Johnny Kucks
1955–1960 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Kansas City Athletics, New York Yankees
207G
.110AVG
.167OBP
.127SLG
32H
0HR
6RBI
0SB
54–56W–L
938IP
337K
4.10ERA
123GS
7SV
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 207 | 342 | 291 | 21 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | .110 | .167 | .127 | .294 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 937.7 | 207 | 123 | 30 | 54 | 56 | 7 | 970 | 493 | 427 | 91 | 308 | 337 | 0 | 0 | 4.10 | 1.363 |
Streaks
4longest hitting streak · 1956-08-09 to 1956-08-24
6longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | 4 home runs allowed | 1960-05-14 | 1 in 801 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 34 | 11 innings pitched | 1960-08-09 | 1 in 308 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 29 | 7 walks allowed | 1957-06-06 | 1 in 192 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 100 | 136 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 36 | .148 | .176 | .165 |
| Away | 107 | 206 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 60 | .085 | .131 | .102 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 15 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .053 | .115 | .053 |
| May | 33 | 55 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 16 | .087 | .200 | .130 |
| June | 41 | 75 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 17 | .078 | .120 | .078 |
| July | 45 | 81 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22 | .139 | .148 | .153 |
| August | 45 | 71 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20 | .145 | .155 | .161 |
| September | 28 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | .107 | .147 | .143 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cleveland-guardians | 36 | 62 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 19 | .125 | .177 | .143 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 30 | 61 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | .135 | .180 | .173 |
| detroit-tigers | 30 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .026 | .022 | .026 |
| boston-red-sox | 26 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .147 | .184 | .176 |
| baltimore-orioles | 26 | 50 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 16 | .143 | .180 | .143 |
| chicago-white-sox | 25 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | .100 | .184 | .133 |
| kansas-city-athletics | 22 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .077 | .125 | .077 |
| new-york-yankees | 12 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .077 | .062 | .077 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 |  New York Yankees | 29 | 40 | 2 | – | – | – | .050 | 126 | 48 |
| 1956 | New York Yankees | 34 | 77 | 11 | – | 1 | – | .143 | 224 | 67 |
| 1957 | New York Yankees | 37 | 55 | 6 | – | 2 | – | .109 | 179 | 78 |
| 1958 | New York Yankees | 34 | 40 | 5 | – | 2 | – | .125 | 126 | 46 |
| 1959 | Kansas City Athletics, New York Yankees | 42 | 49 | 4 | – | – | – | .082 | 167 | 60 |
| 1960 |  Kansas City Athletics | 31 | 30 | 4 | – | 1 | – | .133 | 114 | 38 |