What years did Dave Rucker play?

Dave Rucker played in Major League Baseball from 1981 to 1988.

Was Dave Rucker a pitcher?

Yes. Dave Rucker pitched in the major leagues, recording 16 wins and 170 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Dave Rucker hit?

Dave Rucker hit 0 career home runs with 5 hits.

Dave Rucker

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1981-1988)

W–L 16–20

ERA 3.94

WHIP 1.51

SO 170

Pitcher PIV 402.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 185 lb
Born: 9/1/1957 in San Bernardino, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1981-04-12
Last Game: 1988-10-02

Full name: David Michael Rucker

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
16	20	206	10	1	0	1	319.7	337	140	19	147	170	3.94	402.4

Career ERA 3.94 vs. league average 3.83 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1981	DET	AL	0	0	2	0	0	0	4.0	3	3	1	2	6.75	—	0.0
1982	DET	AL	5	6	27	4	1	0	64.0	62	24	23	31	3.38	3.86 (+13%)	211.9
1983	DET	AL	1	2	4	3	0	0	9.0	18	17	8	6	17.00	3.87 (-339%)	0.0
1983	SLN	NL	5	3	34	0	0	0	37.0	36	10	18	22	2.43	3.87 (+37%)	386.4
1984	SLN	NL	2	3	50	0	0	0	73.0	62	17	34	38	2.10	3.81 (+45%)	1195.8
1985	PHI	NL	3	2	39	3	0	1	79.3	83	38	40	41	4.31	3.89 (-11%)	-651.9
1986	PHI	NL	0	2	19	0	0	0	25.0	34	16	14	14	5.76	3.97 (-45%)	-899.1
1988	PIT	NL	0	2	31	0	0	0	28.3	39	15	9	16	4.76	3.73 (-28%)	159.2
Career · 8 seasons			16	20	206	10	1	1	319.2	337	140	147	170	3.94	—	402

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
208	26	2	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	11	.192	.222	.231	.453	0

Career AVG .192 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 25.5% below league average.

Career OBP .222 vs. league average .323 across their career seasons — 31.2% below league average.

Career SLG .231 vs. league average .386 across their career seasons — 40.2% below league average.

Career OPS .453 vs. league average .709 across their career seasons — 36.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1981	DET	AL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1982	DET	AL	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1983	DET	AL	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1983	SLN	NL	34	4	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1984	SLN	NL	50	7	0	1	0	0	3	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
1985	PHI	NL	41	12	2	4	1	1	5	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1986	PHI	NL	19	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1988	PIT	NL	31	2	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			208	26	2	5	1	1	11	.192	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	108	18	2	5	0	0	.278
Away	100	8	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	106	186.2	180	70	80	106	3.38
Away	100	133.0	157	70	67	64	4.74

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1988-10-02	PIT	CHC	L	0	0
1988-09-26	PIT	STL	L	0	0
1988-09-24	PIT	CHC	L	0	0
1988-09-18	PIT	PHI	L	0	0
1988-09-15	PIT	WSN	L	0	0
1988-08-24	PIT	CIN	L	0	0
1988-08-12	PIT	PHI	L	0	0
1988-08-09	PIT	WSN	W	0	0
1988-08-07	PIT	NYN	L	0	0
1988-08-06	PIT	NYN	L	1	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1988-10-02	PIT	CHC	—	0.2	3	1	1	0	1
1988-09-26	PIT	STL	—	2.0	4	2	2	1	0
1988-09-24	PIT	CHC	L	0.0	1	1	1	0	0
1988-09-18	PIT	PHI	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
1988-09-15	PIT	WSN	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
1988-08-24	PIT	CIN	—	2.0	1	1	1	1	3
1988-08-12	PIT	PHI	—	1.0	3	1	1	0	0
1988-08-09	PIT	WSN	—	0.0	1	1	0	1	0
1988-08-07	PIT	NYN	—	0.2	1	0	0	1	1
1988-08-06	PIT	NYN	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	206	10	22	51	10	6

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1981	DET	P	2	0	1	0	0	0
1982	DET	P	27	4	4	10	3	2
1983	DET	P	4	3	1	3	0	0
1983	SLN	P	34	0	5	5	1	1
1984	SLN	P	50	0	4	10	5	1
1985	PHI	P	39	3	5	14	0	1
1986	PHI	P	19	0	1	5	0	1
1988	PIT	P	31	0	1	4	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	206

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
1985	PHI	NL	$220,000
Total Career Earnings			$220,000

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of La Verne	La Verne	CA	1978
University of California - Los Angeles	Los Angeles	CA	1976, 1977

Frequently Asked Questions about Dave Rucker

What years did Dave Rucker play?: Dave Rucker played in Major League Baseball from 1981 to 1988.
Was Dave Rucker a pitcher?: Yes. Dave Rucker pitched in the major leagues, recording 16 wins and 170 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Dave Rucker hit?: Dave Rucker hit 0 career home runs with 5 hits.