Rusty
Kuntz
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 190
 
Born: February 4, 1955 in Usa, CA, ORANGE
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove 1990   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1979 24 CLN NL     4 4 4 2 2 2 6 5 6 7 7 7 4 4 4
1980 25 CLN NL     4 4 4 2 2 2 6 6 6 8 7 7 5 4 5
1981 26 CLN NL     4 4 5 2 2 2 7 6 6 8 7 7 5 4 4
1982 27 CLN NL     5 5 5 3 3 3 7 7 7 8 7 7 4 4 4
1983 28 CLN NL     5 5 5 3 3 3 7 7 7 8 7 7 4 4 4
1984 29 CLN NL     4 4 5 3 3 3 7 7 7 8 7 7 5 4 4
1985 30 CLN NL     5 5 5 3 3 3 7 7 7 8 7 7 4 4 4
1986 31 CLN NL     4 4 5 3 3 3 7 7 7 8 7 7 5 4 4
1987 32 CLN NL     4 4 5 4 4 4 7 7 7 8 7 7 5 5 5
1988 33 CLN NL     4 4 4 2 2 2 7 6 6 8 7 7 5 5 5
1989 34 CLN NL     4 4 4 2 2 2 6 6 6 8 7 7 5 4 5
1990 35 KCR AL $ 300,000   3 3 4 1 1 1 5 4 4 8 7 7 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 4 1 1 1 5 4 4 7 7 7 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   5 5 5 4 4 4 7 7 7 8 7 7 5 5 5
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1979 24 AA   112 418 39 96 20 0 9 36 0 0 75 78 .230 .347 .342 .689 55.4  
    A   25 88 13 22 8 0 5 13 0 1 25 12 .250 .416 .511 .927 19.3  
1980 25 AA   117 427 48 111 26 1 8 41 1 1 69 78 .260 .363 .382 .745 62.3  
1981 26 AA   137 489 52 140 26 2 10 54 3 2 76 96 .286 .382 .409 .791 78.4  
1982 27 AA   137 459 50 116 23 0 4 44 5 1 98 96 .253 .384 .329 .713 67.8  
1983 28 AA   137 476 59 138 26 2 18 73 3 2 84 88 .290 .396 .466 .863 88.7  
1984 29 AA   137 467 70 141 33 1 20 58 1 0 85 84 .302 .409 .505 .915 94.9  
1985 30 AA   137 475 48 122 21 2 4 42 0 2 89 109 .257 .374 .335 .709 66.2  
1986 31 AA   137 463 54 133 40 0 11 58 2 1 96 100 .287 .410 .445 .855 86.6  
1987 32 AA   108 430 55 121 32 1 13 44 3 2 72 87 .281 .384 .451 .836 75.0  
1988 33 AA   137 527 88 154 36 1 23 57 1 1 99 88 .292 .404 .495 .899 104.8  
1989 34 CLN NL 124 393 36 80 18 2 5 31 2 0 42 106 .204 .281 .298 .579 31.4 1.0
1990 35 KCR AL 131 426 41 80 27 0 2 38 0 0 40 102 .188 .260 .265 .525 26.1 0.0
2 Years Sim 255 819 77 160 45 2 7 69 2 0 82 208 .195 .270 .281 .551 57.5 1.0
10 Years AA 1296 4631 563 1272 283 10 120 507 19 12 843 904 .275 .388 .418 .806 780.2  
1 Years A 25 88 13 22 8 0 5 13 0 1 25 12 .250 .416 .511 .927 19.3  
11 Years Minors 1321 4719 576 1294 291 10 125 520 19 13 868 916 .274 .388 .420 .808 799.5  
162 Game Average 520 48 101 28 1 4 43 1 0 52 132 .195 .270 .281 .551 36.5  
Career Highs 131 426 41 80 27 2 5 38 2 0 42 106 .204 .281 .298 .579 31.4  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   540 41 106 35 0 3 39 1 0 50 134 .196 .266 .278 .544 39.0
vs LH   279 36 54 10 2 4 30 1 0 32 74 .194 .278 .287 .565 23.5
Home 128 402 45 84 23 0 5 37 1 0 40 104 .209 .283 .303 .587 35.0
Away 127 417 32 76 22 2 2 32 1 0 42 104 .182 .258 .259 .517 27.5
RISP   173 0 34 10 0 1 52 0 0 18 44 .197 .272 .272 .543 12.9
Pinch Hitting   4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.2
Close/Late   97 7 14 5 0 0 6 0 0 7 26 .144 .200 .196 .396 2.5
Mar/Apr 24 78 12 23 5 1 2 8 1 0 9 20 .295 .368 .462 .829 13.0
May 55 179 14 44 15 0 1 18 0 0 19 38 .246 .318 .346 .665 19.7
June 52 179 12 23 8 0 0 7 0 0 15 56 .128 .204 .173 .377 3.4
July 50 168 16 30 9 1 2 16 1 0 19 48 .179 .261 .280 .540 12.8
August 38 110 12 22 4 0 1 12 0 0 10 21 .200 .264 .264 .528 7.8
Sep/Oct 36 105 11 18 4 0 1 8 0 0 10 25 .171 .248 .238 .486 5.9
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1989 34 CLN NL LF 103 101 880.3 162 2 1 0 .994 1.68   2.3
    RF 8 6 55.0 7 0 0 0 1.000 1.15    
    3B 5 0 19.0 3 4 0 0 1.000 3.32   0.1
    CF 2 1 16.0 7 0 0 0 1.000 3.94    
    1B 3 1 12.0 10 1 0 0 1.000 8.25   0.0
    SS 2 1 10.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
    2B 2 1 10.0 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.80   0.0
1990 35 KCR AL 3B 130 129 1121.7 65 289 7 21 .981 2.84   3.9
    2B 1 0 5.0 1 3 0 0 1.000 7.20   0.0
    SS 1 0 1.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
  3B 135 129 1140.7 68 293 7 21 .981 2.85   4.0
  LF 103 101 880.3 162 2 1 0 .994 1.68   2.3
  RF 8 6 55.0 7 0 0 0 1.000 1.15    
  CF 2 1 16.0 7 0 0 0 1.000 3.94    
  2B 3 1 15.0 1 5 0 0 1.000 3.60   0.0
  1B 3 1 12.0 10 1 0 0 1.000 8.25   0.0
  SS 3 1 11.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.82   0.0
Career Totals   257 240 2130.0 255 302 8 21 .986 2.35   6.4
Career Highs   132 129 1127.7 189 293 7 21 .995 2.87    
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Wayne Terwilliger (988)
  2. Mike Hegan (980)
  3. Rick Bladt (980)
  4. Don Dillard (978)
  5. Jim Cox (978)
  6. Jim Qualls (977)
  7. Dennis Werth (975)
  8. Orlando Gonzalez (971)
  9. Bill Bean (970)
  10. Erv Dusak (966)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 43rd overall pick, by Cleveland (N) in 1979
Injured on 7/31/1980 with a Sore Knee, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 8/23/1980 with a Pulled Anterior Cruciate Ligament, out for 5 weeks
Injured on 4/27/1982 with a Hyper Extended Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 8/21/1984 with a Strained Back, out for one week
Injured on 4/5/1987 with a Torn Abdominal Muscle, out for 5 weeks
Injured on 8/31/1988 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 5 days
Had first career hit on 4/4/1989, off Duane Ward (PIT)
Hit first career homerun on 4/9/1989, off Tommy Boggs (BAL)
Released by Cleveland (N) on 10/3/1989
Signed as a free agent by Kansas City on 5/1/1990 to a minor league deal
Won Gold Glove at Third Base in 1990