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Dave
Rucker		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 200
 
Born: September 1, 1957 in Usa, CA, SAN BERNARDIN
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1986   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 23 TAM AL   6 4 4 4 5 4 4 9 9 9
1982 24 TAM AL $ 300,000 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 8 8 8
1983 25 TAM AL $ 300,000 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 8 8 8
1984 26 TAM AL $ 300,000 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 8 8 8
1985 27 TAM AL $ 788,571 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 9 9 9
1986 28 TAM AL $ 2,325,714 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 9 9 9
1987 29 TAM AL $ 2,325,714 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 9 9 9
1988 30 TAM AL $ 2,400,000 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 8
1989 31 DET AL   4 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7
1990 32 MIN AL $ 1,000,102 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings   4 4 4 4 5 4 4 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,400,000 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 9 9 9
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
1981 23 AAA   3 1 .750 54 0 0 0 7 32.3 33 9 1 8 17 2.51 .282 .328 .342 .670  
1982 24 TAM AL 1 2 .333 44 0 0 0 34 45.7 50 16 0 26 20 3.15 .291 .383 .384 .767 6.3
1983 25 TAM AL 7 5 .583 56 0 0 0 38 60.7 62 18 3 19 37 2.67 .267 .320 .353 .674 12.5
1984 26 TAM AL 5 15 .250 70 0 0 0 40 75.7 95 40 5 35 39 4.76 .325 .393 .462 .856 3.9
1985 27 TAM AL 7 8 .467 58 0 0 0 31 66.7 65 23 1 25 36 3.11 .261 .329 .353 .682 9.9
1986 28 TAM AL 8 5 .615 65 0 0 0 39 67.3 65 28 4 26 28 3.74 .252 .322 .364 .686 11.2
1987 29 TAM AL 6 6 .500 58 0 0 0 34 63.3 57 19 1 23 32 2.70 .239 .304 .286 .590 12.6
    AAA   0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 1.7 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 .000 .167 .000 .167  
1988 30 TAM AL 7 9 .438 60 0 0 0 37 67.3 68 29 3 35 31 3.88 .267 .353 .357 .710 9.6
1989 31 DET AL 4 3 .571 48 0 0 0 2 87.3 92 48 10 43 49 4.95 .272 .359 .447 .806 3.3
1990 32 MIN AL 2 2 .500 48 0 0 0 2 90.7 83 49 5 41 33 4.86 .242 .324 .344 .668 3.4
9 Years Sim 47 55 .461 507 0 0 0 257 624.6 637 270 32 273 305 3.89 .268 .343 .376 .719 72.8
2 Years AAA 3 1 .750 57 0 0 0 7 34.0 33 9 1 9 17 2.38 .270 .321 .328 .648  
Season Average 5 6 .455 56 0 0 0 28 69.4 70 30 3 30 33 3.89 .268 .343 .376 .719  
Career Highs 8 15 .615 70 0 0 0 40 90.7 95 49 10 43 49 4.95 .325 .393 .462 .856  
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   473 176 18 187 204   .288 .360 .393 .754
vs LH   164 94 14 86 101   .224 .306 .336 .642
Home 30 25 .545 253 0 0 0 132 316.3 317 139 14 140 166 3.96 .264 .341 .365 .706
Away 17 30 .362 254 0 0 0 134 308.3 320 131 18 133 139 3.82 .272 .346 .387 .732
Mar/Apr 8 10 .444 83 0 0 0 45 109.7 100 42 5 62 52 3.45 .251 .351 .333 .685
May 9 12 .429 86 0 0 0 43 98.6 124 55 10 36 50 5.02 .308 .365 .475 .840
June 7 11 .389 87 0 0 0 42 104.7 129 64 8 45 54 5.50 .308 .375 .451 .826
July 7 8 .467 72 0 0 0 39 95.0 94 47 2 51 46 4.45 .258 .349 .338 .687
August 10 8 .556 92 0 0 0 44 108.0 103 35 4 36 43 2.92 .261 .323 .349 .672
Sep/Oct 6 6 .500 87 0 0 0 53 108.6 87 27 3 43 60 2.24 .219 .295 .299 .594
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1982 24 TAM AL P 44 0 45.7 4 7 1 0 .917 2.17    
1983 25 TAM AL P 56 0 60.7 4 7 0 1 1.000 1.63    
1984 26 TAM AL P 70 0 75.7 2 9 1 1 .917 1.31    
1985 27 TAM AL P 58 0 66.7 1 13 0 1 1.000 1.89    
1986 28 TAM AL P 65 0 67.3 4 9 2 1 .867 1.74    
1987 29 TAM AL P 58 0 63.3 1 12 0 1 1.000 1.85    
1988 30 TAM AL P 60 0 67.3 3 9 0 1 1.000 1.60    
1989 31 DET AL P 48 0 87.3 3 13 0 0 1.000 1.65    
1990 32 MIN AL P 48 0 90.7 6 19 1 1 .962 2.48    
Career Totals   507 0 624.6 28 98 5 7 .962 1.82    
Career Highs   70 0 90.7 6 19 2 1 1.000 2.48    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1985 27 TAM AL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 1 3.0 1 0 0 0 3 0.00 .100 .100 .200 .300
1986 28 TAM AL 1 0 1.000 7 0 0 0 5 8.7 5 0 0 2 6 0.00 .161 .212 .194 .406
1989 31 DET AL 0 1 .000 7 0 0 0 3 10.0 11 5 1 5 11 4.50 .275 .356 .450 .806
1990 32 MIN AL 0 0 .000 7 0 0 0 0 9.3 18 7 1 6 7 6.75 .409 .480 .568 1.048
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 1 .500 23 0 0 0 9 31.0 35 12 2 13 27 3.48 .280 .348 .408 .756
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1984-8-15
 Saves
1982-2-34
1983-1-38
1984-1-40
1985-5-31
1986-3-39
1987-4-34
1988-4-37
CAR-3-257
 Games Pitched
1984-7-70
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 6    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 22    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  4. Hooks Iott (899)
  5. Clyde Shoun (895)
  6. Joaquin Andujar (891)
  7. Mark Clear (889)
  8. Al Benton (888)
  9. Joe Price (884)
  10. Steve Farr (881)
History
Drafted in 3rd round, 49th overall pick, by Tampa Bay in 1981
Earned first career win on 9/9/1982
2/2/1985: Gets a new one-year contract worth $788,571 through salary arbitration
2/2/1986: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,325,714 through salary arbitration
Won World Championship with Tampa Bay in 1986
2/2/1987: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,325,714 through salary arbitration
2/2/1988: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,400,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 6/18/1988 with a Strained Back, out for one week
Signed as a free agent by Detroit on 2/5/1989 to a 4-year deal worth $3,250,000 per year
Released by Detroit on 10/19/1989
Signed as a free agent by Minnesota on 2/7/1990 to a 4-year deal worth $1,000,102 per year
 
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