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Darius
Rucker		  
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 195
 
Born: May 13, 1966 in South Carolina
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1988    1989    1990    1991   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1985 19 SEA FL     13 13 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 6 6 6 15 15 15
1986 20 SEA FL $ 300,000   14 14 14 20 20 20 12 12 12 7 7 7 16 16 16
1987 21 SEA FL $ 300,000   14 14 14 20 20 20 13 13 13 8 8 8 17 17 17
1988 22 SEA FL $ 300,000   14 14 14 20 20 20 12 12 12 7 8 8 18 18 18
1989 23 SEA FL $ 300,000   15 15 15 20 20 20 14 14 14 7 8 8 18 18 18
1990 24 SEA FL $ 2,907,143   17 17 16 20 20 20 13 13 13 7 8 8 18 18 18
1991 25 SEA FL $ 3,028,571   16 16 16 20 20 20 12 12 12 7 7 7 17 17 17
1992 26 SEA FL $ 4,750,000   15 15 15 20 20 20 14 14 14 8 8 8 17 17 17
1993 27 SEA FL $ 5,350,000   14 14 14 20 20 20 12 12 12 7 7 7 16 16 16
1994 28 SEA FL $ 5,350,000   13 13 13 19 19 19 11 11 11 7 7 7 15 15 15
OOTP6 Min Ratings     13 13 13 13 13 13 11 11 11 6 6 6 15 15 15
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,350,000   17 17 16 20 20 20 14 14 14 8 8 8 18 18 18
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Hitter Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1985 19 AAA   61 210 25 69 12 1 7 25 1 1 19 39 .329 .384 .495 .880 37.0  
    AA   18 64 6 17 2 0 4 8 0 0 7 12 .266 .338 .484 .822 10.6  
    A   54 174 20 48 13 0 4 13 0 0 19 44 .276 .347 .420 .767 25.0  
1986 20 SEA FL 110 404 70 126 22 0 26 75 0 0 30 38 .312 .365 .559 .924 78.1 13.2
    AAA   42 140 32 55 6 0 18 39 0 0 23 12 .393 .479 .821 1.300 45.4  
1987 21 SEA FL 154 566 93 164 37 2 36 110 0 0 45 56 .290 .345 .553 .898 100.2 12.4
1988 22 SEA FL 150 564 83 151 26 1 33 96 1 0 45 44 .268 .321 .493 .814 87.0 13.9
1989 23 SEA FL 151 560 77 147 42 1 25 104 0 0 44 40 .263 .319 .475 .794 80.1 12.7
1990 24 SEA FL 116 423 60 114 35 0 17 62 0 0 30 32 .270 .326 .473 .798 64.4 9.6
1991 25 SEA FL 110 400 65 131 33 0 21 85 0 0 39 29 .328 .388 .568 .955 78.3 16.9
1992 26 SEA FL 140 525 72 137 32 1 25 83 1 0 39 39 .261 .318 .469 .787 78.2 10.8
1993 27 SEA FL 17 62 11 17 5 0 4 11 0 0 3 6 .274 .313 .548 .862 9.8 1.3
1994 28 SEA FL 86 315 43 87 18 1 17 59 0 1 21 43 .276 .327 .502 .829 48.5 7.1
9 Years Sim 1034 3819 574 1074 250 6 204 685 2 1 296 327 .281 .337 .510 .847 624.6 97.9
2 Years AAA 103 350 57 124 18 1 25 64 1 1 42 51 .354 .426 .626 1.052 82.4  
1 Years AA 18 64 6 17 2 0 4 8 0 0 7 12 .266 .356 .484 .841 10.6  
1 Years A 54 174 20 48 13 0 4 13 0 0 19 44 .276 .347 .420 .767 25.0  
4 Years Minors 175 588 83 189 33 1 33 85 1 1 68 107 .321 .395 .549 .945 118.0  
162 Game Average 598 89 168 39 0 31 107 0 0 46 51 .281 .337 .510 .847 97.9  
Career Highs 154 566 93 164 42 2 36 110 1 1 45 56 .328 .388 .568 .955 100.2  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   2737 420 770 188 5 145 496 2 1 213 246 .281 .337 .513 .850 449.0
vs LH   1082 154 304 62 1 59 189 0 0 83 81 .281 .335 .504 .839 175.2
Home 519 1882 278 535 132 3 97 327 0 0 128 155 .284 .334 .512 .847 303.5
Away 515 1937 296 539 118 3 107 358 2 1 168 172 .278 .339 .508 .847 320.6
RISP   980 0 283 58 3 68 478 0 0 127 88 .289 .365 .562 .927 196.1
Pinch Hitting   84 9 24 6 0 5 11 0 0 10 5 .286 .358 .536 .894 15.7
Close/Late   468 68 130 36 0 24 75 0 0 75 44 .278 .381 .509 .890 88.5
Mar/Apr 177 671 103 180 43 1 39 122 0 0 51 58 .268 .321 .510 .830 106.9
May 192 687 96 202 38 2 35 130 1 1 53 62 .294 .348 .508 .856 114.7
June 199 744 113 216 58 1 38 133 1 0 55 64 .290 .341 .524 .865 125.2
July 168 637 101 174 40 0 30 99 0 0 52 55 .273 .334 .477 .812 97.2
August 153 548 72 146 37 1 27 86 0 0 47 46 .266 .331 .485 .817 84.4
Sep/Oct 145 532 89 156 34 1 35 115 0 0 38 42 .293 .344 .558 .902 95.7
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1986 20 SEA FL C 105 99 889.3 651 79 7 3 .991 7.39 151 54 .358 3 6.1
1987 21 SEA FL C 145 137 1198.0 803 88 14 3 .985 6.69 180 59 .328 3 5.3
1988 22 SEA FL C 144 136 1230.7 807 100 13 2 .986 6.63 189 71 .376 4 6.8
1989 23 SEA FL C 144 137 1230.7 836 80 13 2 .986 6.70 175 52 .297 2 5.4
1990 24 SEA FL C 108 106 945.3 648 83 15 1 .980 6.96 162 57 .352 4 4.8
1991 25 SEA FL C 106 99 889.0 619 65 5 2 .993 6.92 134 54 .403 3 6.9
1992 26 SEA FL C 138 133 1200.7 843 78 13 5 .986 6.90 192 62 .323 5 6.9
1993 27 SEA FL C 16 16 135.3 97 4 3 0 .971 6.72 23 4 .174 2 0.5
1994 28 SEA FL C 80 77 681.3 532 46 14 1 .976 7.64 111 31 .279 3 2.8
Career Totals   986 940 8400.3 5836 623 97 19 .985 6.92 1317 444 .337 29 45.5
Career Highs   145 137 1230.7 843 100 15 5 .993 7.64 192 71 .403 5  
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Slugging Pct
CAR-25-.510
 OPS
CAR-48-.847
 Homeruns
1988-7-33
 RBIs
1988-10-96
1989-7-104
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 13)
   Gray Ink Test: 12    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 95)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 41    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 46)
 
