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 RuckerDave Rucker Autograph on a 1985 Donruss Baseball Card (#260) |
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Dave RuckerDave Rucker Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
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 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
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 | - |
Dave RuckerDave Rucker Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
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 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
7 Years | 208 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .192 | .222 | .231 |
Dave RuckerDave Rucker Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
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 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
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 |
Dave RuckerDave Rucker Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
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 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
7 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 1.16 | 4.79 | 4.14 |
Dave RuckerDave Rucker Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
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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