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Jimmy
Rucks		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 215
 
Born: November 23, 1988 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 2015   
Gold Glove Award 2022   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2006 17 WSH NL     3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1
2007 18 WSH NL     3 3 3 1 1 1 5 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4
2008 19 WSH NL     3 3 3 1 1 1 5 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4
2009 20 TEX AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 6 6 6 3 3 3 5 5 5
2010 21 TEX AL     5 5 5 2 2 2 6 6 6 3 3 3 5 5 5
2011 22 TEX AL     6 6 6 2 2 2 6 6 6 3 3 3 6 6 6
2012 23 TEX AL $ 300,000   7 7 7 3 3 3 6 6 6 3 3 3 6 6 6
2013 24 TEX AL     6 6 6 2 2 2 7 6 7 3 3 3 6 6 6
2014 25 TEX AL $ 300,000   7 7 7 3 3 3 7 7 7 4 4 4 6 6 6
2015 26 TEX AL $ 300,000   7 7 7 3 3 3 7 7 7 4 4 4 6 6 6
2016 27 TEX AL $ 300,000   7 7 7 4 4 4 7 7 7 4 4 4 6 6 6
2017 28 TOR AL $ 1,278,571   7 7 8 5 5 5 8 7 7 4 4 4 6 6 6
2018 29 TOR AL $ 2,385,714   7 7 8 5 5 5 8 7 7 4 4 4 6 6 6
2019 30 TOR AL $ 4,590,000   7 7 8 5 5 5 8 7 7 4 4 4 6 6 6
2020 31 TOR AL $ 4,590,000   7 7 7 5 5 5 6 6 6 3 3 3 6 6 6
2021 32 TOR AL $ 4,590,000   7 7 7 5 5 5 6 6 6 3 3 3 6 6 6
2022 33 BOS AL $ 2,660,000   7 7 7 5 5 5 6 6 6 3 3 3 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,590,000   7 7 8 5 5 5 8 7 7 4 4 4 6 6 6
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won MVP or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2006 17 A   34 57 5 18 4 0 1 9 0 0 1 11 .316 .328 .439 .766 7.4  
2007 18 A   134 430 36 120 26 2 6 46 0 3 42 88 .279 .343 .391 .734 56.0  
2008 19 A   125 402 38 98 16 1 8 55 3 1 29 73 .244 .295 .348 .643 41.5  
2009 20 TEX AL 24 60 4 13 3 0 0 8 0 0 4 15 .217 .258 .267 .524 4.2 0.0
2010 21 AAA   48 176 16 42 8 0 2 19 0 0 14 31 .239 .295 .318 .613 16.5  
    AA   84 304 35 106 23 0 7 44 1 2 24 44 .349 .396 .493 .890 53.3  
2011 22 AAA   121 444 48 121 24 1 4 46 1 0 20 95 .273 .304 .358 .662 46.1  
2012 23 TEX AL 6 19 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 6 .158 .227 .211 .438 0.9 0.0
    AAA   131 535 69 171 22 1 9 80 1 0 33 104 .320 .359 .415 .774 75.8  
2013 24 AAA   135 551 82 184 40 0 11 77 1 3 47 94 .334 .386 .466 .853 91.1  
2014 25 TEX AL 76 272 43 84 27 1 2 37 0 2 13 51 .309 .337 .438 .774 35.0 5.2
    AAA   73 251 27 78 17 0 7 40 0 1 15 48 .311 .350 .462 .812 37.5  
2015 26 TEX AL 142 505 63 134 31 0 4 75 0 2 25 102 .265 .301 .350 .651 50.0 4.1
2016 27 TEX AL 114 391 50 104 29 0 5 52 0 1 29 67 .266 .318 .379 .697 46.6 6.6
2017 28 TOR AL 137 497 63 142 40 0 8 81 0 1 28 106 .286 .328 .414 .742 66.1 9.0
2018 29 TOR AL 137 497 61 157 40 0 13 92 1 0 39 88 .316 .364 .475 .839 80.1 14.4
2019 30 TOR AL 134 477 73 152 37 1 11 84 0 1 25 75 .319 .353 .470 .823 70.7 13.6
2020 31 TOR AL 137 501 51 137 22 0 11 73 0 0 21 93 .273 .303 .383 .686 57.2 5.5
2021 32 TOR AL 136 473 70 135 28 0 10 58 1 0 27 97 .285 .331 .408 .739 60.7 9.9
2022 33 BOS AL 131 496 69 126 26 2 14 55 0 1 11 85 .254 .282 .399 .681 52.5 6.2
11 Years Sim 1174 4188 547 1187 284 4 78 617 2 8 224 785 .283 .322 .409 .731 524.1 74.5
5 Years AAA 508 1957 242 596 111 2 33 262 3 4 129 372 .305 .351 .414 .765 267.0  
1 Years AA 84 304 35 106 23 0 7 44 1 2 24 44 .349 .394 .493 .887 53.3  
3 Years A 293 889 79 236 46 3 15 110 3 4 72 172 .265 .320 .375 .694 104.9  
9 Years Minors 885 3150 356 938 180 5 55 416 7 10 225 588 .298 .347 .410 .757 425.2  
162 Game Average 577 75 163 39 0 10 85 0 1 30 108 .283 .322 .409 .731 72.3  
Career Highs 142 505 73 157 40 2 14 92 1 2 39 106 .319 .364 .475 .839 80.1  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   3075 372 870 205 3 56 455 2 7 160 578 .283 .321 .406 .727 375.2
vs LH   1113 175 317 79 1 22 162 0 1 64 207 .285 .325 .417 .742 142.1
Home 588 2056 265 592 142 2 45 308 0 3 112 372 .288 .329 .425 .753 267.2
Away 586 2132 282 595 142 2 33 309 2 5 112 413 .279 .316 .394 .710 250.1
RISP   1170 0 348 79 1 24 521 0 0 59 221 .297 .327 .428 .756 155.6
Pinch Hitting   37 4 11 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 8 .297 .316 .378 .694 4.3
