Dave Rucker

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: September 1, 1957 in San Bernardino, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 19th round of the 1975 MLB June Amateur Draft from Dwight D. Eisenhower HS (Rialto, CA) and the Detroit Tigers in the 16th round of the 1978 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of La Verne (La Verne, CA).

High School: Dwight D. Eisenhower HS (Rialto, CA)

Schools: University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA), University of La Verne (La Verne, CA)

Debut: April 12, 1981 (Age 23-223d, 14,428th in major league history)
vs. TOR 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: October 2, 1988 (Age 31-031d)
vs. CHC 0.2 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1982 season

Full Name: David Michael Rucker

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.5

ERA

3.94

206

319.2

170

WHIP

1.514

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Team Record in Appearances: 7-20 / in Starts: 1-3

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 14, Entered with runners on base: 12

1982 Pitching Game Log

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1982 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	3	78	Jul 7	DET	@	CHW	L,0-7	8-8		99	0.1	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	54.00	2.72	3	1	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.34	-0.033	.44	-0.03%	-1.02	8b --- 0 out d2	8b 1-- 1 out d3
2	4	82	Jul 10(1)	DET	@	TEX	L,5-6	2-5		2	4.0	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	6.23	3.41	17	8	3	0	0	5		0	0	0	0	0	16	0	0	0	1	0	0	.99	0.002	.84	0.00%	0.88	2b --- 0 out d4	5b 3 out tie
3	5	87	Jul 17	DET	@	MIN	W,8-4	8-8	H(1)	6	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.40	3.32	1	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.06	0.153	2.79	0.08%	0.80	8b 1-- 0 out a2	8b --- 2 out a2
4	6	89	Jul 19	DET		CHW	L,0-6	1-4		1	3.2	5	2	2	1	6	2	0	5.19	5.02	17	4	1	0	0	5		3	0	1	0	0	16	1	0	0	0	0	0	.55	0.034	.45	0.02%	1.07	1t 123 1 out d3	4t 3 out d5
5	7	95	Jul 25(2)	DET		TEX	W,7-6	9-GF	W(1-0)	5	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.66	5.10	4	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.94	0.137	1.48	0.06%	0.50	9t --- 0 out tie	9t end tie
6	8	96	Jul 26	DET	@	NYY	W,5-3	8-9	H(2)	0	0.2	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.35	4.75	5	0	1	0	0	3		1	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.03	-0.121	1.96	-0.07%	-1.09	8b -2- 2 out a3	9b 12- 1 out a2
7	9	98	Jul 28	DET	@	NYY	L,7-8	7-7	H(3)	1	0.1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.06	4.69	2	1	0	0	0	1		2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.77	-0.070	2.60	-0.04%	-0.70	7b 12- 0 out a3	7b 1-3 1 out a2
8	10	99	Jul 30	DET	@	TOR	L,5-6	11-11		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.91	4.63	1	0	1	0	1	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.15	0.078	2.19	0.03%	0.38	11b 1-- 0 out tie	11b 1-- 1 out tie
9	11	100	Jul 31	DET	@	TOR	L,0-1	10-GF(10)	L(1-1)	0	0.2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	5.40	4.77	5	0	2	0	1	2		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	2.79	-0.354	1.69	-0.13%	-0.92	10b --- 0 out tie	10b end d 1
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
10	12	106	Aug 5(2)	DET		TOR	W,7-4	3-6	W(2-1)	4	3.2	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	4.11	4.09	14	6	2	0	0	2		1	0	0	0	0	13	2	0	1	0	0	0	1.07	0.202	.76	0.09%	2.02	3t 1-- 1 out d1	6t 3 out a4
11	13	109	Aug 8(1)	DET		TOR	L,4-7	7-GF		2	2.1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3.57	4.25	9	5	2	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.21	0.038	.18	0.02%	1.32	7t -2- 2 out d3	9t end d 3
