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Michael Rucker

Position: Relief Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 200lb (185cm, 90kg)

Team: Philadelphia Phillies (majors, 15-day IL)

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: Pre-Arb Eligible

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

2023 Player Pitching Game Log

2023 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	2023-04-01	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Milwaukee Brewers	8-8		0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
2	2023-04-02	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Milwaukee Brewers	6-7		1.1	1	1	1	1	3	0	0		4	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	28	16	3	3	0	2	2	0
3	2023-04-04	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Cincinnati Reds	5-5		0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	5	0	1	1	0	0	0
4	2023-04-08	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Texas Rangers	9-9		1.0	2	1	1	0	2	0	0		5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	22	13	4	3	1	2	2	0
5	2023-04-11	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Seattle Mariners	2-4	W	2.2	2	1	1	0	3	1	0		10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	41	28	7	6	4	3	2	0
6	2023-04-14	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Los Angeles Dodgers	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	17	9	2	2	1	1	1	0
7	2023-04-18	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Oakland Athletics	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	14	7	4	1	1	0	0	0
8	2023-04-20	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Los Angeles Dodgers	7-7		1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	11	7	4	1	1	1	1	0
9	2023-04-22	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Los Angeles Dodgers	6-6		0.2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	14	9	0	3	0	1	1	0
10	2023-04-25	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		San Diego Padres	9-9		1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	18	11	1	2	0	3	1	2
11	2023-04-26	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		San Diego Padres	7-7		0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	3	1	0	0	1	0	0
12	2023-04-28	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Miami Marlins	9-9	L	0.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	2		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	14	8	0	2	2	0	0	0
13	2023-05-02	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Washington Nationals	7-7		0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	3	1	0	2	0	0	0
14	2023-05-06	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Miami Marlins	4-5		1.2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0		6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	24	14	8	0	3	2	1	1
15	2023-05-09	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		St. Louis Cardinals	9-9		0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	4	1	1	0	1	0	0
16	2023-05-13	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Minnesota Twins	6-6		1.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0		5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	15	11	0	4	3	0	0	0
17	2023-05-14	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Minnesota Twins	3-4		1.1	2	2	2	1	1	1	0		6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	24	14	1	5	2	3	1	1
18	2023-05-20	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Philadelphia Phillies	3-5		2.1	4	2	2	2	2	0	0		10	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	13	62	36	9	4	5	4	3	1
19	2023-05-25	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		New York Mets	6-8		2.2	7	5	5	2	3	1	0		14	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	16	53	32	6	6	6	5	4	0
20	2023-05-28	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Cincinnati Reds	7-8		2.0	4	1	1	1	1	0	0		9	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	10	36	19	6	0	4	4	2	1
		Player Moved from Maj-NL to AAA-IL
21	2023-06-02	AAA-IL	Iowa Cubs		Columbus Clippers	5-7		2.1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0		8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	34	19	5	4	5	2	2	0
		Player Moved from AAA-IL to Maj-NL
22	2023-06-07	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Los Angeles Angels	7-8		2.0	1	0	0	1	3	0	1		7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	37	19	5	6	3	1	1	0
23	2023-06-11	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	San Francisco Giants	5-5		0.1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	13	6	0	4	1	0	0	0
24	2023-06-15	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Pittsburgh Pirates	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	10	6	2	2	2	0	0	0
25	2023-06-19	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Pittsburgh Pirates	8-9		2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	30	18	7	2	3	1	1	0
26	2023-06-27	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Philadelphia Phillies	6-6		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	6	2	1	2	0	0	0
27	2023-06-28	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Philadelphia Phillies	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	18	11	0	1	1	2	1	0
28	2023-06-30	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Cleveland Guardians	9-9		1.0	1	1	1	0	2	1	0		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	21	12	3	2	0	2	0	0
29	2023-07-02	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Cleveland Guardians	6-6		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	12	9	4	0	0	2	0	1
30	2023-07-05	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Milwaukee Brewers	7-8	W	2.0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	7	35	17	4	5	2	2	1	0
31	2023-07-08	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	New York Yankees	5-5		1.0	2	2	2	0	1	1	0		5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	15	10	3	2	2	2	0	1
32	2023-07-16	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Boston Red Sox	7-8		1.1	1	3	3	2	1	0	0		5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	33	16	7	3	1	3	1	1
33	2023-07-20	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		St. Louis Cardinals	4-5		1.1	2	2	2	0	0	1	0		6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	19	11	4	1	1	5	3	0
34	2023-07-23	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		St. Louis Cardinals	6-6		0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	10	4	1	0	1	0	0	0
35	2023-07-27	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	St. Louis Cardinals	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	14	10	2	2	2	1	0	1
		Player Moved from Maj-NL to AAA-IL
36	2023-08-05	AAA-IL	Iowa Cubs		Toledo Mud Hens	1-3		3.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	59	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	34	21	4	4	2	6	2	1
37	2023-08-11	AAA-IL	Iowa Cubs	@	Omaha Storm Chasers	1-3		3.0	4	1	1	2	5	0	0	50	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	14	60	33	9	9	3	4	2	0
		Player Moved from AAA-IL to Maj-NL
38	2023-08-23	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Detroit Tigers	6-7		1.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	23	11	3	0	1	1	1	0
		Player Moved from Maj-NL to AAA-IL
39	2023-08-26	AAA-IL	Iowa Cubs	@	Indianapolis Indians	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	12	8	2	1	0	2	1	1
40	2023-08-30	AAA-IL	Iowa Cubs	@	Toledo Mud Hens	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	15	11	2	4	0	0	0	0
41	2023-08-31	AAA-IL	Iowa Cubs	@	Toledo Mud Hens	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	10	7	0	3	1	1	1	0
42	2023-09-03	AAA-IL	Iowa Cubs	@	Toledo Mud Hens	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	7	2	1	2	1	1	0
43	2023-09-06	AAA-IL	Iowa Cubs		Omaha Storm Chasers	7-8		1.2	0	0	0	1	3	0	0		4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	32	16	5	4	0	2	0	0
44	2023-09-08	AAA-IL	Iowa Cubs		Omaha Storm Chasers	9-9	L	1.0	3	3	3	0	1	2	0		6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	23	14	4	2	1	4	2	0
45	2023-09-13	AAA-IL	Iowa Cubs		St. Paul Saints	2-4		3.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0		9	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	9	31	22	3	1	3	6	4	1
46	2023-09-16	AAA-IL	Iowa Cubs		St. Paul Saints	7-7		1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	16	8	4	1	0	3	2	0
47	2023-09-20	AAA-IL	Iowa Cubs	@	Louisville Bats	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	13	7	2	1	3	0	0	0
48	2023-09-23	AAA-IL	Iowa Cubs	@	Louisville Bats	5-6		1.1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	17	12	0	6	2	0	0	0

