#66 Johnny Kucks, Starting Pitcher, 25 yrs, Detroit Tigers Friday, 10/6/1958 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Johnny Kucks
7/27/1933 25 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 : Overall Rating :
| Average Minimal None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) Good GREAT Normal 2.0 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 1958 (Automatic) 3 Year(s), 19 Days (535 total Days) 172 Day(s) 3 Year(s), 19 Days (535 total Days) 3 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 3 | 8 | 6 | 86-89 Mph |
Versus LHB | 3 | 8 | 6 | |
Versus RHB | 3 | 8 | 6 | |
Talent | 4 | 7 | 5 | |
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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 | | | | |
8/14 | KC | W 10-1 | * | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | W | PoG | | | |
8/18 | BOS | L 1-4 | * | 8 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | L | | | | |
8/22 | @NYY | L 1-5 | * | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | L | | | | |
8/26 | BOS | L 5-8 | * | 8.1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | | | | | |
8/30 | @CHA | L 4-5 | * | 8 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | L | | | | |
9/5 | CHA | L 6-8 | * | 9 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | L | | | | |
9/9 | @CLE | W 9-5 | * | 9 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | W | | | | |
9/14 | @WS1 | L 2-6 | * | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | L | | | | |
9/18 | NYY | L 2-5 | * | 8.2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | L | | | | |
9/23 | @KC | L 4-5 | * | 7 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 39 | 39 | 15 | 19 | 0 | 4.35 | 316.2 | 357 | 167 | 153 | 82 | 101 | 24 | 61.5 | 3 | 15 | 38.5 |
Projected | 41 | 41 | 16 | 20 | 0 | 4.35 | 333.0 | 376 | 176 | 161 | 86 | 106 | | | | | |
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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 | 12.9 | 10.1 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 7 | 3 | 42.9 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 4.84 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 565 | 170 | 23 | 2 | 23 | 75 | 76 | 38 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .301 | .347 | .471 | .817 |
vs. RHB | 671 | 187 | 26 | 3 | 28 | 86 | 91 | 44 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .279 | .322 | .452 | .773 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 20 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 4.34 | 163.2 | 189 | 87 | 79 | 43 | 57 |
Road | 19 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 4.35 | 153.0 | 168 | 80 | 74 | 39 | 44 |
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 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4.19 | 58.0 | 73 | 29 | 27 | 19 | 17 |
May | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5.68 | 50.2 | 56 | 34 | 32 | 13 | 16 |
June | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3.56 | 55.2 | 66 | 29 | 22 | 13 | 16 |
July | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4.46 | 42.1 | 44 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 13 |
August | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3.29 | 68.1 | 67 | 28 | 25 | 12 | 33 |
Sept./Oct. | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5.62 | 41.2 | 51 | 26 | 26 | 13 | 6 |
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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 |
1956 | 32 | 32 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 5.25 | 246.2 | 305 | 155 | 144 | 35 | 62 | 68 | 18 | 1 | 1.49 | .299 | DET |
1957 | 40 | 40 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 4.19 | 313.2 | 329 | 155 | 146 | 28 | 90 | 97 | 20 | 1 | 1.34 | .278 | DET |
1958 | 39 | 39 | 15 | 19 | 0 | 4.35 | 316.2 | 357 | 167 | 153 | 51 | 82 | 101 | 24 | 3 | 1.39 | .282 | DET |
Total | 115 | 115 | 43 | 52 | 0 | 4.55 | 912.0 | 1029 | 495 | 461 | 121 | 240 | 279 | 65 | 5 | 1.39 | .285 | |
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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 |
1956 | 32 | 87 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | .161 | .180 | .172 | .352 | DET |
1957 | 40 | 100 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 0 | .110 | .143 | .140 | .283 | DET |
1958 | 39 | 102 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .183 | .225 | .408 | DET |
Total | 115 | 301 | 43 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 99 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .165 | .176 | .341 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 39 | 39 | 15 | 62 | 8 | 84 | 7 | .917 | 316.2 | 2.39 | | | | |
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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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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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ERA 1957 - 4.19 - 10th
| WHIP 1957 - 1.34 - 9th
| Losses 1956 - 16 - 10th 1957 - 15 - 9th
| IP 1957 - 313.2 - 6th
| CG 1957 - 20 - 8th
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SHO 1957 - 1 - 10th
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