino, California. Rucker was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 12, 1981, with the Detroit Tigers. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Dave Rucker baseball stats page.

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Dave Rucker

Dave Rucker Autograph on a 1985 Donruss Baseball Card (#260)

Dave Rucker Autograph on a 1985 Donruss Baseball Card (#260)

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Birth Name:   David Michael Rucker
Nickname:   Dave
Born On:   09-01-1957  (Virgo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   San Bernardino, California
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Eisenhower High School (Rialto, CA)
College:   UCLA & La Verne
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01   Player Weight Chart Weight:   190
First Game:   04-12-1981 (Age 23)
Last Game:   10-02-1988
Draft:   1978 : 16th Round (402nd)

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Dave Rucker Pitching Stats

1981 24 Tigers 2 0 2 0 0 .000 6.75 0 0 0 4.0 18 3 3 4 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 -
1982 25 Tigers 27 4 8 5 6 .455 3.38 1 0 0 64.0 274 62 24 26 4 23 3 31 1 2 0 -
1983 26 Tigers 4 3 0 1 2 .333 17.00 0 0 0 9.0 52 18 17 17 2 8 0 6 0 1 0 -
1983 26 Cardinals 34 0 9 5 3 .625 2.68 0 0 0 37.0 158 36 11 14 1 18 0 22 1 1 0 -
1984 27 Cardinals 50 0 15 2 3 .400 2.10 0 0 0 73.0 304 62 17 23 0 34 2 38 1 1 0 -
1985 28 Phillies 39 3 11 3 2 .600 4.31 0 0 1 79.1 350 83 38 42 6 40 6 41 2 2 0 -
1986 29 Phillies 19 0 5 0 2 .000 5.76 0 0 0 25.0 119 34 16 19 4 14 3 14 2 0 0 -
1988 31 Pirates 31 0 11 0 2 .000 4.76 0 0 0 28.1 131 39 15 19 2 9 1 16 1 0 0 -
7 Years 206 10 61 16 20 .444 3.97 1 0 1 319.2 1,406 337 141 164 19 147 15 170 8 8 0 -

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Dave Rucker Hitting Stats

1981 24 Tigers 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1982 25 Tigers 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1983 26 Tigers 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1983 26 Cardinals 34 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1984 27 Cardinals 50 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143
1985 28 Phillies 41 12 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 .333 .385 .417
1986 29 Phillies 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1988 31 Pirates 31 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
7 Years 208 26 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 1 0 0 0 .192 .222 .231

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Dave Rucker Fielding Stats

1981 Tigers P 2 0 12 1 0.5 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.25
1982 Tigers P 27 4 192 17 0.6 14 4 10 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .824 1.97
1983 Tigers P 4 3 27 4 1.0 4 1 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.00
1983 Cardinals P 34 0 111 11 0.3 10 5 5 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .909 2.43
1984 Cardinals P 50 0 219 19 0.4 14 4 10 5 1 n/a n/a n/a .737 1.73
1985 Phillies P 39 3 238 19 0.5 19 5 14 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.16
1986 Phillies P 19 0 75 6 0.3 6 1 5 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.16
1988 Pirates P 31 0 85 6 0.2 5 1 4 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .833 1.59
P Totals 206 10 959 83 0.4 73 22 51 10 6 n/a n/a n/a .880 2.06
7 Years 206 10 959 83 0.4 73 22 51 10 6 n/a n/a n/a .880 2.06

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Dave Rucker Miscellaneous Stats

1981 Tigers 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.00 4.50 2.25
1982 Tigers 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.35 4.36 3.23
1983 Tigers 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.75 6.00 8.00
1983 Cardinals 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 4.0 0.0 1.22 5.35 4.38
1984 Cardinals 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.3 0.0 1.12 4.68 4.19
1985 Phillies 0 0 .000 0 2 n/a 0.0 2.4 0.0 1.03 4.65 4.54
1986 Phillies 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.00 5.04 5.04
1988 Pirates 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.78 5.08 2.86
7 Years 0 0 .000 0 2 0 0.0 2.4 0.0 1.16 4.79 4.14

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Dave Rucker Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1981 Detroit Tigers 49 $32,500.00 - -
1982 Detroit Tigers 49 $33,500.00 - -
1983 Detroit Tigers 18 $35,000.00 - -
1983 St. Louis Cardinals 36 $35,000.00 - -
1984 St. Louis Cardinals 36 Undetermined - -
1985 Philadelphia Phillies 39 $220,000.00 - -
1986 Philadelphia Phillies 39 Undetermined - -
1988 Pittsburgh Pirates 36, 51 Undetermined - -

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