John Kruk

Positions: First Baseman and Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-10, 170lb (178cm, 77kg)

Born: February 9, 1961 in Charleston, WV us

Draft: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 3rd round of the 1981 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from Allegany College of Maryland (Cumberland, MD) and the San Diego Padres in the 3rd round of the 1981 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Allegany College of Maryland (Cumberland, MD).

High School: Keyser HS (Keyser, WV)

Schools: Allegany College of Maryland (Cumberland, MD), Potomac State College (Keyser, WV)

Debut: April 7, 1986 (Age 25-057d, 15,115th in major league history)
vs. LAD 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 30, 1995 (Age 34-171d)
vs. BAL 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1986 season

Agents: Brian David

Full Name: John Martin Kruk

Nicknames: Krukkie, The Krukker or Jake

Twitter: @JohnKruk

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3x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

25.1

3897

1170

100

.300

582

RBI

592

OBP

.397

SLG

.446

OPS

.842

OPS+

134

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1987 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1987 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 7	SDP	@	SFG	L,3-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1B
2	4 (1)	Apr 10	SDP	@	CIN	L,3-6	CG	39	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
3	5	Apr 11	SDP	@	CIN	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
4	7 (1)	Apr 13	SDP		SFG	L,6-13	CG	47	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
5	9 (1)	Apr 15	SDP		SFG	L,0-1	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
6	10	Apr 16	SDP		LAD	W,3-2	GS	29	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
7	12 (1)	Apr 18	SDP		LAD	L,2-5	GS	22	6.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
8	13	Apr 19	SDP		LAD	L,1-9	GS	30	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
9	15 (1)	Apr 21	SDP		CIN	W,3-2	GS	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
10	16	Apr 22	SDP		CIN	W,6-3	GS	26	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
11	17	Apr 23	SDP		CIN	L,2-3	GF	4	1.0	0	2	0	2	0	PH 1B
12	18	Apr 24	SDP	@	LAD	L,0-5	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
13	19	Apr 25	SDP	@	LAD	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
14	22 (2)	Apr 29	SDP	@	STL	L,6-10	CG	40	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	24 (1)	May 1	SDP	@	CHC	L,5-7	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
16	26 (1)	May 3	SDP	@	CHC	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	13	1	0	14	2	1B
17	28 (1)	May 5	SDP		PIT	L,8-10	GS	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF 1B
18	30 (1)	May 7	SDP		STL	L,10-17	CG	53	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
19	31	May 8	SDP		CHC	L,3-6	GS	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF 1B
20	32	May 9	SDP		CHC	L,2-5	GS	32	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	LF 1B
21	34 (1)	May 12	SDP	@	PIT	L,5-12	GS	32	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
22	36 (1)	May 14	SDP	@	PIT	L,3-10	CG	43	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
23	39 (2)	May 17	SDP	@	PHI	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
24	40	May 18	SDP	@	NYM	W,7-5	GS	24	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
25	41	May 19	SDP	@	NYM	L,4-5	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
26	42	May 20	SDP	@	NYM	L,3-10	CG	40	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
27	43	May 22	SDP		MON	W,5-3	GS	28	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
28	44	May 23	SDP		MON	L,0-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
29	45	May 24	SDP		MON	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
30	46	May 25	SDP		PHI	L,4-6	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
31	47	May 26	SDP		PHI	L,1-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
32	48	May 27	SDP		PHI	L,4-6	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
33	49	May 29	SDP		NYM	L,4-5	CG	43	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
34	50	May 30	SDP		NYM	L,0-3	CG	34	9.0	6	2	0	8	2	1B
35	51	May 31	SDP		NYM	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	52	Jun 2	SDP	@	MON	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
37	53	Jun 3	SDP	@	MON	L,3-4	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
38	54	Jun 4	SDP	@	MON	L,5-8	CG	35	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
39	55	Jun 5	SDP	@	ATL	W,10-3	CG	36	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
40	56	Jun 6	SDP	@	ATL	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
41	57	Jun 7	SDP	@	ATL	L,12-13	GS	42	8.0	8	3	0	11	1	1B
42	58	Jun 8	SDP	@	HOU	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
43	59	Jun 9	SDP	@	HOU	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
44	60	Jun 10	SDP	@	HOU	L,1-10	CG	39	8.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
45	61	Jun 11	SDP	@	SFG	L,0-1	CG	27	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
46	62	Jun 12	SDP	@	SFG	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
47	69 (6)	Jun 20	SDP		SFG	W,10-4	CG	34	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
48	70	Jun 21	SDP		SFG	L,2-11	GS	32	6.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
49	71	Jun 23	SDP		HOU	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
50	72	Jun 24	SDP		HOU	L,7-12	CG	45	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
51	73	Jun 25	SDP		HOU	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
52	74	Jun 26	SDP		ATL	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
53	75	Jun 27	SDP		ATL	W,8-4	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
54	76	Jun 28	SDP		ATL	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
