#66 Johnny Kucks, Starting Pitcher, 23 yrs, Detroit Tigers Thursday, 10/5/1956 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Johnny Kucks
7/27/1933 23 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 2 / 6 (Fair) 0 / 6 (Unknown) 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 1956 (Automatic) 1 Year(s), 19 Days (191 total Days) 172 Day(s) 1 Year(s), 19 Days (191 total Days) 1 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 | 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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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 32 | 32 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 5.25 | 246.2 | 305 | 155 | 144 | 62 | 68 | 18 | 56.3 | 1 | 10 | 31.3 |
Projected | 34 | 34 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 5.25 | 259.0 | 321 | 163 | 151 | 65 | 72 | | | | | |
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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 | 13.6 | 11.1 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 14 | 5 | 35.7 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 5.16 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 426 | 131 | 27 | 3 | 15 | 67 | 69 | 31 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .308 | .355 | .491 | .845 |
vs. RHB | 579 | 174 | 25 | 2 | 20 | 81 | 86 | 31 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .301 | .330 | .454 | .784 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 17 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4.98 | 141.0 | 177 | 85 | 78 | 37 | 38 |
Road | 15 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 5.62 | 105.2 | 128 | 70 | 66 | 25 | 30 |
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 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5.54 | 39.0 | 39 | 24 | 24 | 10 | 8 |
May | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.97 | 41.2 | 49 | 23 | 23 | 7 | 12 |
June | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4.69 | 48.0 | 57 | 27 | 25 | 15 | 18 |
July | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4.71 | 42.0 | 58 | 26 | 22 | 11 | 11 |
August | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4.91 | 47.2 | 55 | 27 | 26 | 12 | 13 |
Sept./Oct. | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7.62 | 28.1 | 47 | 28 | 24 | 7 | 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 |
Total | 36 | 36 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 5.18 | 281.2 | 343 | 173 | 162 | 42 | 68 | 81 | 21 | 1 | 1.46 | .297 | |
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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 |
Total | 36 | 99 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | .152 | .168 | .162 | .330 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 32 | 32 | 13 | 46 | 0 | 63 | 4 | .937 | 246.2 | 2.30 | | | | |
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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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