2022 Stats
W-L
3-1
ERA
3.95
WHIP
1.28
K
50
SV
0
2023 Projections
Earns another win in relief
Rucker (3-1) tossed two scoreless innings of relief to earn the win in Game 1 of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Cardinals. He didn't allow a hit or a walk, and struck out one.
ANALYSIS
Rucker now has three victories in his past seven appearances after having no wins across his first 39 games at the MLB level dating back to last season. That shows the volatility of relief pitching, though Rucker has also taken on a more prominent bullpen role for the Cubs with Scott Effross, Mychal Givens and David Robertson all getting traded before the deadline. Rucker should continue to appear in high-leverage spots, though his value will be capped unless he challenges Rowan Wick and Brandon Hughes for save opportunities.
Rucker now has three victories in his past seven appearances after having no wins across his first 39 games at the MLB level dating back to last season. That shows the volatility of relief pitching, though Rucker has also taken on a more prominent bullpen role for the Cubs with Scott Effross, Mychal Givens and David Robertson all getting traded before the deadline. Rucker should continue to appear in high-leverage spots, though his value will be capped unless he challenges Rowan Wick and Brandon Hughes for save opportunities.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
22
Last 10 Games
17
Last 5 Games
19
How many pitches does Michael Rucker generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Michael Rucker generally pitch?
1st
2nd
3rd
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5th
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7th
8th
9th
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-5%
BAA vs RHP
2022
-11%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2020vs Left | .264 | 26 | 8 | 37 | 5 | |||
| Since 2020vs Right | .251 | 54 | 23 | 45 | 8 | |||
| 2022vs Left | .259 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 3 | |||
| 2022vs Right | .230 | 41 | 14 | 29 | 5 | |||
| 2021vs Left | .271 | 17 | 2 | 16 | 2 | |||
| 2021vs Right | .302 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 3 | |||
| 2020vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2020vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-53%
ERA at Home
2022
-47%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2020Home | 3.15 | 1.13 | 40.0 | 9.2 | 3.2 | ||||
| Since 2020Away | 6.70 | 1.58 | 43.0 | 8.2 | 3.6 | ||||
| 2022Home | 2.63 | 1.08 | 24.0 | 7.5 | 3.4 | ||||
| 2022Away | 4.99 | 1.43 | 30.2 | 8.8 | 3.2 | ||||
| 2021Home | 3.94 | 1.19 | 16.0 | 11.8 | 2.8 | ||||
| 2021Away | 10.95 | 1.95 | 12.1 | 6.6 | 4.4 | ||||
| 2020Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2020Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Michael Rucker compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
2.50K/9
8.2BB/9
3.3HR/9
1.3Fastball
94.7 mphERA
3.95WHIP
1.28BABIP
.287GB/FB
1.18Left On Base
76.5%Exit Velocity
83.4 mphBarrels/BBE
5.5%Spin Rate
2252 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
26.0%Swinging Strike
11.4%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Earns first MLB win
Rucker (1-1) tossed a scoreless inning of relief and earned the win Wednesday against the Nationals.
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Recalled from Triple-A
Rucker was recalled from Triple-A Iowa on Tuesday.
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Moves down to minors
The Cubs optioned Rucker to Triple-A Iowa on Sunday.
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Returns to big leagues
The Cubs recalled Rucker from Triple-A Iowa on Sunday, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.
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Sent back to Iowa
Rucker was optioned to Triple-A Iowa on Sunday, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.
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