1B Nick Rucker #20
Tampa Bay Captains ABA
Age: 26 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
07/22/2025
 OA: 45 POT: 45
BNN Index | ABA | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
1B NICK RUCKER #20 - AGE: 26 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
91 327 65 16 1 6 24 30 79 .199 .277 .309 5 -0.8
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 50 55 55
Gap 50 45 50 50
Power 45 40 45 45
Eye 55 50 60 55
Avoid K's 60 55 65 60
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 50 30
Errors: - 40 40
Arm: 20 45 30
Turn DP: - 40 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 25
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 60 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 40 Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 50
Stealing Aggressiveness: 75
Stealing Ability: 55
Baserunning Inst.: 60
Sacrifice Bunt: 30
Bunt for Hit: 50
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/21/2025 SF Loss, 2-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
07/16/2025 @ SYR Win, 8-7 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
07/15/2025 @ SYR Loss, 3-4 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0
07/14/2025 @ SYR Win, 5-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/13/2025 @ SYR Loss, 8-10 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 0
07/12/2025 @ NYN Loss, 3-7 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/10/2025 @ NYN Loss, 5-6 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 0
07/09/2025 SDF Loss, 3-5 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 1
07/08/2025 SDF Loss, 2-7 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
07/07/2025 SDF Loss, 0-8 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
PERSONALITY
His actions speak louder than his words.
Personality Class: Outspoken
Birthday:10/27/1998
Born in:Mandeville, LA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$14,000
Signed Through:2025 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 24 Days
Service This Yr:116 Days
40-Man Service:3 Years, 24 Days
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2017, 21st Pick in Round 4
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 2025 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 91 327 65 16 1 6 24 35 30 79 .199 .277 .309 .586 .263 .110 65
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 76 364 6 0 0 2 0 1 101 23 5 1 83.3 30.6 3.10 -0.8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   104 19 5 0 0 10 9 12 27 1 0 2 .183 .277 .231 .508
Versus Right   223 46 11 1 6 14 26 18 52 0 0 4 .206 .278 .345 .623
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Last Week   10 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 .200 .200 .300 .500
March   12 1 0 0 0 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 .083 .353 .083 .436
April   87 14 3 1 1 3 6 6 22 0 0 1 .161 .223 .253 .476
May   89 19 5 0 2 7 5 7 26 0 0 0 .213 .271 .337 .608
June   79 22 5 0 3 8 15 7 10 1 0 4 .278 .363 .456 .818
July   60 9 3 0 0 5 7 6 20 0 0 0 .150 .227 .200 .427
Spring Training   58 10 3 0 2 3 6 1 18 0 1 1 .172 .200 .328 .528
Last Year   269 75 15 3 4 27 37 36 62 1 1 3 .279 .369 .401 .770
Career   735 172 41 5 12 61 91 89 169 3 1 11 .234 .325 .352 .677
Home   153 35 9 0 3 11 20 16 30 0 0 4 .229 .318 .346 .664
Road   174 30 7 1 3 13 15 14 49 1 0 2 .172 .241 .276 .517
Grass   319 64 15 1 6 24 35 29 77 1 0 6 .201 .279 .310 .589
Turf   8 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .125 .222 .250 .472
Day   160 33 7 1 2 8 19 15 34 0 0 2 .206 .282 .300 .582
Night   167 32 9 0 4 16 16 15 45 1 0 4 .192 .273 .317 .590
As Starter   310 62 15 1 5 20 33 30 70 1 0 5 .200 .280 .303 .584
As Reliever / Substitution   17 3 1 0 1 4 2 0 9 0 0 1 .176 .222 .412 .634
Pinch Hitting   13 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 7 0 0 1 .154 .214 .385 .599
Close/Late   68 15 3 0 2 8 11 5 21 1 0 2 .221 .289 .353 .642
Inning 1-3   133 23 4 1 1 5 9 13 31 0 0 1 .173 .252 .241 .492
Inning 4-6   89 21 7 0 2 9 11 9 21 0 0 3 .236 .327 .382 .709
Inning 7-9   101 20 5 0 3 10 15 7 26 1 0 2 .198 .261 .337 .598
