1B Nick Rucker #20
Tampa Bay Captains ABA
Age: 27 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
10/01/2026
 OA: 45 POT: 45
BNN Index | ABA | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
1B NICK RUCKER #20 - AGE: 27 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
110 295 58 11 2 8 33 29 74 .197 .272 .329 8 -0.7
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 65 60
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
09/29/2026 SYR Win, 11-6 5 1 4 4 1 0 0 0
09/28/2026 SYR Win, 3-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
09/24/2026 @ CHG Loss, 2-3 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/21/2026 BOS Loss, 3-17 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
09/20/2026 BOS Win, 5-4 7 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/14/2026 @ ME Loss, 1-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/13/2026 @ ME Loss, 4-6 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/10/2026 @ CHS Loss, 0-1 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
09/08/2026 @ SYR Loss, 1-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/07/2026 @ SYR Win, 8-7 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 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:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$14,600
Signed Through:2026 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 80 Days
Service This Yr:180 Days
40-Man Service:4 Years, 80 Days
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2017, 21st Pick in Round 4
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 2026 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 110 295 58 11 2 8 33 28 29 74 .197 .272 .329 .601 .263 .132 66
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 69 328 2 1 0 4 1 1 97 21 8 4 66.7 27.2 2.97 -0.7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   128 21 4 1 3 7 9 8 38 0 1 2 .164 .225 .281 .506
Versus Right   167 37 7 1 5 26 19 21 36 1 0 0 .222 .307 .365 .672
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   6 4 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.167 1.833
Last Week   6 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 .167 .375 .667 1.042
April   21 7 0 1 0 1 3 1 5 0 0 1 .333 .391 .429 .820
May   57 13 3 0 1 7 4 3 14 0 1 1 .228 .279 .333 .612
June   27 5 0 0 1 1 3 4 4 0 0 0 .185 .290 .296 .587
July   49 10 2 0 2 7 3 6 17 0 0 0 .204 .291 .367 .658
August   97 15 5 1 2 9 9 11 21 1 0 0 .155 .239 .289 .527
September   44 8 1 0 2 8 6 4 13 0 0 0 .182 .250 .341 .591
Spring Training   57 15 5 0 2 2 10 5 15 0 0 2 .263 .344 .456 .800
Last Year   484 111 26 2 7 37 55 40 107 2 1 7 .229 .296 .335 .631
2 Years Ago   269 75 15 3 4 27 37 36 62 1 1 3 .279 .369 .401 .770
Career   1187 276 62 8 21 107 139 128 271 5 3 14 .233 .313 .351 .665
Home   150 30 3 1 5 20 14 15 34 1 1 2 .200 .280 .333 .613
Road   145 28 8 1 3 13 14 14 40 0 0 0 .193 .264 .324 .588
Grass   282 57 10 2 8 31 27 29 72 1 1 2 .202 .280 .337 .617
Turf   13 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 .077 .077 .154 .231
Day   119 21 4 0 3 9 10 12 29 1 1 0 .176 .250 .286 .536
Night   176 37 7 2 5 24 18 17 45 0 0 2 .210 .287 .358 .645
As Starter   254 47 10 2 7 27 24 24 63 1 1 2 .185 .260 .323 .583
As Reliever / Substitution   41 11 1 0 1 6 4 5 11 0 0 0 .268 .348 .366 .714
Pinch Hitting   33 9 1 0 1 5 4 3 10 0 0 0 .273 .333 .394 .727
Close/Late   91 21 3 0 2 9 8 14 30 1 0 1 .231 .336 .330 .666
Inning 1-3   79 16 4 0 3 11 7 3 13 0 1 0 .203 .232 .367 .599
Inning 4-6   95 14 2 2 1 6 8 6 23 0 0 1 .147 .206 .242 .448
Inning 7-9   112 26 5 0 4 16 13 19 35 1 0 1 .232 .346 .384 .730
Extra Innings   9 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 .222 .300 .222 .522
0 Outs   102 19 3 0 2 6 13 9 28 1 0 0 .186 .250 .275 .525
1 Outs   89 16 4 1 1 8 7 10 20 0 1 2 .180 .277 .281 .558
2 Outs   104 23 4 1 5 19 8 10 26 0 0 0 .221 .289 .423 .713
Scoring Position   72 18 2 0 3 24 8 8 17 1 1 0 .250 .321 .403 .724
Bases Empty   155 25 5 2 4 4 10 17 38 0 0 0 .161 .244 .297 .541
