Dave Rucker career ERA
3.97Career Regular Season
Dave Rucker has a career ERA of 3.97 over 7 regular seasons.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | SV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out. | ||
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| 1981 |  DET | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 4.0 | 2 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 |
| 1982 | DET | 27 | 5 | 6 | 3.38 | 64.0 | 31 | 23 | 1.33 | 0 |
| 1983 |  DET/STL | 38 | 6 | 5 | 5.48 | 46.0 | 28 | 26 | 1.74 | 0 |
| 1984 | STL | 50 | 2 | 3 | 2.10 | 73.0 | 38 | 34 | 1.32 | 0 |
| 1985 |  PHI | 39 | 3 | 2 | 4.31 | 79.1 | 41 | 40 | 1.55 | 1 |
| 1986 | PHI | 19 | 0 | 2 | 5.76 | 25.0 | 14 | 14 | 1.92 | 0 |
| 1988 |  PIT | 31 | 0 | 2 | 4.76 | 28.1 | 16 | 9 | 1.69 | 0 |
What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP · SV
- Best season on file: 2.10 in 1984.
- Most recent: 4.76 in 1988.
Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on October 31, 2026.