Johnny Rucker
1940–1946 · bats L / throws R · New York Giants
705G
.272AVG
.302OBP
.366SLG
711H
21HR
216RBI
35SB
1Rare feat
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 705 | 2,768 | 2,617 | 354 | 711 | 105 | 39 | 21 | 216 | 109 | 248 | 35 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 957 | .272 | .302 | .366 | .668 |
Streaks
18longest hitting streak · 1945-04-17 to 1945-05-09
20longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Triple Play | 1944-06-03 | 1 in 497 games | box score ↗ |
| 52 | 7 RBI | 1940-09-29 | 1 in 6,468 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 39 | 2 triples | 1945-06-24 | 1 in 1,837 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 349 | 1322 | 332 | 18 | 110 | 46 | 115 | .264 | .286 | .364 |
| Away | 356 | 1446 | 379 | 3 | 106 | 63 | 133 | .278 | .306 | .367 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 54 | 234 | 57 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 20 | .265 | .308 | .367 |
| May | 108 | 401 | 103 | 1 | 34 | 16 | 25 | .272 | .297 | .344 |
| June | 135 | 570 | 156 | 6 | 43 | 27 | 56 | .293 | .321 | .419 |
| July | 105 | 344 | 86 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 29 | .261 | .288 | .356 |
| August | 147 | 554 | 134 | 3 | 39 | 21 | 59 | .256 | .280 | .328 |
| September | 154 | 662 | 175 | 7 | 55 | 16 | 58 | .275 | .289 | .370 |
| October | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .333 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| philadelphia-phillies | 108 | 447 | 112 | 4 | 36 | 28 | 36 | .273 | .313 | .398 |
| boston-braves | 106 | 440 | 122 | 6 | 38 | 13 | 33 | .290 | .307 | .399 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 103 | 404 | 94 | 1 | 29 | 16 | 43 | .245 | .272 | .333 |
| cincinnati-reds | 102 | 395 | 103 | 2 | 32 | 17 | 31 | .275 | .304 | .340 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 100 | 397 | 120 | 1 | 36 | 9 | 24 | .316 | .325 | .403 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 96 | 336 | 76 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 44 | .239 | .268 | .311 |
| chicago-cubs | 90 | 349 | 84 | 6 | 30 | 12 | 37 | .255 | .275 | .361 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 |  New York Giants | 86 | 277 | 82 | 4 | 24 | 4 | .296 | – | – |
| 1941 | New York Giants | 143 | 622 | 179 | 1 | 42 | 8 | .288 | – | – |
| 1943 | New York Giants | 132 | 505 | 138 | 2 | 48 | 4 | .273 | – | – |
| 1944 | New York Giants | 144 | 587 | 143 | 6 | 39 | 8 | .244 | – | – |
| 1945 | New York Giants | 105 | 429 | 117 | 7 | 51 | 7 | .273 | – | – |
| 1946 | New York Giants | 95 | 197 | 52 | 1 | 12 | 4 | .264 | – | – |