1B Nick Rucker #20
Tampa Bay Captains ABA
Age: 25 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
09/29/2024
 OA: 45 POT: 45
BNN Index | ABA | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
1B NICK RUCKER #20 - AGE: 25 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
71 269 75 15 3 4 27 36 62 .279 .369 .401 7 1.2
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 55 55 55
Gap 50 45 50 50
Power 45 40 45 45
Eye 55 50 65 60
Avoid K's 60 55 65 65
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 50 30
Errors: - 40 45
Arm: 20 45 30
Turn DP: - 40 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 25
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 55 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
09/24/2024 @ SYR Loss, 1-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
09/23/2024 @ SYR Loss, 3-9 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/22/2024 @ SYR Loss, 0-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/20/2024 CHG Win, 4-2 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
09/19/2024 CHG Win, 1-0 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 1
09/18/2024 @ BOS Loss, 0-4 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/17/2024 @ BOS Loss, 5-8 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/16/2024 @ BOS Loss, 3-7 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/15/2024 @ BOS Loss, 3-4 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/13/2024 @ TOR Loss, 1-7 4 0 1 0 0 0 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:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$13,800
Signed Through:2024 Season
Major Service:1 Year, 80 Days
Service This Yr:180 Days
40-Man Service:2 Years, 80 Days
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2017, 21st Pick in Round 4
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 2024 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 71 269 75 15 3 4 27 37 36 62 .279 .369 .401 .770 .341 .123 117
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 69 310 3 0 0 1 1 1 108 22 7 7 50.0 42.0 5.56 1.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   59 15 3 0 1 5 7 7 18 1 1 1 .254 .338 .356 .694
Versus Right   210 60 12 3 3 22 30 29 44 0 0 2 .286 .378 .414 .792
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 1 .000 .125 .000 .125
Last Week   22 6 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 .273 .333 .273 .606
June   9 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 .222 .300 .222 .522
July   92 22 4 0 1 8 10 17 28 1 0 2 .239 .366 .315 .681
August   86 32 8 2 3 14 17 14 14 0 0 0 .372 .460 .616 1.076
September   82 19 3 1 0 5 8 4 18 0 1 1 .232 .276 .293 .569
Spring Training   47 12 3 0 2 5 8 10 9 0 0 0 .255 .386 .447 .833
2 Years Ago   139 32 10 1 2 10 19 23 28 1 0 2 .230 .345 .360 .705
Career   408 107 25 4 6 37 56 59 90 2 1 5 .262 .361 .387 .748
Home   132 44 11 2 4 20 25 22 20 1 0 2 .333 .433 .538 .971
Road   137 31 4 1 0 7 12 14 42 0 1 1 .226 .303 .270 .573
Grass   269 75 15 3 4 27 37 36 62 1 1 3 .279 .369 .401 .770
Day   115 34 9 2 2 11 19 15 33 1 0 0 .296 .374 .461 .835
Night   154 41 6 1 2 16 18 21 29 0 1 3 .266 .365 .357 .722
As Starter   269 75 15 3 4 27 37 35 62 1 1 3 .279 .367 .401 .768
As Reliever / Substitution   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Pinch Hitting   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Close/Late   66 12 1 1 2 7 2 2 19 0 0 0 .182 .206 .318 .524
Inning 1-3   100 34 11 1 2 14 18 14 24 0 1 2 .340 .431 .530 .961
Inning 4-6   74 23 2 1 0 4 14 16 13 0 0 1 .311 .440 .365 .804
Inning 7-9   84 16 2 0 2 9 5 6 24 1 0 0 .190 .242 .286 .527
Extra Innings   11 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .182 .182 .364 .545
0 Outs   108 33 11 0 2 9 17 11 22 1 1 1 .306 .372 .463 .835
1 Outs   76 18 4 1 0 3 10 9 24 0 0 1 .237 .326 .316 .641
2 Outs   85 24 0 2 2 15 10 16 16 0 0 1 .282 .402 .400 .802
Scoring Position   68 20 5 1 2 23 5 8 11 1 1 1 .294 .372 .485 .857
Bases Empty   168 43 9 1 1 1 26 22 42 0 0 2 .256 .349 .339 .688
Runner on 1st   33 12 1 1 1 3 6 6 9 0 0 0 .364 .462 .545 1.007
Runner on 2nd   31 6 2 0 1 5 2 5 6 0 1 1 .194 .324 .355 .679
Runner on 3rd   4 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .500 .600 .500 1.100
Runner on 1st & 2nd   13 5 1 0 1 5 2 1 1 0 0 0 .385 .429 .692 1.121
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 5 2 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 .556 .600 .778 1.378
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 2 0 1 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Bases Loaded   5 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   142 32 6 1 1 11 14 19 62 1 0 0 .225 .315 .303 .618
First Pitch   26 13 2 0 3 8 6 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .519 .923 1.442
Count 0-1   22 9 2 1 0 1 5 0 0 0 1 2 .409 .458 .591 1.049
Count 0-2   28 5 1 0 0 1 3 0 17 0 0 0 .179 .179 .214 .393
Count 1-0   20 6 1 1 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .300 .450 .750
Count 1-1   27 7 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .259 .296 .556
Count 1-2   43 11 4 0 0 4 2 0 18 1 0 0 .256 .250 .349 .599
Count 2-0   5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000
Count 2-1   19 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 .211 .263 .474
Count 2-2   42 9 1 1 1 3 5 0 18 0 0 0 .214 .214 .357 .571
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   8 2 1 0 0 2 5 11 0 0 0 0 .250 .684 .375 1.059
Full Count   29 7 0 0 0 3 4 19 9 0 0 0 .241 .542 .241 .783
Behind in Count   93 25 7 1 0 6 10 0 35 1 1 2 .269 .281 .366 .647
Ahead in Count   52 14 4 1 0 5 10 17 0 0 0 0 .269 .449 .385 .834
Batting Leadoff   130 34 8 1 1 9 16 20 37 1 0 2 .262 .366 .362 .728
Batting 2nd   15 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 .133 .188 .133 .321
Batting 3rd   38 14 3 1 1 6 8 7 6 0 0 0 .368 .467 .579 1.046
Batting 4th   36 8 0 1 0 2 2 2 8 0 0 0 .222 .263 .278 .541
Batting 5th   50 17 4 0 2 9 11 6 8 0 0 0 .340 .411 .540 .951
Batting 7th   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Low Leverage   95 28 5 0 2 8 16 18 27 0 0 1 .295 .412 .411 .823
Medium Leverage   129 37 9 2 0 9 18 13 26 0 1 2 .287 .361 .388 .749
High Leverage   44 10 1 1 2 10 3 5 9 1 0 0 .227 .300 .432 .732
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 .770 109 117 1.2
Total ABA 121 408 107 25 4 6 37 56 59 5 2 90 9 9 .262 .361 .387 .748 105 112 1.0
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
TOTAL 1B 40 37 322 29 29 351 0 1.000 332.0 9.52 +1.9 1.046
TOTAL 2B 51 41 86 89 12 179 4 .978 379.2 4.15 -4.0 .836
TOTAL SS 27 20 28 61 14 93 4 .957 201.1 3.98 -6.2 .841
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.
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