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Michael Rucker
P | B/T: R/R | 6' 1" 195LBS | Age: 27
Draft: 2016 | Rd: 11, #344, Chicago Cubs | Brigham Young
Poor Avg Great

Stats

W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2021 0 0 6.99 20 0 1 28.1 30 1.52
1 Season 0 0 6.99 20 0 1 28.1 30 1.52
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2021 20 0-0 6.99 28.1 30 1.52
1 Season 20 0-0 6.99 28.1 30 1.52

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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted Balls Barrels Barrel % Exit Velocity Max EV Launch Angle Sweet Spot % XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2021 27 490 83 9 10.8 90.8 113.5 11.9 36.1 .270 .495 .360 .359 .436 45.8 23.8 8.7 6.99 5.70
490 83 9 10.8 90.8 113.5 11.9 36.1 .270 .495 .360 .359 .436 45.8 23.8 8.7
6.6 88.3 122.2 12 32.9 .243 .403 .317 .313 .363 35.4 22 8.4

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Rucker relies on 5 pitches.
4-Seam Fastball
(36.9%) ,
Cutter
(27.6%) ,
Curveball
(20.2%) ,
Slider
(8%) ,
Changeup
(7.3%) ,


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Pitch Tracking

Year Pitch Type # # RHB # LHB % MPH PA AB H 1B 2B 3B HR SO BBE BA XBA SLG XSLG WOBA XWOBA EV LA Spin Ext. Whiff% PutAway%
2021 4-Seam Fastball 181 94 87 36.9 95.1 52 43 13 8 1 0 4 12 32 .302 .313 .605 .675 .421 .450 93.6 22 2245 6.3 25.8 26.1
2021 Cutter 135 70 65 27.6 89.2 32 28 7 3 4 0 0 10 18 .250 .195 .393 .329 .324 .282 86.7 9 2427 6.2 36.2 23.3
2021 Curveball 99 44 55 20.2 81.3 19 19 4 4 0 0 0 6 13 .211 .269 .211 .345 .185 .266 90.0 11 2584 6.2 28.9 17.6
2021 Slider 39 33 6 8.0 86.2 10 9 1 1 0 0 0 2 7 .111 .187 .111 .325 .157 .265 87.8 -2 2516 6.2 47.8 13.3
2021 Changeup 36 4 32 7.3 90.5 13 13 7 4 2 0 1 0 13 .538 .346 .923 .594 .616 .396 92.1 -1 1685 6.2 14.3 0.0


Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel %
2021 45.8 27.7 22.9 3.6 30.1 45.8 24.1 0 33.7 18.1 30.1 7.2 10.8
45.8 27.7 22.9 3.6 30.1 45.8 24.1 0 33.7 18.1 30.1 7.2 10.8
45.1 22.5 25.4 7.1 36.6 37.8 25.5 3.7 33.2 24.4 24.4 5.7 6.6

Pitch Movement

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How this works: Every pitch is affected by the forces of gravity, which means that every pitch drops on its way from the mound to the plate. These numbers are reported with gravity, which makes them larger and different than other pitch movement numbers you may have seen. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren’t ‘better’ just because they have more time to move, the movement of a pitch is compared to ‘average’ movement by comparing it to other MLB pitch types within +/- 2 MPH and from within +/- 0.5 feet of extension and release.
Vertical Movement (inches) Horizontal Movement (inches)
Year Pitch Team Hand # MPH Inches of Drop vs Avg % vs Avg Inches of Break vs Avg % Break vs Avg
2021 Cutter CHC R 135 89.2 29.6 -3.4 -13 3.7 1.8 95
2021 4-Seamer CHC R 181 95.1 14.7 -0.1 -1 8.2 0.4 6
2021 Curveball CHC R 99 81.3 50.1 -0.1 0 15.5 5.6 57
2021 Changeup CHC R 36 90.5 26.6 -1.2 -4 11.9 -2.7 -19
2021 Slider CHC R 39 86.2 38.7 4.1 12 5.3 0.1 1
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2021 Slider -4.3 -2 39 8 10 .111 .111 .16 47.8 20 13.3 .187 .325 .266 42.9
2021 Changeup 15.1 5 36 7.3 13 .538 .923 .623 14.3 0 0 .346 .594 .396 53.8
2021 Curveball 0.3 0 99 20.2 19 .211 .211 .237 28.9 31.6 17.6 .269 .345 .266 46.2
2021 Cutter 1.7 2 135 27.6 32 .25 .393 .328 36.2 31.3 23.3 .195 .329 .283 38.9
2021 4-Seamer 0.7 1 181 36.9 52 .302 .605 .424 25.8 23.1 26.1 .313 .675 .45 46.9
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2021 Changeup 35 90.4 94 14 1:30 2:15 -45
2021 Curveball 99 81.3 74 19.6 7:30 7:45 -15
2021 Cutter 135 89.2 30 5.7 11:30 10:15 75
2021 4-Seam Fastball 181 95.1 93 17.5 1:00 1:00 0
2021 Slider 39 86.2 30 6.9 8:45 8:00 45
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2021 126 490 4 -5 6 3 8
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2021 490 45.7 71.4 80.6 31.6 48.8 37.8 61.9 49.8 30.3 6.3 87.1
490 45.7 71.4 80.6 31.6 48.8 37.8 61.9 49.8 30.3 6.3 87.1
48.5 66.8 82 28.3 58.5 42.6 60.6 47 24.6 7.2 76

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV HardHit% K% BB% Whiff% xERA FB Velo FB Spin CB Spin
2021 37 68 69
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2021 22.8 5 6.6 -2 4 4 1 20

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2021 5 6 9 5 7 5 6 7 6 6 7 6 5 5 5 7 4 7 4 7 3 5 6 6 6 7 5 5 7 5 7
! Note: This tells how many of this player's home runs would have been out of other stadiums. This accounts for different wall heights and distances, but does not attempt to adjust for environmental effects. For these purposes, the 2020 Blue Jays home field was still Rogers Centre, not Sahlen Field.
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Statcast Shift Statistics

vs RHHvs LHH
YearPAwOBAPAShifts%PAShifts%
2021 126 .360 65 13 20.0 61 39 63.9

Pitch Distribution

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