Runner on 1st   68 15 4 0 1 5 10 4 19 0 0 2 .221 .284 .324 .607
Runner on 2nd   26 9 1 0 2 10 5 3 3 0 1 0 .346 .414 .615 1.029
Runner on 3rd   9 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 .222 .300 .222 .522
Runner on 1st & 2nd   20 5 0 0 1 4 2 2 6 0 0 0 .250 .318 .400 .718
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .125 .000 .125
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 2 1 0 0 5 1 1 1 1 0 0 .400 .429 .600 1.029
Bases Loaded   5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   182 33 6 2 5 21 13 12 74 0 0 0 .181 .232 .319 .551
First Pitch   31 8 3 0 0 3 6 1 0 1 0 0 .258 .273 .355 .628
Count 0-1   14 5 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .357 .357 .571 .929
Count 0-2   33 5 1 0 1 4 3 0 15 0 0 0 .152 .152 .273 .424
Count 1-0   18 4 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .500 .722
Count 1-1   21 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .095 .136 .095 .232
Count 1-2   52 8 1 2 0 3 1 0 25 0 0 0 .154 .154 .250 .404
Count 2-0   7 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .286 .375 .286 .661
Count 2-1   16 3 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .188 .188 .375 .562
Count 2-2   43 8 2 0 4 9 6 0 22 0 0 0 .186 .186 .512 .698
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   6 1 0 0 0 1 2 8 0 0 0 0 .167 .643 .167 .810
Full Count   54 12 2 0 0 5 3 12 12 0 0 0 .222 .364 .259 .623
Behind in Count   99 18 2 2 2 8 5 0 40 0 1 0 .182 .182 .303 .485
Ahead in Count   47 10 2 0 2 7 7 16 0 0 0 1 .213 .422 .383 .805
Batting Leadoff   4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Batting 2nd   20 6 2 0 1 7 2 1 3 0 0 0 .300 .333 .550 .883
Batting 3rd   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Batting 4th   78 12 1 1 2 10 8 10 21 1 0 0 .154 .247 .269 .516
Batting 5th   40 3 0 0 0 1 2 7 13 0 0 0 .075 .213 .075 .288
Batting 6th   121 29 7 1 4 10 11 7 27 0 1 2 .240 .292 .413 .706
Batting 7th   5 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Batting 8th   15 6 0 0 1 4 2 0 4 0 0 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000
Batting 9th   6 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 .167 .286 .333 .619
Low Leverage   96 17 6 1 4 8 10 11 22 0 0 0 .177 .262 .385 .647
Medium Leverage   105 22 2 1 2 10 12 9 26 0 1 1 .210 .278 .305 .583
High Leverage   94 19 3 0 2 15 6 9 26 1 0 1 .202 .276 .298 .574
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 26 138 484 111 26 2 7 37 55 40 7 2 107 9 1 .229 .296 .335 .631 73 77 -0.3
2026 Tampa Bay - ABA 27 110 295 58 11 2 8 33 28 29 2 1 74 8 4 .197 .272 .329 .601 62 66 -0.7
Total ABA 369 1187 276 62 8 21 107 139 128 14 5 271 26 14 .233 .313 .351 .665 81 87 0.0
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
2025 Tampa Bay - ABA 1B 115 114 855 59 66 917 3 .997 953.2 8.63 +4.4 1.047
2025 Tampa Bay - ABA 2B 7 1 5 9 1 14 0 1.000 25.1 4.97 -0.8 .891
2025 Tampa Bay - ABA SS 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 -0.0 1.011
2025 Tampa Bay - ABA LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2026 Tampa Bay - ABA 1B 53 51 407 34 33 443 2 .995 445.1 8.91 +1.8 1.028
2026 Tampa Bay - ABA 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2026 Tampa Bay - ABA SS 7 0 4 6 2 10 0 1.000 18.0 5.00 -0.4 .875
TOTAL 1B 208 202 1584 122 128 1711 5 .997 1731.0 8.87 +8.0 1.041
TOTAL 2B 59 42 91 98 13 193 4 .979 406.0 4.19 -4.8 .841
TOTAL SS 36 20 32 69 16 105 4 .962 222.1 4.09 -6.6 .848
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.
08/16/2025 Injured (strained rib cage muscle),day-to-day for 3 weeks.
08/25/2025 Injured (strained rib cage muscle),day-to-day for one week.
11/06/2025 Wins the 2025 ABA AC Gold Glove Award at 1B.
11/22/2025 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $14,600.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 60 (60).
07/09/2026 Injured (knee contusion),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
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