Extra Innings   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
0 Outs   140 24 3 1 2 6 22 17 32 1 0 3 .171 .273 .250 .523
1 Outs   95 22 8 0 2 10 8 3 19 0 0 2 .232 .270 .379 .649
2 Outs   92 19 5 0 2 8 5 10 28 0 0 1 .207 .291 .326 .617
Scoring Position   64 11 4 0 1 18 6 8 15 1 0 2 .172 .280 .281 .561
Bases Empty   225 48 10 1 5 5 27 21 53 0 0 4 .213 .292 .333 .625
Runner on 1st   38 6 2 0 0 1 2 1 11 0 0 0 .158 .179 .211 .390
Runner on 2nd   26 4 1 0 1 4 3 2 5 0 0 1 .154 .241 .308 .549
Runner on 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   14 5 2 0 0 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .357 .471 .500 .971
Runner on 1st & 3rd   6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Bases Loaded   10 2 1 0 0 8 1 2 3 0 0 0 .200 .333 .300 .633
Two Strikes   189 27 5 0 1 10 17 17 79 0 0 2 .143 .221 .185 .406
First Pitch   37 10 5 0 1 4 5 0 0 0 0 1 .270 .289 .486 .776
Count 0-1   24 6 1 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .280 .417 .697
Count 0-2   21 4 2 0 0 3 1 0 9 0 0 0 .190 .190 .286 .476
Count 1-0   27 8 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 .296 .321 .481 .803
Count 1-1   19 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .263 .250 .316 .566
Count 1-2   56 5 0 0 0 1 4 0 30 0 0 1 .089 .105 .089 .195
Count 2-0   8 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .375 .500
Count 2-1   16 5 1 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 .312 .353 .562 .915
Count 2-2   58 8 0 0 1 3 4 0 22 0 0 1 .138 .153 .190 .342
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   7 3 1 0 1 2 2 8 0 0 0 0 .429 .733 1.000 1.733
Full Count   54 10 3 0 0 3 8 17 18 0 0 0 .185 .380 .241 .621
Behind in Count   101 15 3 0 1 5 9 0 39 0 0 2 .149 .165 .208 .373
Ahead in Count   58 17 4 1 3 8 8 13 0 0 0 2 .293 .438 .552 .990
Batting Leadoff   310 62 15 1 5 20 33 30 70 1 0 5 .200 .280 .303 .584
Batting 4th   1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000
Batting 7th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   9 2 1 0 0 3 1 0 5 0 0 1 .222 .300 .333 .633
Batting 9th   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   112 28 9 0 3 7 12 4 23 0 0 2 .250 .288 .411 .699
Medium Leverage   151 23 4 1 1 5 15 20 40 0 0 3 .152 .264 .212 .476
High Leverage   62 13 3 0 2 12 8 6 16 1 0 1 .210 .286 .355 .641
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2022 Tampa Bay - ABA 23 50 139 32 10 1 2 10 19 23 2 1 28 2 2 .230 .345 .360 .705 97 102 -0.2
2024 Tampa Bay - ABA 25 71 269 75 15 3 4 27 37 36 3 1 62 7 7 .279 .369 .401 .770 109 118 1.1
2025 Tampa Bay - ABA 26 91 327 65 16 1 6 24 35 30 6 1 79 5 1 .199 .277 .309 .586 59 65 -0.8
Total ABA 212 735 172 41 5 12 61 91 89 11 3 169 14 10 .234 .325 .352 .677 85 92 0.2
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2013 Tucson HS - HS 14 31 112 38 9 1 2 24 29 26 0 3 20 8 1 .339 .454 .491 .945 122 130 1.0
2014 Miami Christian High School - HS 15 17 66 15 0 1 1 5 7 10 1 0 11 2 0 .227 .338 .303 .641 68 74 -0.1
2015 Miami Christian High School - HS 16 40 153 39 5 1 3 17 14 22 0 1 28 6 4 .255 .347 .359 .706 91 93 0.3
2016 Miami Christian High School - HS 17 39 149 30 7 0 4 17 17 19 0 1 36 7 6 .201 .290 .329 .619 67 66 -0.3
2017 Miami Christian High School - HS 18 41 166 38 6 0 5 26 20 20 2 0 37 9 4 .229 .319 .355 .675 72 69 -0.1
2017 Plymouth - R 18 48 97 29 5 1 2 8 15 9 0 1 13 0 4 .299 .355 .433 .788 110 114 0.2
2018 Kalamazoo - A 19 95 208 48 9 2 8 20 28 25 0 2 38 3 4 .231 .311 .409 .719 106 105 0.9
2019 Plymouth - R 20 88 195 57 15 0 15 36 46 34 0 1 27 12 3 .292 .396 .600 .996 150 152 2.2
2019 Kalamazoo - A 20 17 17 5 0 0 1 2 4 2 0 0 4 0 1 .294 .368 .471 .839 125 106 0.1
2019 Traverse City - AA 20 8 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 .429 .556 .429 .984 185 142 0.1
2020 Kalamazoo - A 21 108 402 110 15 2 9 33 48 49 0 0 62 11 13 .274 .353 .388 .741 96 98 1.3
2020 Traverse City - AA 21 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .857 .000 .857 160 274 0.2
2021 Traverse City - AA 22 79 279 71 14 4 7 42 38 47 1 1 49 8 6 .254 .363 .409 .771 116 119 1.4
2021 Ann Arbor - AAA 22 56 216 69 14 1 5 29 37 31 0 2 31 6 2 .319 .402 .463 .865 154 158 2.4
