Johnny Rucker Stats

Johnny Rucker was born on Monday, January 15, 1917, in Crabapple, Georgia. Rucker was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 16, 1940, with the New York Giants. 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 Johnny Rucker baseball stats page.
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Johnny Rucker
 
 
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Birth Name:   John Joel Rucker
Nickname:   The Crabapple Comet
Born On:   01-15-1917
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Crabapple, Georgia
Zodiac:   Capricorn
Year of Death Data Died On:   08-07-1985
Place of Death Data Died In:   Moultrie, Georgia
Cemetery:   Rucker Family Cemetery, Crabapple, Georgia
College:   University of Georgia
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02
Player Weight Chart Weight:   175
First Game:   04-16-1940 (Age 23)
Last Game:   09-29-1946
Draft:   Not Applicable
Johnny Rucker

Johnny Rucker Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Johnny Rucker

Johnny Rucker Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1940 Giants 86 277 38 82 7 5 4 1 23 7 - 32 3 - 0 3 .296 .313 .401
1941 Giants 143 622 95 179 38 9 1 0 42 29 - 61 8 - 0 7 .288 .320 .383
1943 Giants 132 505 56 138 19 4 2 0 46 22 - 44 10 - 0 3 .273 .304 .339
1944 Giants 144 587 79 143 14 8 6 0 39 24 - 48 10 - 1 2 .244 .275 .325
1945 Giants 105 429 58 117 19 11 7 0 51 20 - 36 3 - 0 3 .273 .305 .417
1946 Giants 95 197 28 52 8 2 1 0 13 7 - 27 5 - 3 2 .264 .300 .340
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
6 Years 705 2,617 354 711 105 39 21 1 214 109 - 248 39 - 4 20 .272 .302 .366
Johnny Rucker

Johnny Rucker Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1940 Giants CF 57 - - 130 2.3 124 121 3 6 0 n/a n/a n/a .954 0.00 -
1941 Giants CF 142 - - 369 2.6 357 344 13 12 5 n/a n/a n/a .967 0.00 -
1943 Giants CF 117 - - 319 2.7 309 300 9 10 3 n/a n/a n/a .969 0.00 -
1944 Giants CF 139 - - 329 2.4 324 310 14 5 4 n/a n/a n/a .985 0.00 -
1945 Giants CF 98 - - 268 2.7 262 256 6 6 2 n/a n/a n/a .978 0.00 -
1946 Giants OF 54 - - 97 1.8 92 91 1 5 0 n/a n/a n/a .948 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
CF Totals 553 0 0 1,415 2.6 1,376 1,331 45 39 14 n/a n/a n/a .972 0.00 --
OF Totals 54 0 0 97 1.8 92 91 1 5 0 n/a n/a n/a .948 0.00 --
6 Years 607 - - 1,512 2.5 1,468 1,422 46 44 14 n/a n/a n/a .971 0.00 --
Johnny Rucker

Johnny Rucker Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1940 Giants 4 - - - - n/a 69.3 8.7 12.0 - - -
1941 Giants 8 - - - - n/a 622.0 10.2 14.8 - - -
1943 Giants 4 - - - - n/a 252.5 11.5 11.0 - - -
1944 Giants 8 - - - - n/a 97.8 12.2 15.1 - - -
1945 Giants 7 - - - - n/a 61.3 11.9 8.4 - - -
1946 Giants 4 - - - - n/a 197.0 7.3 15.2 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
6 Years 35 - - - - n/a 124.6 10.6 12.2 - - -
Johnny Rucker

Johnny Rucker Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1940 New York Giants 26 Undetermined - -
1941 New York Giants 1 Undetermined - -
1943 New York Giants 3 Undetermined - -
1944 New York Giants 1 Undetermined - -
1945 New York Giants 1 Undetermined n/a -
1946 New York Giants 37 Undetermined - -




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