#22 Nap Rucker, Reliever, 32 yrs, St.Louis (N) Cardinals Sunday, 10/6/1916 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Nap Rucker
9/30/1884 32 USA,GA,CRABAPPLE 5"11 200
Reliever R L
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Average Loyal Some ability 4 / 6 (Popular) 2 / 6 (Fair) Good Normal Normal 5.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years of Pro Service :
| Big League Contract $ 300 1916 10 Year(s), 0 Days (1720 total Days) 172 Day(s) 9 Year(s)
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| Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
| Overall | 6 | 6 | 10 | 91-94 Mph |
| Versus LHB | 6 | 6 | 10 | |
| Versus RHB | 6 | 6 | 10 | |
| Talent | 7 | 7 | 10 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 5 60 3
| | Pitches: Fastball Sinker Slider
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Versus LHP | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Versus RHP | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 2 2 4 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : 4 (Range), .966 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 1
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| Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
| 8/8 | @NYG | L 4-5 | * | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| 8/12 | CIN | W 3-1 | * | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | W | PoG | | | |
| 8/16 | BON | W 4-1 | * | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | W | PoG | | | |
| 8/20 | @PIT | L 2-3 | * | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | L | | | | |
| 8/24 | @BRK | L 5-6 | * | 8 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | L | | | | |
| 8/29 | PHI | L 5-6 | * | 10 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | L | | | | |
| 9/2 | @NYG | W 5-2 | * | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | W | PoG | | | |
| 9/6 | @CIN | L 1-6 | * | 7 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | L | | | | |
| 9/10 | CIN | L 1-9 | * | 9 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | L | | | | |
| 9/15 | @PIT | L 3-4 | * | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | L | | | | |
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| Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
| Overall | 39 | 39 | 17 | 21 | 0 | 4.23 | 333.2 | 353 | 173 | 157 | 133 | 144 | 32 | 82.1 | 1 | 18 | 46.2 |
| Projected | 39 | 39 | 17 | 21 | 0 | 4.23 | 333.0 | 353 | 173 | 157 | 133 | 144 | | | | | |
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| Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | 13.4 | 9.5 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 2 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 3.86 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHB | 501 | 157 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 77 | 80 | 68 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .313 | .391 | .383 | .775 |
| vs. RHB | 758 | 196 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 90 | 93 | 65 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .259 | .316 | .306 | .622 |
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| | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| Home | 19 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 4.32 | 168.2 | 185 | 89 | 81 | 64 | 81 |
| Road | 20 | 20 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 4.15 | 165.0 | 168 | 84 | 76 | 69 | 63 |
| Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| March/April | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3.84 | 61.0 | 58 | 32 | 26 | 33 | 34 |
| May | 7 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5.40 | 60.0 | 64 | 39 | 36 | 22 | 26 |
| June | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2.94 | 52.0 | 48 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 20 |
| July | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4.46 | 66.2 | 74 | 33 | 33 | 28 | 23 |
| August | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3.54 | 61.0 | 69 | 28 | 24 | 16 | 22 |
| Sept./Oct. | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5.73 | 33.0 | 40 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
| 1907 | 37 | 37 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 3.79 | 287.1 | 268 | 135 | 121 | 5 | 94 | 150 | 13 | 0 | 1.26 | .284 | PHI STN |
| 1908 | 41 | 41 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 2.01 | 362.0 | 279 | 104 | 81 | 2 | 88 | 172 | 33 | 6 | 1.01 | .241 | STN,NL |
| 1909 | 40 | 40 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 2.72 | 347.1 | 299 | 143 | 105 | 4 | 95 | 138 | 28 | 1 | 1.13 | .255 | STN,NL |
| 1910 | 42 | 42 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 3.43 | 364.2 | 341 | 179 | 139 | 2 | 96 | 148 | 35 | 0 | 1.20 | .277 | STN,NL |
| 1911 | 41 | 41 | 21 | 15 | 0 | 2.66 | 359.0 | 304 | 131 | 106 | 1 | 96 | 183 | 34 | 5 | 1.11 | .264 | STN |
| 1912 | 41 | 41 | 18 | 20 | 0 | 3.16 | 355.2 | 327 | 159 | 125 | 7 | 119 | 124 | 35 | 2 | 1.25 | .262 | STN |
| 1913 | 41 | 41 | 20 | 17 | 0 | 3.25 | 349.0 | 330 | 145 | 126 | 2 | 138 | 118 | 32 | 2 | 1.34 | .278 | STN,NL |
