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 RuckerJohnny Rucker Autograph on a Self-Made Baseball Card (blank back) |
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Johnny RuckerJohnny 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 |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Johnny RuckerJohnny 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 |
1940 | 23 | Giants | 86 | 277 | 38 | 82 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .296 | .313 | .401 |
1941 | 24 | Giants | 143 | 622 | 95 | 179 | 38 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 29 | 0 | 61 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .288 | .320 | .383 |
1943 | 26 | Giants | 132 | 505 | 56 | 138 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 22 | 0 | 44 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .273 | .304 | .339 |
1944 | 27 | Giants | 144 | 587 | 79 | 143 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 39 | 24 | 4 | 48 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .244 | .275 | .325 |
1945 | 28 | Giants | 105 | 429 | 58 | 117 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 51 | 20 | 3 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .273 | .305 | .417 |
1946 | 29 | Giants | 95 | 197 | 28 | 52 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .264 | .300 | .340 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
6 Years | 705 | 2,617 | 354 | 711 | 105 | 39 | 21 | 1 | 214 | 109 | 7 | 248 | 39 | 0 | 4 | 20 | .272 | .302 | .366 |
Johnny RuckerJohnny 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 |
1940 Giants | CF | 57 | 55 | 1,404 | 130 | 2.3 | 124 | 121 | 3 | 6 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .954 | 2.38 |
1941 Giants | CF | 142 | 140 | 3,669 | 369 | 2.6 | 357 | 344 | 13 | 12 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .967 | 2.63 |
1943 Giants | CF | 117 | 115 | 3,048 | 319 | 2.7 | 309 | 300 | 9 | 10 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .969 | 2.74 |
1944 Giants | CF | 139 | 134 | 3,489 | 329 | 2.4 | 324 | 310 | 14 | 5 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 2.51 |
1945 Giants | CF | 98 | 95 | 2,520 | 268 | 2.7 | 262 | 256 | 6 | 6 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 2.81 |
1946 Giants | CF | 54 | 41 | 1,107 | 97 | 1.8 | 92 | 91 | 1 | 5 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .948 | 2.24 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
CF Totals | 607 | 580 | 15,237 | 1,512 | 2.5 | 1,468 | 1,422 | 46 | 44 | 14 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 2.60 | |
6 Years | 607 | 580 | 15,237 | 1,512 | 2.5 | 1,468 | 1,422 | 46 | 44 | 14 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 2.60 |
Johnny RuckerJohnny 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 |
1940 Giants | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 23 | 6 | n/a | 69.3 | 8.7 | 12.0 | - | - | - |
1941 Giants | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 622.0 | 10.2 | 14.8 | - | - | - |
1943 Giants | 4 | 4 | .500 | 13 | 2 | n/a | 252.5 | 11.5 | 11.0 | - | - | - |
1944 Giants | 8 | 5 | .615 | 3 | 3 | n/a | 97.8 | 12.2 | 15.1 | - | - | - |
1945 Giants | 7 | 5 | .583 | 4 | 3 | n/a | 61.3 | 11.9 | 8.4 | - | - | - |
1946 Giants | 4 | 2 | .667 | 16 | 25 | n/a | 197.0 | 7.3 | 15.2 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
6 Years | 35 | 19 | .648 | 60 | 39 | n/a | 124.6 | 10.6 | 12.2 | - | - | - |
Johnny RuckerJohnny Rucker Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
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 | - | - |
Johnny Rucker Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Johnny Rucker had a hit in 18 straight games to start the 1945 season, setting the Giants' franchise record for consecutive games with a hit to start a season. During the streak (Game by Game Logs), Johnny Rucker had twenty-eight hits, six doubles, a home run, ten RBBI, a .333 batting average, and his on base percentage was a league high .364 (at the time). In 2012, Rucker's record was finally broken, but do you know who did it? [Answer]
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