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Michael Rucker

Position: Relief Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 195lb (185cm, 88kg)

Team: Washington Nationals (minors, 40-man)

Born: April 27, 1994 in Columbus, MS us

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 11th round of the 2016 MLB June Amateur Draft from Brigham Young University (Provo, UT).

High School: Auburn Riverside HS (Auburn, WA)

Schools: Brigham Young University (Provo, UT), Gonzaga University (Spokane, WA)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2021 season

2024 Contract Status: Signed thru 2024, 1 yr/$752k (24)

Service Time (01/2024): 1.156 • Arb Eligible: 2025 • Free Agent: 2029

Full Name: Michael Patrick Rucker

Twitter: @mikeruck27

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.3

ERA

4.96

123.1

120

WHIP

1.386

2017 Player Pitching Game Log

2017 Player Pitching Game Log
Rk	Date	Lev	Tm		Opp	Inngs	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	GSc	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	SB	CS	PO	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU
1	2017-04-07 (2)	A-MIDW	South Bend Cubs	@	West Michigan Whitecaps	11-12		2.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	34	22	3	4	1	2	1	1
2	2017-04-22	A-MIDW	South Bend Cubs		Dayton Dragons	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	18	10	5	4	0	0	0	0
3	2017-04-25	A-MIDW	South Bend Cubs	@	Lansing Lugnuts	6-8		2.0	3	0	0	0	3	0	0		9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	30	20	6	3	4	2	2	0
4	2017-04-30	A-MIDW	South Bend Cubs	@	Fort Wayne TinCaps	5-6		1.1	2	2	2	0	2	1	0		6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	23	16	4	5	0	4	1	2
5	2017-05-05	A-MIDW	South Bend Cubs		Clinton LumberKings	9-10		2.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	19	14	1	6	0	3	0	0
6	2017-05-08	A-MIDW	South Bend Cubs	@	Burlington Bees	6-8		2.1	1	0	0	0	4	0	1		8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	33	21	4	7	2	2	1	1
7	2017-05-11	A-MIDW	South Bend Cubs	@	Peoria Chiefs	8-9	S	2.0	1	0	0	0	4	0	0		7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	24	18	6	4	0	3	1	1
		Player Moved from A-MIDW to A+-CARL
8	2017-05-16	A+-CARL	Myrtle Beach Pelicans		Buies Creek Astros	8-8		1.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	0		5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	24	15	6	1	3	1	1	0
9	2017-05-19	A+-CARL	Myrtle Beach Pelicans	@	Salem Red Sox	6-7		1.2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0		6	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	7	26	19	3	5	3	3	2	0
10	2017-05-21	A+-CARL	Myrtle Beach Pelicans	@	Salem Red Sox	7-7		1.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	25	15	6	2	1	1	1	0
11	2017-05-25	A+-CARL	Myrtle Beach Pelicans		Winston-Salem Dash	6-9	S	3.1	3	1	1	0	5	0	0		13	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	13	52	38	12	8	3	5	1	1
12	2017-05-29	A+-CARL	Myrtle Beach Pelicans	@	Carolina Mudcats	6-9		3.1	2	1	1	0	6	0	0		12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	51	32	8	5	2	4	0	1
13	2017-06-05	A+-CARL	Myrtle Beach Pelicans	@	Buies Creek Astros	1-5	W	5.0	1	0	0	1	6	0	0	70	16	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	60	38	11	7	3	7	2	0
14	2017-06-11	A+-CARL	Myrtle Beach Pelicans		Carolina Mudcats	1-5		4.2	2	1	1	3	5	1	0	58	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	77	46	14	8	4	7	2	0
15	2017-06-16	A+-CARL	Myrtle Beach Pelicans	@	Down East Wood Ducks	1-6	L	6.0	3	2	1	2	6	0	0	64	21	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	23	75	46	10	9	8	7	4	0
16	2017-06-24	A+-CARL	Myrtle Beach Pelicans		Down East Wood Ducks	1-5		5.0	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	67	17	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	56	42	12	6	4	9	0	4
17	2017-06-30	A+-CARL	Myrtle Beach Pelicans	@	Down East Wood Ducks	1-5	L	5.0	8	6	4	1	2	1	0	32	22	2	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	24	87	53	19	3	8	13	4	1
18	2017-07-05	A+-CARL	Myrtle Beach Pelicans		Buies Creek Astros	1-4		4.0	9	5	4	3	2	1	0	25	18	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	21	77	46	16	6	4	13	8	1
19	2017-07-12	A+-CARL	Myrtle Beach Pelicans		Winston-Salem Dash	1-7	W	7.0	1	0	0	1	7	0	1	81	21	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	23	80	56	17	8	4	9	2	0
20	2017-07-17	A+-CARL	Myrtle Beach Pelicans	@	Buies Creek Astros	1-8		8.0	2	0	0	0	10	0	0	88	26	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	92	69	18	15	8	8	2	2
21	2017-07-22	A+-CARL	Myrtle Beach Pelicans		Down East Wood Ducks	1-5	W	5.0	6	0	0	0	7	0	0	62	21	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	21	88	58	15	9	4	11	6	2
22	2017-07-27	A+-CARL	Myrtle Beach Pelicans	@	Potomac Nationals	1-5		5.0	6	3	2	2	4	0	0	47	20	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	23					10	7	3	2
23	2017-08-02	A+-CARL	Myrtle Beach Pelicans	@	Frederick Keys	1-7	W	6.1	11	1	1	1	4	0	0	50	28	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	29	93	69	19	7	12	10	6	1
24	2017-08-11	A+-CARL	Myrtle Beach Pelicans		Carolina Mudcats	1-6	L	6.0	7	4	3	1	4	1	0	47	24	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	25	93	62	15	11	12	7	2	2
25	2017-08-16	A+-CARL	Myrtle Beach Pelicans	@	Winston-Salem Dash	1-6	L	6.0	5	3	2	1	9	0	0	60	22	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	23	100	66	14	15	6	6	0	2
26	2017-08-25	A+-CARL	Myrtle Beach Pelicans		Carolina Mudcats	1-4	L	4.0	5	3	3	1	4	1	0	43	17	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	87	64	13	12	6	7	1	2
27	2017-08-31	A+-CARL	Myrtle Beach Pelicans	@	Buies Creek Astros	1-6	W	6.0	4	2	2	2	2	0	0	56	21	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	77	50	16	3	15	4	1	0

