#66 Johnny Kucks, Starting Pitcher, 22 yrs, Detroit Tigers Monday, 10/2/1955 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Johnny Kucks
7/27/1933 22 USA,NJ,HOBOKEN 6"3 184
Starting Pitcher R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Prospect rating :
| Average Minimal None at all 1 / 6 (Insignificant) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Good GREAT Normal 3.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 150,000 1955 (Automatic) 0 Year(s), 19 Days (19 total Days) 19 Day(s) 0 Year(s), 19 Days (19 total Days) 0 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 3 | 8 | 6 | 85-88 Mph |
Versus LHB | 3 | 8 | 6 | |
Versus RHB | 3 | 8 | 6 | |
Talent | 4 | 9 | 7 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 8 55 3
| | Pitches: Knuckleball Fastball Curveball
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus LHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus RHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 1 3 5 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : 6 (Range), .950 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 1
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Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
9/7 | @BOS | W 6-3 | * | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | W | | | | |
9/13 | @NYY | W 8-5 | * | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | W | | | | |
9/19 | NYY | L 2-4 | * | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | L | | | | |
9/24 | @WS1 | L 1-7 | * | 8 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | L | | | | |
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.63 | 35.0 | 38 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 75.0 | 0 | 1 | 25.0 |
Projected | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.63 | 36.0 | 40 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 14 | | | | | |
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Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | 11.8 | 9.8 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 4.61 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 58 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .310 | .359 | .534 | .894 |
vs. RHB | 75 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .267 | .284 | .480 | .764 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.00 | 9.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
Road | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.85 | 26.0 | 30 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 9 |
Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
May | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
June | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
July | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
August | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sept./Oct. | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.63 | 35.0 | 38 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 13 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1955 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.63 | 35.0 | 38 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1.26 | .274 | DET |
Total | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.63 | 35.0 | 38 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1.26 | .274 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
1955, A | 20 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2.22 | 154.0 | 116 | 39 | 38 | 5 | 30 | 141 | 9 | 4 | 0.95 | .266 |
1955, AAA | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4.30 | 46.0 | 61 | 26 | 22 | 2 | 20 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1.76 | .347 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1955 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .083 | .083 | .083 | .167 | DET |
Total | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .083 | .083 | .083 | .167 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1.000 | 35.0 | 2.57 | | | | |
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Drafted in 4th round, 49th overall pick, by Detroit in 1955... Injured on 4/14/1955 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 3-4 weeks... Earned first career win on 9/7/1955... Had first career hit on 9/19/1955, off Sandy Koufax (NYY)...
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