| 1914 | 41 | 41 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 3.37 | 361.0 | 337 | 167 | 135 | 5 | 118 | 147 | 32 | 1 | 1.26 | .275 | STN,NL |
| 1915 | 41 | 41 | 18 | 20 | 0 | 4.06 | 350.2 | 350 | 194 | 158 | 5 | 142 | 157 | 35 | 2 | 1.40 | .299 | STN |
| 1916 | 39 | 39 | 17 | 21 | 0 | 4.23 | 333.2 | 353 | 173 | 157 | 4 | 133 | 144 | 32 | 1 | 1.46 | .314 | STN |
| Total | 404 | 404 | 199 | 162 | 0 | 3.25 | 3470.1 | 3188 | 1530 | 1253 | 37 | 1119 | 1481 | 309 | 20 | 1.24 | .275 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
| 1908 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.03 | 32.2 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 0 |
| 1909 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.40 | 11.2 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 1910 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1911 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.00 | 9.0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1913 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | 18.0 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3.36 | 80.1 | 65 | 31 | 30 | 21 | 38 | 7 | 0 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1907 | 37 | 101 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | .168 | .184 | .178 | .363 | PHI STN |
| 1908 | 41 | 125 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | .192 | .192 | .200 | .392 | STN,NL |
| 1909 | 40 | 118 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | .229 | .242 | .254 | .496 | STN,NL |
| 1910 | 42 | 133 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | .165 | .175 | .195 | .371 | STN,NL |
| 1911 | 41 | 123 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | .179 | .185 | .211 | .397 | STN |
| 1912 | 41 | 124 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | .194 | .195 | .202 | .397 | STN |
| 1913 | 41 | 122 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | .090 | .103 | .107 | .210 | STN,NL |
| 1914 | 41 | 134 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 0 | .157 | .169 | .179 | .348 | STN,NL |
| 1915 | 41 | 124 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 0 | .169 | .194 | .185 | .379 | STN |
| 1916 | 39 | 105 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 0 | .171 | .202 | .171 | .373 | STN |
| Total | 404 | 1209 | 207 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 89 | 17 | 241 | 0 | 0 | .171 | .184 | .189 | .372 | |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Pitcher | 39 | 39 | 21 | 69 | 3 | 92 | 2 | .978 | 333.2 | 2.48 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 5th overall pick, by Philadelphia (N) in 1907... Had first career hit on 4/5/1907, off George McQuillan (NYG)... Earned first career win on 4/5/1907... Traded from Philadelphia (N) to St.Louis (N) on 7/16/1907 (Going to STN: P Addie Joss, P Nap Rucker, 2B Jim Delahanty. Going to PHI: P Carl Druhot, P Bill Otey, 1B Rip Cannell, P 1908 1st Rd Pic k, P 1908 2nd Rd Pick)... Won Player of the Week award on 7/29/1907, winning 2 games with a 3.50 ERA... Won Player of the Week award on 4/15/1908, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1908, going 4-1, 1.14... Was selected to the 1908 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 7/8/1908, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1908, going 6-1, 1.63... Won Player of the Week award on 4/22/1909, winning 2 games with a 1.00 ERA... Was selected to the 1909 Allstar game... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1909, going 5-1, 1.68... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1910, going 6-1, 2.03... Won Player of the Week award on 6/10/1910, winning 2 games with a 1.00 ERA... Was selected to the 1910 Allstar game... Was selected to the 1913 Allstar game... Won World Series with St.Louis (N) in 1913... Was selected to the 1914 Allstar game... Won Gold Glove Award at Pitcher in 1915...
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| Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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ERA 1908 - 2.01 - 3rd 1909 - 2.72 - 10th
| WHIP 1908 - 1.01 - 6th 1909 - 1.13 - 9th 1911 - 1.11 - 9th 1912 - 1.25 - 10th
| Wins 1908 - 25 - 4th 1909 - 20 - 9th 1910 - 21 - 3rd 1911 - 21 - 3rd 1913 - 20 - 7th 1914 - 25 - 2nd 1915 - 18 - 9th
| Losses 1912 - 20 - 5th 1915 - 20 - 5th
| IP 1908 - 362.0 - 2nd 1909 - 347.1 - 8th 1910 - 364.2 - 2nd 1911 - 359.0 - 3rd 1912 - 355.2 - 5th 1913 - 349.0 - 4th 1914 - 361.0 - 2nd 1915 - 350.2 - 4th
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K's 1907 - 150 - 8th 1908 - 172 - 4th 1909 - 138 - 10th 1910 - 148 - 9th 1911 - 183 - 4th 1913 - 118 - 7th 1914 - 147 - 6th
| BB 1907 - 94 - 4th 1909 - 95 - 6th 1910 - 96 - 8th 1913 - 138 - 6th 1914 - 118 - 9th 1915 - 142 - 8th
| CG 1908 - 33 - 9th 1910 - 35 - 4th 1911 - 34 - 6th 1912 - 35 - 3rd 1913 - 32 - 5th 1914 - 32 - 8th 1915 - 35 - 2nd
| SHO 1908 - 6 - 1st 1911 - 5 - 2nd 1912 - 2 - 8th 1915 - 2 - 10th
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