2017 Player Pitching Splits

2017 Player Pitching Splits
Split	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Total	27	422	395	35	89	16	3	6	10	4	21	114	.225	.267	.327	.593	.300	129	4	2	2	2	2

Home	11	172	161	15	37	5	1	4	3	3	10	45	.230	.279	.348	.627	.295	56	1	1	0	0	0
Away	16	250	234	20	52	11	2	2	7	1	11	69	.222	.258	.312	.570	.303	73	3	1	2	2	2

April	4	24	24	2	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	11	.208	.208	.417	.625	.333	10	0	0	0	0	0
May	8	66	61	3	12	3	0	0	1	0	2	27	.197	.231	.246	.477	.343	15	0	1	1	1	0
June	5	100	92	9	16	4	0	2	5	0	7	23	.174	.230	.283	.513	.206	26	1	0	0	1	1
July	5	114	106	8	24	5	1	1	1	2	6	30	.226	.274	.321	.595	.307	34	1	1	1	0	1
August	5	118	112	13	32	4	1	2	3	2	6	23	.286	.322	.393	.715	.345	44	2	0	0	0	0

As Starter	15	332	310	30	72	13	2	5	9	4	19	76	.232	.278	.336	.613	.291	104	4	1	1	1	2
As Reliever	12	90	85	5	17	3	1	1	1	0	2	38	.200	.225	.294	.519	.340	25	0	1	1	1	0

vs RHB as RHP	27	291	278		57	10	2	4			9	87	.205	.231	.299	.530	.280	83	3	1	1	2	0
vs LHB as RHP	25	131	117		32	6	1	2			12	27	.274	.346	.393	.739	.341	46	1	1	1	0	2

Bases Empty	27	270	256		50	12	2	4			13	72	.195	.237	.305	.542	.256	78	0	1	0	0	0
Runners On	24	152	139		39	4	1	2			8	42	.281	.320	.367	.687	.381	51	4	1	2	2	2

vs. Younger Batters	27	242	226		52	10	3	4			13	63	.230	.274	.354	.628	.300	80	2	1	1	1	1
vs. Older Batters	25	180	169		37	6	0	2			8	51	.219	.257	.290	.547	.299	49	2	1	1	1	1

Table
Split	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	SO9	SO/W
Total	5	5	.500	2.38	27	15	2	106.0	89	35	28	6	21	2	114	2	0	0	422	1.038	9.7	5.43

Home	2	2	.500	2.72	11	7	1	43.0	37	15	13	4	10	0	45	1	0	0	172	1.093	9.4	4.50
Away	3	3	.500	2.14	16	8	1	63.0	52	20	15	2	11	2	69	1	0	0	250	1.000	9.9	6.27

April	0	0		2.84	4	0	0	6.1	5	2	2	1	0	0	11	0	0	0	24	0.790	15.6
May	0	0		1.62	8	0	2	16.2	12	3	3	0	2	0	27	1	0	0	66	0.840	14.6	13.50
June	1	2	.333	2.10	5	5	0	25.2	16	9	6	2	7	1	23	0	0	0	100	0.896	8.1	3.29
July	2	0	1.000	1.86	5	5	0	29.0	24	8	6	1	6	1	30	1	0	0	114	1.035	9.3	5.00
August	2	3	.400	3.49	5	5	0	28.1	32	13	11	2	6	0	23	0	0	0	118	1.341	7.3	3.83

As Starter	5	5	.500	2.49	15	15	0	83.0	72	30	23	5	19	2	76	1	0	0	332	1.096	8.2	4.00
As Reliever	0	0		1.96	12	0	2	23.0	17	5	5	1	2	0	38	1	0	0	90	0.826	14.9	19.00

Please note that splits include both major and minor league stats. We have decided that the splits across all levels is more useful than just minor league stats.

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