Close/Late   465 48 138 28 1 10 63 0 0 21 90 .297 .332 .426 .758 60.8
Mar/Apr 170 613 69 153 39 1 12 87 0 2 32 120 .250 .290 .375 .665 63.0
May 196 717 102 202 49 0 9 105 1 0 46 133 .282 .331 .388 .718 86.6
June 190 680 75 216 47 0 12 113 0 1 33 113 .318 .350 .440 .790 96.0
July 205 726 95 203 51 2 18 106 0 2 30 128 .280 .308 .430 .737 90.1
August 214 764 103 203 43 0 11 102 0 2 43 160 .266 .308 .365 .673 81.4
Sep/Oct 199 688 103 210 55 1 16 104 1 1 40 131 .305 .344 .458 .802 100.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
2009 20 TEX AL C 23 17 155.0 133 14 1 0 .993 8.54 14 7 .500 1 1.6
2012 23 TEX AL C 6 6 53.0 58 2 0 0 1.000 10.19 6 2 .333 1 0.4
2014 25 TEX AL C 74 73 636.3 625 38 5 0 .993 9.38 69 24 .348 2 2.1
2015 26 TEX AL C 141 138 1221.7 1222 68 11 1 .992 9.50 136 44 .324 11 5.8
2016 27 TEX AL C 112 111 973.0 900 53 10 0 .990 8.82 97 36 .371 2 6.5
2017 28 TOR AL C 131 129 1144.0 918 54 8 1 .992 7.65 118 41 .347 6 5.5
    LF 2 2 18.7 1 0 2 0 .333 0.48 0 0 .000 0 0.0
2018 29 TOR AL C 133 127 1145.3 995 48 8 2 .992 8.20 102 37 .363 3 5.9
    2B 1 1 9.0 2 3 0 0 1.000 5.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    SS 1 0 8.0 1 3 0 1 1.000 4.50 0 0 .000 0 0.1
2019 30 TOR AL C 125 121 1079.7 902 47 6 0 .994 7.91 102 34 .333 2 5.5
    SS 2 1 15.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.20 0 0 .000 0 0.0
2020 31 TOR AL C 130 128 1136.7 864 58 7 2 .992 7.30 114 40 .351 8 4.2
2021 32 TOR AL C 134 130 1167.0 891 61 7 3 .993 7.34 127 42 .331 7 5.4
2022 33 BOS AL C 131 130 1173.3 818 73 13 0 .986 6.83 165 65 .394 3 9.5
  C 1140 1110 9885.0 8326 516 76 9 .991 8.05 1050 372 .354 46 52.3
  SS 3 1 23.0 3 3 0 1 1.000 2.35 0 0 .000 0 0.1
  LF 2 2 18.7 1 0 2 0 .333 0.48 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  2B 1 1 9.0 2 3 0 0 1.000 5.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   1146 1114 9935.6 8332 522 78 10 .991 8.02 1050 372 .354 46 52.4
Career Highs   141 138 1221.7 1222 73 13 3 1.000 10.19 165 65 .500 11  
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
2014 25 TEX AL 10 38 1 5 0 1 1 3 0 0 2 15 .132 .175 .263 .438
2015 26 TEX AL 16 54 8 16 2 0 0 5 0 0 3 12 .296 .322 .333 .655
2016 27 TEX AL 4 14 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .286 .333 .286 .619
2018 29 TOR AL 20 80 9 21 6 0 1 10 0 0 5 17 .263 .302 .375 .677
2019 30 TOR AL 18 66 7 17 1 0 2 10 0 0 3 20 .258 .290 .364 .653
Career Post-Season Batting 68 252 25 63 9 1 4 28 0 0 14 66 .250 .286 .341 .628
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
2018-8-.316
2019-2-.319
 Doubles
2018-8-40
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 11)
   Gray Ink Test: 10    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 108)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 32    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 61)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 52nd overall pick, by Washington in 2006
Drafted in Rule 5 Draft, 2nd round, by Texas in 2009
2/28/2009: Signed a minor league contract extension with Texas
Had first career hit on 5/27/2009, off Jose Acevedo (BAL)
Injured on 8/11/2011 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 5-6 weeks
Injured on 5/14/2014 with a Inflamed Abdominal Muscle, out for one week
Hit first career homerun on 8/25/2014, off Eduardo Sierra (ANA)
Won World Championship with Texas in 2015
1/29/2017: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,278,571 through salary arbitration
Traded from Texas to Toronto on 3/30/2017 (Going to TOR: C Jimmy Rucks, P Matt Wright. Going to TEX: P Oscar Villarreal, P Wilmer Hager)
1/29/2018: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,385,714 through salary arbitration
8/9/2018: Signed a contract extension with Toronto, $4,590,000 per year, for 3 years
Was selected to the 2019 Allstar game
Injured on 9/9/2019 with a Strained Groin Muscle, out for one week
Signed as a free agent by Boston on 2/4/2022 to a 2-year deal worth $2,660,000 per year
Injured on 9/14/2022 with a Concussion, out for 1-2 weeks
Won Gold Glove Award at Catcher in 2022
 
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