2023 Player Pitching Splits

2023 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	48	253	223	26	51	5	2	8	0	2	24	59	.229	.308	.377	.685	.270	84	8	3	0	3	0

Home	26	142	130	18	33	4	2	6	0	1	10	31	.254	.303	.454	.757	.284	59	5	0	0	2	0
Away	22	111	93	8	18	1	0	2	0	1	14	28	.194	.315	.269	.584	.250	25	3	3	0	1	0

April	12	45	39	4	10	2	0	1	0	0	3	14	.256	.333	.385	.718	.360	15	2	2	0	1	0
May	8	61	54	10	21	3	1	2	0	1	6	11	.389	.443	.593	1.035	.452	32	2	0	0	1	0
June	8	40	36	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	3	11	.111	.200	.194	.394	.125	7	0	1	0	0	0
July	7	34	28	7	5	0	1	2	0	0	6	4	.179	.324	.464	.788	.136	13	2	0	0	0	0
August	6	39	34	1	5	0	0	0	0	1	5	13	.147	.256	.147	.404	.238	5	0	0	0	0	0
September	7	34	32	3	6	0	0	2	0	0	1	6	.188	.206	.375	.581	.160	12	2	0	0	1	0

As Starter	2	24	22	1	5	0	0	0	0	1	2	7	.227	.292	.227	.519	.333	5	0	0	0	0	0
As Reliever	46	229	201	25	46	5	2	8	0	1	22	52	.229	.310	.393	.703	.264	79	8	3	0	3	0

vs RHB as RHP	45	140	125		32	3	0	4			13	33	.256	.329	.376	.705	.315	47	0	1	0	1	0
vs LHB as RHP	40	113	98		19	2	2	4			11	26	.194	.283	.378	.661	.214	37	0	2	0	2	0

Bases Empty	40	133	121		27	1	0	3			12	34	.223	.293	.306	.599	.286	37	0	0	0	0	0
Runners On	38	120	102		24	4	2	5			12	25	.235	.325	.461	.786	.253	47	0	3	0	3	0

vs. Younger Batters	43	169	153		33	2	0	5			12	42	.216	.278	.327	.605	.259	50	0	2	0	2	0
vs. Older Batters	33	84	70		18	3	2	3			12	17	.257	.369	.486	.855	.294	34	0	1	0	1	0

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	2	2	.500	3.79	48	2	2	61.2	51	26	26	8	24	0	59	3	0	1	253	1.216	8.6	2.46

Home	1	1	.500	4.58	26	1	0	35.1	33	18	18	6	10	0	31	0	0	1	142	1.217	7.9	3.10
Away	1	1	.500	2.73	22	1	2	26.1	18	8	8	2	14	0	28	3	0	0	111	1.215	9.6	2.00

April	1	1	.500	3.38	12	0	0	10.2	10	4	4	1	3	0	14	2	0	0	45	1.219	11.8	4.67
May	0	0		7.30	8	0	0	12.1	21	10	10	2	6	0	11	0	0	0	61	2.189	8.0	1.83
June	0	0		0.84	8	0	0	10.2	4	1	1	1	3	0	11	1	0	0	40	0.656	9.3	3.67
July	1	0	1.000	7.88	7	0	0	8.0	5	7	7	2	6	0	4	0	0	1	34	1.375	4.5	0.67
August	0	0		0.90	6	2	2	10.0	5	1	1	0	5	0	13	0	0	0	39	1.000	11.7	2.60
September	0	1	.000	2.70	7	0	0	10.0	6	3	3	2	1	0	6	0	0	0	34	0.700	5.4	6.00

As Starter	0	0		1.50	2	2	0	6.0	5	1	1	0	2	0	7	0	0	0	24	1.167	10.5	3.50
As Reliever	2	2	.500	4.04	46	0	2	55.2	46	25	25	8	22	0	52	3	0	1	229	1.222	8.4	2.36

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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