NAME : Johnny Kucks NICKNAME : ORIGIN : HOBOKEN,NJ,USA BIRTHDAY : 7/27/1933 AGE : 26 HEIGHT : 6"3 WEIGHT : 184 POSITION : Pitcher ROLE : Starter BATS : Right THROWS : Right CONTRACT : $517,500 through 1963 DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal LOYALTY : Minimal TEAM LEADER : None at all CONSISTENCY : VERY inconsistent CLUTCH PERFORMANCE : Normal INJURY RATING : Normal
DEFENSIVE RATINGS : Range at Pitcher : D (Fielding Pct. : .893)
PITCHING RATINGS : Duration as Starter : E Duration as Reliever : C Holding Runners : B Groundball Pct. : 60 Avoiding Runs : 1 Avoiding Hits : 4 (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 3, Talent Average) Avoiding Doubles : 4 (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 4, Talent Average) Avoiding Homeruns : 4 (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 4, Talent Average) Avoiding BB's : 5 (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 4, Talent Good) Getting Strikeouts : 2 (VS. RHB : 2, VS. LHB : 2, Talent Fair) Throwing Velocity : 4 Pitch Assortment : , Fastball, Changeup, Slider
PITCHING STATS : Category ERA W L S G GS IP HA R ER BB K Overall 4.05 0 0 0 6 0 6.2 7 3 3 4 0 At Home 2.70 0 0 0 3 0 3.1 2 1 1 3 0 Away 5.40 0 0 0 3 0 3.1 5 2 2 1 0 Last Week 5.40 0 0 0 3 0 3.1 5 2 2 1 0 This Week 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr/Mar 4.05 0 0 0 6 0 6.2 7 3 3 4 0
CAREER STATS : YEAR ERA W L S G CG SHO IP ER BB K TEAMS 1955 3.43 8 7 0 29 3 1 126.0 48 44 49 NYY 1956 3.86 18 9 0 34 12 3 224.0 96 72 67 NYY 1957 3.57 8 10 2 37 4 1 179.0 71 59 78 NYY 1958 3.93 8 8 4 34 4 1 126.0 55 39 46 NYY 1959 4.37 8 12 1 42 6 1 167.0 81 51 60 KCA,NYY Total ERA : 3.85 Total Wins : 50 Total Losses: 46 Total Saves : 7 Total SHO : 7 Total CG : 29 Total K's : 300 Total BB's : 269