12	14	110	Aug 8(2)	DET		TOR	L,4-7	6-7	L(2-2)	-1	1.1	3	3	3	1	0	0	0	4.74	4.30	8	1	3	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.86	-0.239	1.35	-0.10%	-1.57	6t --- 0 out d1	7t 123 1 out d1
13	15	111	Aug 9	DET		NYY	L,7-9	8-8	BL(2-3)	0	0.2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	4.58	4.24	5	2	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	2.86	-0.482	1.35	-0.14%	-1.82	8t --- 0 out a1	8t -2- 2 out d1
14	16	116	Aug 15	DET		KCR	L,1-6	7-9		5	2.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.57	4.10	8	4	2	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	8	2	0	0	0	0	0	.23	0.017	.10	0.01%	0.38	7t --- 0 out d4	9t -2- 0 out d3
15	17	118	Aug 17(1)	DET		SEA	L,4-5	7-GF		1	3.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.01	3.93	11	4	6	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	1	.43	0.080	.20	0.02%	1.50	7t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 2
16	18	122	Aug 21	DET	@	CAL	L,1-13	5-5		3	0.1	1	3	3	2	1	0	0	5.04	4.08	4	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.26	-0.013	.17	-0.01%	-1.07	5b --- 0 out d5	5b 123 1 out d5
17	19	123	Aug 22	DET	@	CAL	L,5-6	7-7	BL(2-4)	0	0.2	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	5.26	4.55	3	1	1	0	0	1		1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.18	-0.383	.55	-0.11%	-1.48	7b 1-- 1 out a1	7b 3 out d1
18	20	130	Aug 31	DET		CAL	L,0-11	5-5		8	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.13	4.43	2	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.26	5t --- 1 out d9	5t 3 out d9
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
19	21	134	Sep 4	DET		OAK	L,3-4	GS-5		3	5.0	7	1	1	2	6	0	0	4.60	3.96	24	4	5	0	1	7	53			0	0	0	22	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.18	0.166	.11	0.01%	1.50	1t start tie	5t 3 out tie
20	22	137	Sep 7	DET	@	MIL	L,0-4	8-GF(8)		2	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.50	3.87	3	0	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.06	0.001	.01	0.00%	0.25	8b --- 1 out d4	8b end d 4
21	23	140	Sep 11	DET	@	BOS	L,3-13	6-6		3	0.2	1	3	3	2	0	0	0	5.23	4.03	5	1	2	1	0	0		2	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.23	-0.013	.00	0.00%	-0.91	6b 1-3 0 out d4	6b 123 2 out d6
22	24	143	Sep 14	DET		MIL	L,3-6	GS-5	L(2-5)	2	5.0	6	2	2	3	3	0	0	5.02	3.94	24	5	7	0	0	6	47			1	0	0	21	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.08	0.026	.01	0.00%	0.50	1t start tie	5t 3 out d1
23	25	148	Sep 19	DET		BOS	L,4-6	GS-7	L(2-6)	4	7.0	5	2	2	1	3	1	1	4.63	4.04	26	8	12	5	2	1	61			0	0	0	23	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.19	0.028	.00	0.00%	1.50	1t start tie	7t 3 out d1
24	26	151	Sep 23	DET	@	BAL	W,10-5	3-GF	W(3-6)	3	6.2	4	0	0	2	2	0	0	4.03	3.91	24	4	12	2	0	4		3	0	0	0	0	22	0	0	0	1	0	0	.61	0.288	.00	0.00%	4.57	3b 123 1 out d3	9b end a 5
25	27	155	Sep 28	DET		BAL	W,9-6	6-GF	W(4-6)	4	3.1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.79	3.80	12	2	7	1	1	2		2	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.19	0.264	.00	0.00%	2.00	6t 1-3 2 out d1	9t end a 3
26	28	157	Sep 30	DET		BAL	L,5-6	9-GF		1	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.76	3.79	2	1	0	0	0	1		2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.17	-0.300	.00	0.00%	-0.50	9t 1-3 2 out tie	9t end d 1
27	29	161	Oct 2(2)	DET	@	CLE	W,4-1	CG	W(5-6)	1	9.0	5	1	1	4	3	0	0	3.38	3.73	35	20	3	2	0	5	72			0	0	0	31	1	0	0	0	0	0	.69	0.339	.00	0.00%	3.50	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a3
							7-20		W-L:5-6,BSv:2,Hld:3	2.3	64.0	62	26	24	23	31	4	2	3.38	3.73	274	1.15		7%	4%	57	58	20	30%	2	0	0	247	10	1	3	4	0	2	.99	-0.154	.35	-0.28%	11.84

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