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  1. Doug Gwosdz (921)
  2. Willie McShane (903)
  3. Stan Binks (880)
  4. Rube Baker (878)
  5. Larry Jenkins (874)
  6. Gus Sinski (866)
  7. Mike Luthardt (865)
  8. Pedro Cruz (852)
  9. Michael Reyes (849)
  10. Harry Drusak (844)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 12th overall pick, by Seattle in 1985
Had first career hit on 5/21/1986, off Floyd Bannister (LV)
Hit first career homerun on 5/26/1986, off George Thrilkil (AUS)
Drove in 6 runs against Calgary on 5/16/1988
Won Player of the Week award on 6/4/1988, hitting .455 with 3 HR, 12 RBI
Was selected to the 1988 Allstar game
Was selected to the 1989 Allstar game
Drove in 6 runs against Long Beach on 9/25/1989
1/31/1990: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,907,143 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1990 Allstar game
Injured on 8/14/1990 with a Broken Finger, out for 5-6 weeks
1/31/1991: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,028,571 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1991 Allstar game
Injured on 8/13/1991 with a Torn Thigh Muscle, out for full season
1/31/1992: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,750,000 through salary arbitration
7/11/1992: Signed a contract extension with Seattle, $5,350,000 per year, for 4 years
Injured on 4/23/1993 with a Broken Wrist, out for full season
Drove in 6 runs against Hackensack on 6/6/1994
Injured on 7/6/1994 with a Broken Cheekbone, out for 6 weeks
 
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