2022 Traverse City - AA 23 8 34 7 1 0 0 5 4 3 0 0 5 1 0 .206 .270 .235 .506 35 41 -0.1
2022 Ann Arbor - AAA 23 69 218 54 8 2 3 18 24 34 1 0 42 7 2 .248 .352 .344 .696 104 105 1.0
2023 Ann Arbor - AAA 24 134 493 115 20 5 14 59 68 80 1 5 73 10 5 .233 .339 .379 .718 105 107 2.1
Total AAA 259 927 238 42 8 22 106 129 145 2 7 146 23 9 .257 .356 .391 .747 116 119
Total AA 99 321 81 15 4 7 48 44 58 1 1 57 9 6 .252 .367 .389 .757 111 115
Total A 220 627 163 24 4 18 55 80 76 0 2 104 14 18 .260 .339 .397 .736 100 100
Total AHS 168 646 160 27 3 15 89 87 97 3 5 132 32 15 .248 .346 .368 .715 84 86
Total AR 136 292 86 20 1 17 44 61 43 0 2 40 12 7 .295 .383 .545 .927 138 140
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2022 Tampa Bay - ABA 1B 3 0 9 2 3 11 0 1.000 8.0 12.38 +0.1 .995
2022 Tampa Bay - ABA 2B 16 12 20 34 4 55 1 .982 117.2 4.13 -0.1 .933
2022 Tampa Bay - ABA SS 27 20 28 61 14 93 4 .957 201.1 3.98 -6.2 .841
2024 Tampa Bay - ABA 1B 37 37 313 27 26 340 0 1.000 324.0 9.44 +1.8 1.050
2024 Tampa Bay - ABA 2B 35 29 66 55 8 124 3 .976 262.0 4.16 -3.9 .791
2024 Tampa Bay - ABA SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2024 Tampa Bay - ABA LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2024 Tampa Bay - ABA CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2025 Tampa Bay - ABA 1B 75 75 568 37 42 607 2 .997 639.1 8.52 +1.3 1.025
2025 Tampa Bay - ABA 2B 5 1 3 7 1 10 0 1.000 20.1 4.43 -0.7 .839
2025 Tampa Bay - ABA SS 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 -0.0 1.011
TOTAL 1B 115 112 890 66 71 958 2 .998 971.1 8.86 +3.1 1.032
TOTAL 2B 56 42 89 96 13 189 4 .979 400.0 4.16 -4.7 .836
TOTAL SS 29 20 28 63 14 95 4 .958 204.1 4.01 -6.2 .845
TOTAL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
02/19/2013 Joined the Tucson HS Bass.
04/15/2013 Injured (oblique strain),out for 1-2 weeks.
01/01/2014 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (45); Power: 40 (55); Eye: 30 (60).
03/22/2014 Injured (fractured foot),out for 3-4 weeks.
04/25/2014 Injured (mild hip strain),day-to-day for 3 days.
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (45); Power: 40 (55); Eye: 30 (60).
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (45); Power: 40 (55); Eye: 35 (60).
05/14/2016 Wins the 2016 AHS Sweet 16 MVP Award.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (45); Power: 40 (50); Eye: 40 (60).
04/05/2017 Injured (knee soreness),day-to-day for 4 days.
06/07/2017 Released by the Miami Christian High School Victors.
06/07/2017 Drafted in the 2017 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 21, 91st overall pick) by the Tampa Bay Captains.
06/15/2017 Signed a minor league contract with the Tampa Bay Captains organization with a signing bonus of $7,000.
07/05/2017 Injured (viral infection),day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (70); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 50 (60).
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (60); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 50 (55).
07/09/2019 Was selected to the 2019 ABA Rookie League All-Star Game.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (65); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 50 (60).
04/22/2020 Injured (strained groin),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 35 (40); Eye: 55 (65).
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 55 (65).
06/12/2022 Goes 5-5 against the Dillonvale Indians, with 1 2B, 1 3B, 2 RBI and 2 R.
11/25/2022 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $13,200.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 60 (70).
11/22/2023 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $13,800.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 60 (65).
02/28/2024 Injured (hand contusion),out for one week.
03/22/2024 Injured (herniated disc (back)),out for 6 weeks.
11/22/2024 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $14,000.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 60 (60).
02/27/2025 Unsuccessfully completed training to generate gap power at the Tampa Bay Captains development complex.
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