Jack
Kucek
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 205
 
Born: June 8, 1953 in Usa, OH, WARREN
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1974 21 NYA AL   8 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3
1975 22 NYA AL   8 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3
1976 23 NYA AL   8 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3
1977 24 NYA AL   8 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3
1978 25 NYA AL   8 5 5 5 2 2 2 3 3 3
1979 26 NYA AL   8 5 5 5 2 2 2 3 3 3
1980 27 NYA AL   8 5 5 5 2 2 2 3 3 3
1981 28 BSN NL   8 5 5 5 2 2 2 3 3 3
1982 29 BSN NL   8 5 5 5 2 2 2 4 4 4
1983 30 BSN NL $ 300,000 8 5 5 5 2 2 2 3 3 3
1984 31 BSN NL $ 300,000 8 5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3
1985 32 BSN NL $ 300,000 8 5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3
1986 33 BSN NL   8 5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   8 5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 8 5 5 5 3 3 3 4 4 4
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1974 21 AA   8 12 .400 25 25 3 1 0 169.7 150 83 18 77 157 4.40 .237 .320 .369 .689  
1975 22 A   12 15 .444 29 29 5 1 0 204.0 162 74 12 85 200 3.26 .217 .298 .313 .610  
1976 23 A   7 6 .538 23 23 4 1 0 165.3 112 49 12 64 163 2.67 .189 .268 .279 .547  
1977 24 A   12 14 .462 31 31 4 2 0 223.0 153 74 15 89 235 2.99 .192 .273 .289 .562  
1978 25 A   18 8 .692 31 31 2 0 0 227.7 165 56 12 74 206 2.21 .201 .267 .283 .550  
1979 26 AA   7 14 .333 31 31 2 1 0 217.3 198 85 18 94 166 3.52 .246 .325 .361 .686  
1980 27 AA   9 17 .346 30 30 4 1 0 211.3 153 69 15 100 180 2.94 .200 .293 .306 .599  
1981 28 AA   6 4 .600 13 13 1 1 0 84.7 67 26 4 46 52 2.76 .215 .316 .292 .607  
    A   6 5 .545 12 12 3 1 0 87.3 62 19 5 38 91 1.96 .199 .287 .280 .566  
1982 29 AA   10 13 .435 29 29 0 0 0 190.3 165 64 14 92 160 3.03 .236 .325 .337 .662  
1983 30 BSN NL 8 18 .308 35 35 0 0 0 211.3 235 143 20 141 91 6.09 .285 .389 .414 .802 0.0
1984 31 BSN NL 0 1 .000 19 0 0 0 0 49.7 60 27 7 31 18 4.89 .303 .397 .434 .831 1.1
    AAA   1 0 1.000 10 0 0 0 1 18.3 22 14 2 11 17 6.87 .297 .388 .419 .807  
1985 32 BSN NL 0 0 .000 5 0 0 0 0 13.3 9 2 0 5 5 1.35 .196 .288 .196 .484 1.5
    AAA   1 0 1.000 5 0 0 0 0 5.0 2 0 0 2 1 0.00 .125 .222 .125 .347  
1986 33 AAA   1 0 1.000 16 0 0 0 1 22.0 11 9 2 21 16 3.68 .151 .340 .247 .587  
3 Years Sim 8 19 .296 59 35 0 0 0 274.3 304 172 27 177 114 5.64 .285 .386 .408 .794 2.7
3 Years AAA 3 0 1.000 31 0 0 0 2 45.3 35 23 4 34 34 4.57 .215 .350 .313 .663  
5 Years AA 40 60 .400 128 128 10 4 0 873.3 733 327 69 409 715 3.37 .228 .315 .338 .653  
5 Years A 55 48 .534 126 126 18 5 0 907.3 654 272 56 350 895 2.70 .200 .278 .290 .568  
13 Years Minors 98 108 .476 285 254 28 9 2 1826.0 1422 622 129 793 1644 3.07 .214 .298 .314 .612  
Season Average 2 6 .250 19 11 0 0 0 91.4 101 57 9 59 38 5.64 .285 .386 .408 .794  
Career Highs 8 18 .308 35 35 0 0 0 211.3 235 143 20 141 91 6.09 .303 .397 .434 .831  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   155 85 17 75 58   .284 .371 .415 .786
vs LH   149 87 10 102 56   .285 .402 .402 .803
Home 5 9 .357 30 19 0 0 0 162.0 161 86 15 93 70 4.78 .258 .354 .369 .723
Away 3 10 .231 29 16 0 0 0 112.3 143 86 12 84 44 6.89 .322 .430 .464 .894
Mar/Apr 0 3 .000 9 4 0 0 0 38.7 39 23 2 22 16 5.35 .269 .365 .400 .765
May 0 3 .000 6 6 0 0 0 38.3 41 27 7 22 15 6.34 .281 .375 .459 .834
June 2 2 .500 11 5 0 0 0 47.7 53 22 4 21 22 4.15 .288 .361 .402 .763
July 2 4 .333 14 6 0 0 0 57.0 62 33 6 51 23 5.21 .277 .411 .393 .804
August 1 4 .200 11 8 0 0 0 44.3 61 45 6 38 16 9.14 .341 .456 .492 .948
Sep/Oct 3 3 .500 8 6 0 0 0 48.3 48 22 2 23 22 4.10 .253 .333 .321 .654
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1983 30 BSN NL P 35 35 211.3 20 34 4 3 .931 2.30    
1984 31 BSN NL P 19 0 49.7 5 10 0 1 1.000 2.72    
1985 32 BSN NL P 5 0 13.3 1 2 0 0 1.000 2.03    
Career Totals   59 35 274.3 26 46 4 4 .947 2.36    
Career Highs   35 35 211.3 20 34 4 3 1.000 2.72    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1983-6-18
Games Started
1983-8-35
Walks Allowed
1983-1-141
     
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 5th round, 95th overall pick, by New York (A) in 1974
Injured on 4/23/1974 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 6 days
Injured on 8/6/1974 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 6 weeks
Injured on 5/9/1975 with a Concussion, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 5/14/1976 with a Fractured Hand, out for 6 weeks
Traded from New York (A) to Boston (N) on 3/4/1981 (Going to BSN: P Jack Kucek. Going to NYA: P Ken Reynolds)
Injured on 8/9/1981 with a Strained Tricep Muscle, out for 6-7 weeks
Injured on 4/24/1982 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 5 days
Injured on 6/8/1982 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week
Injured on 8/9/1982 with a Tight Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Earned first career win on 6/5/1983
Injured on 6/14/1983 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week
Injured on 4/26/1985 with a Broken Elbow, out for 8 weeks