55	77	Jun 29	SDP	@	LAD	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	12	2	0	14	0	1B
56	78	Jun 30	SDP	@	LAD	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
57	80 (1)	Jul 3	SDP	@	MON	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	10	2	0	12	2	1B
58	81	Jul 4	SDP	@	MON	L,3-4	CG	32	8.1	7	0	0	7	1	1B
59	82	Jul 5	SDP	@	MON	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
60	83	Jul 6	SDP	@	CHC	L,0-7	CG	34	8.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
61	84	Jul 7	SDP	@	CHC	L,5-7	CG	40	8.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
62	86 (1)	Jul 10	SDP	@	PIT	L,5-6	GF	12	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	PH 1B
63	87	Jul 11	SDP	@	PIT	W,3-1	CG	42	9.0	8	1	1	10	1	1B
64	88	Jul 12	SDP	@	PIT	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
65	89	Jul 16	SDP		STL	W,9-8	CG	50	10.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
66	90	Jul 17	SDP		STL	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	18	1	0	19	0	1B
67	91	Jul 18	SDP		STL	W,4-3	GF	26	6.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
68	92	Jul 19	SDP		STL	L,4-5	CG	41	10.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
69	93	Jul 20	SDP		CHC	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
70	95 (1)	Jul 22	SDP		CHC	L,3-6	CG	37	9.0	6	3	0	9	0	1B
71	96	Jul 23	SDP		PIT	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
72	97	Jul 24	SDP		PIT	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
73	98	Jul 25	SDP		PIT	L,3-9	CG	44	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
74	99	Jul 26	SDP		PIT	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	15	3	1	19	0	1B
75	100	Jul 28	SDP	@	CIN	L,7-8	CG	45	8.2	12	1	0	13	0	1B
76	101	Jul 29	SDP	@	CIN	L,5-15	GS	33	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
77	102	Jul 30	SDP	@	CIN	W,12-8	CG	45	9.0	8	2	1	11	2	1B
78	103	Jul 31	SDP	@	HOU	W,6-2	GS	26	6.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
79	104	Aug 1	SDP	@	HOU	W,6-0	GS	20	6.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
80	105	Aug 2	SDP	@	HOU	L,0-6	CG	36	8.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
81	106	Aug 4	SDP	@	ATL	L,7-12	CG	41	8.0	7	1	0	8	3	1B
82	107	Aug 5	SDP	@	ATL	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
83	108	Aug 6	SDP	@	ATL	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
84	109	Aug 7	SDP		HOU	W,7-1	CG	44	9.0	8	1	1	10	0	1B
85	110	Aug 8	SDP		HOU	W,4-3	CG	38	10.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
86	111	Aug 9	SDP		HOU	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	1	1B
87	112	Aug 10	SDP		ATL	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
88	113	Aug 11	SDP		ATL	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
89	115 (1)	Aug 13	SDP		ATL	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
90	116	Aug 14 (1)	SDP		CIN	L,0-2	CG	42	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
91	117	Aug 14 (2)	SDP		CIN	W,15-8	CG	42	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
92	118	Aug 16	SDP		CIN	L,0-2	CG	32	9.0	9	2	0	11	2	1B
93	119	Aug 18	SDP	@	PHI	W,9-4	CG	49	11.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
94	120	Aug 19	SDP	@	PHI	L,5-6	CG	33	8.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
95	121	Aug 20	SDP	@	PHI	L,2-10	CG	41	8.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
96	122	Aug 21	SDP	@	NYM	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	8	2	0	10	2	1B
97	123	Aug 22	SDP	@	NYM	W,8-3	GS	21	6.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
98	126 (2)	Aug 26	SDP		MON	L,5-6	CG	50	12.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
99	127	Aug 27	SDP		MON	L,0-3	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
100	128	Aug 28	SDP		PHI	L,1-8	CG	44	9.0	10	4	0	14	2	1B
101	129	Aug 29	SDP		PHI	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
102	130	Aug 30	SDP		PHI	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
103	131	Aug 31	SDP		NYM	L,5-6	CG	46	10.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
104	132	Sep 1	SDP		NYM	L,1-9	CG	42	9.0	11	2	0	13	1	1B
105	133	Sep 2	SDP		NYM	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
106	134	Sep 4	SDP	@	STL	L,2-4	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 1B
107	135	Sep 5	SDP	@	STL	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
108	137 (1)	Sep 7	SDP	@	ATL	W,11-4	CG	36	9.0	12	1	0	13	3	1B
109	138	Sep 8	SDP	@	ATL	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
110	139	Sep 9	SDP	@	ATL	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
111	141 (1)	Sep 11	SDP		HOU	W,11-0	CG	34	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	1B
112	143 (1)	Sep 14	SDP	@	SFG	L,3-4	CG	35	8.1	9	0	0	9	1	1B
113	144	Sep 15	SDP	@	SFG	L,3-13	GS	30	5.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
114	145	Sep 16	SDP		ATL	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
115	148 (2)	Sep 19	SDP	@	HOU	W,2-1	CG	49	14.0	15	1	0	16	2	1B
116	149	Sep 20	SDP	@	HOU	L,2-3	CG	35	8.1	12	0	0	12	0	1B
117	151 (1)	Sep 23	SDP	@	CIN	W,6-4	CG	59	13.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
118	152	Sep 24	SDP	@	CIN	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
119	153	Sep 25	SDP	@	LAD	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	14	1	0	15	0	1B
120	154	Sep 26	SDP	@	LAD	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
121	155	Sep 27	SDP	@	LAD	L,3-4	GS	26	7.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
122	156	Sep 28	SDP		SFG	L,4-5	CG	44	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
123	157	Sep 29	SDP		SFG	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	13	1	0	14	2	1B
124	158	Sep 30	SDP		CIN	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	11	2	0	13	1	1B
125	159	Oct 1	SDP		CIN	L,3-4	GS	39	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
126	161 (1)	Oct 3	SDP		LAD	W,1-0	CG	37	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
127	162	Oct 4	SDP		LAD	L,3-5	GS	13	3.0	2	1	0	3	0	1B
							130gm		1046.2	912	78	5	995	74