Player Report for #92 Dave Rucker

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Thursday, March 2nd, 1989

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Name:	Dave Rucker	Contract:	Major League Contract
Nickname:		Salary:	$3,234,000
Birthday:	09-01-1957	Signed Through:	1989 Season
Age:	31	Years of Major League Service:	5 Years, 94 Days
Born in:	San Bernardino (California)	Major League Service Days this Year:	None
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 0"	Years on 40-Man Roster:	6 Years, None
Weight:	186 lbs	Years of Pro Service:	9 Years
		Arbitration Eligibility:	Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Position:	MR	Minor League Option Years:	2 option years left
Bats:	Left
Throws:	Left	Contract Extension	-
Status:	Completely Rested	Drafted	1980, 15th Pick in Round 2
Morale:	Great	Local Popularity (National)	Popular (Popular)

New York (N)

Mets

MLB

Pitching Ratings (OSA)

Pitching	Stuff	Movement	Control	Velocity
Overall	3	9	5	91-93 Mph
Versus LHP	3	9	5
Versus RHP	3	9	5
Talent	3	9	5

Pitching Ratings		Pitches:	Fastball, Changeup, Slider, Cutter
Endurance:	4
Groundball Pct.:	60
Holding Runners:	10

Batting Ratings (OSA)

Running & Bunting Ratings		Fielding Ratings
Running Speed:	1	Pitcher 10
Stealing Ability:	2
Baserunning Instincts:	2
Sacrifice Bunt:	10
Bunt for Hit:	2
Hitter Type:	Spray Hitter

Game Log, Last 10 Games

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Start

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Career Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP
1983 New York (N) - MLB	25	60	0	2	6	2	5.03	73.1	71	46	41	4	28	37	0	0	1.35	.276	-0.9
1984 New York (N) - MLB	26	39	0	2	3	0	3.28	49.1	55	21	18	0	17	25	0	0	1.46	.335	9.6
1985 New York (N) - MLB	27	71	0	7	2	3	2.37	68.1	42	18	18	1	29	38	0	0	1.04	.205	20.4
1986 New York (N) - MLB	28	59	0	4	1	5	1.03	52.1	36	9	6	0	23	22	0	0	1.13	.229	24.9
1987 New York (N) - MLB	29	76	0	7	3	1	3.66	91.0	73	42	37	3	36	43	0	0	1.20	.245	15.4
1988 New York (N) - MLB	30	73	0	11	1	2	2.02	89.0	68	22	20	2	33	53	0	0	1.13	.249	33.6
Total MLB		378	0	33	16	13	2.98	423.1	345	158	140	10	166	218	0	0	1.21	.255	103.0

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP
1980 Burnettown - A	22	15	0	1	1	1	5.47	26.1	41	19	16	3	11	1	0	0	1.97	.330	-2.3
1981 Burnettown - A	23	13	0	1	0	1	3.38	18.2	21	7	7	2	12	10	0	0	1.77	.328	2.7
1982 St. Louis - AAA	24	54	0	7	6	1	1.86	48.1	43	14	10	2	17	20	0	0	1.24	.265	14.5
1984 Chesapeake - AA	26	15	0	3	0	3	0.96	28.0	20	5	3	0	6	14	0	0	0.93	.238	12.4
1984 St. Louis - AAA	26	19	0	0	4	10	4.82	18.2	29	14	10	1	10	8	0	0	2.09	.378	-0.6
Total MLBAAA		73	0	7	10	11	2.69	67.0	72	28	20	3	27	28	0	0	1.48	.301	14.0
Total MLBAA		15	0	3	0	3	0.96	28.0	20	5	3	0	6	14	0	0	0.93	.238	12.4
Total MLBA		28	0	2	1	2	4.60	45.0	62	26	23	5	23	11	0	0	1.89	.329	0.4

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP
1985 New York (N) - MLB	27	8	0	0	0	0	0.00	10.0	6	0	0	0	2	6	0	0	0.80	.207	0.0
1986 New York (N) - MLB	28	7	0	2	0	0	4.50	4.0	8	2	2	0	3	1	0	0	2.75	.444	0.0
1987 New York (N) - MLB	29	6	0	0	0	0	0.00	6.2	3	0	0	0	5	6	0	0	1.20	.200	0.0
1988 New York (N) - MLB	30	8	0	1	0	0	0.00	5.2	2	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	1.06	.111	0.0
Total MLB		29	0	3	0	0	0.68	26.1	19	2	2	0	14	15	0	0	1.25	.237	0.0

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1983 New York (N) - ML	P	60	0	4	12	0	16	0	1.000	73.1	1.96
1984 New York (N) - ML	P	39	0	0	7	0	7	0	1.000	49.1	1.28
1985 New York (N) - ML	P	71	0	6	16	0	22	0	1.000	68.1	2.90
1986 New York (N) - ML	P	59	0	7	8	1	15	0	1.000	52.1	2.58
1987 New York (N) - ML	P	76	0	5	17	2	24	2	.917	91.0	2.18
1988 New York (N) - ML	P	73	0	7	11	1	18	0	1.000	89.0	1.82

Player History
06-15-1980	Drafted in the 1980 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 15, 41st overall Pick) by the New York (N) Mets.
01-01-1981	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 1 (2); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 5 (5).
06-10-1981	Injured (strep throat), day-to-day for 4 days.
01-01-1982	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 1 (4); Movement: 9 (10); Control: 6 (6).
01-01-1983	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (5); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 6 (6).
11-18-1984	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through automatic renewal.
01-01-1985	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (5); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 6 (8).
11-18-1985	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through automatic renewal.
01-01-1986	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 6 (8).
10-31-1986	Won the 1986 Major League Baseball World Series with the New York (N) Mets!
11-21-1986	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,876,800 through arbitration.
01-01-1987	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 6 (7).
05-18-1987	Injured (dead arm syndrome), out for 1-2 weeks.
10-23-1987	Won the 1987 Major League Baseball World Series with the New York (N) Mets!
11-13-1987	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,450,500 through arbitration.
01-01-1988	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (3); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 5 (5).
10-28-1988	Won the 1988 Major League Baseball World Series with the New York (N) Mets!
11-18-1988	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,234,000 through arbitration.
01-01-1989	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (3); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 5 (5).

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	HLD	Rank
1985	32	1
1986	28	3
1987	27	1
1988	21	5

Year	SHO	Rank
1984	0	10