Johnny Kucks

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 170lb (190cm, 77kg)

Born: July 27, 1932 in Hoboken, NJ us

Died: October 31, 2013 in Saddle River, NJ

Buried: George Washington Memorial Park, Paramus, NJ

High School: William L. Dickinson HS (Jersey City, NJ)

Last Game: September 25, 1960 (Age 28-060d)
vs. DET 4.0 IP, 6 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 4 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1955 season

Full Name: John Charles Kucks

Pronunciation: \COOKS\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.7

ERA

4.10

207

123

938.1

338

WHIP

1.362

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1952	19	-4.4	Norfolk	PIED	B	NYY	19	6	.760	2.55	2.89	29	25		16	4		215.0	175	69	61		82		118	4	1	4		1.195	7.3		3.4	4.9	1.44

1955	22	-6.4	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	8	7	.533	3.41	3.84	29	13	5	3	1	0	126.2	122	54	48	8	44	6	49	2	0	3	537	1.311	8.7	0.6	3.1	3.5	1.11
1956	23	-5.4	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	18	9	.667	3.85	4.53	34	31	1	12	3	0	224.1	223	113	96	19	72	0	67	10	1	3	947	1.315	8.9	0.8	2.9	2.7	0.93
1957	24	-4.5	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	8	10	.444	3.56	4.12	37	23	10	4	1	2	179.1	169	82	71	13	59	2	78	8	0	2	759	1.271	8.5	0.7	3.0	3.9	1.32
1958	25	-3.3	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	8	8	.500	3.93	4.79	34	15	8	4	1	4	126.0	132	67	55	14	39	2	46	6	0	1	544	1.357	9.4	1.0	2.8	3.3	1.18
1959	26		2 Teams	AL	Maj	NYY-KCA	8	12	.400	4.34	4.93	42	24	9	6	1	1	168.0	184	92	81	15	51	0	60	12	0	1	725	1.399	9.9	0.8	2.7	3.2	1.18
1959	26	-2.2	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	0	1	.000	8.64	8.64	9	1	3	0	0	0	16.2	21	16	16	5	9	0	9	0	0	1	76	1.800	11.3	2.7	4.9	4.9	1.00
1959	26	-2.2	KCA	AL	Maj	KCA	8	11	.421	3.87	4.52	33	23	6	6	1	1	151.1	163	76	65	10	42	0	51	12	0	0	649	1.355	9.7	0.6	2.5	3.0	1.21
1960	27	-0.9	KCA	AL	Maj	KCA	4	10	.286	6.00	6.71	31	17	5	1	0	0	114.0	140	85	76	22	43	2	38	1	0	2	518	1.605	11.1	1.7	3.4	3.0	0.88
1961	28	0.5	Rochester	IL	AAA	BAL	10	14	.417	3.72	4.61	34	33		9	2		201.0	207	103	83	17	47	7	98	5	1	4		1.264	9.3	0.8	2.1	4.4	2.09
1962	29	2.9	Atlanta	IL	AAA	STL	14	7	.667	4.34	5.10	29	24		6	1		164.0	170	93	79	18	51	3	67	3	0	8		1.348	9.3	1.0	2.8	3.7	1.31
1963	30	4.3	Atlanta	IL	AAA	STL	14	9	.609	2.77	3.59	30	29		10	2		208.0	188	83	64	18	53	4	114	8	0	4		1.159	8.1	0.8	2.3	4.9	2.15
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (6 seasons)					Majors		54	56	.491	4.10	4.73	207	123	38	30	7	7	938.1	970	493	427	91	308	12	338	39	1	12	4030	1.362	9.3	0.9	3.0	3.2	1.10
Minors (4 seasons)					Minors		57	36	.613	3.28	3.97	122	111		41	9		788.0	740	348	287	53	233	14	397	20	2	20		1.235	8.5		2.7	4.5	1.70
All Levels (10 Seasons)							111	92	.547	3.72	4.38	329	234	38	71	16	7	1726.1	1710	841	714	144	541	26	735	59	3	32	4030	1.304	8.9		2.8	3.8	1.36

AAA (3 seasons)					Minors		38	30	.559	3.55	4.38	93	86		25	5		573.0	565	279	226	53	151	14	279	16	1	16		1.250	8.9	0.8	2.4	4.4	1.85
B (1 season)					Minors		19	6	.760	2.55	2.89	29	25		16	4		215.0	175	69	61		82		118	4	1	4		1.195	7.3		3.4	4.9	1.44