Player Report for #29 Johnny Kucks

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Sunday, October 8th, 1967

Name:	Johnny Kucks	Contract:	Major League Contract
Nickname:		Salary:	$3,200,000
Birthday:	07-27-1933	Signed Through:	1967 Season
Age:	34	Years of Major League Service:	11 Years, 6 Days
Born in:	Hoboken (New Jersey)	Major League Service Days this Year:	184 Days
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 3"	Years on 40-Man Roster:	4 Years, 126 Days
Weight:	184 lbs	Years of Pro Service:	13 Years
		Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Position:	SP	Minor League Option Years:	Out of option years
Bats:	Right
Throws:	Right	Contract Extension	$11,790,000 total for 3 years
Status:	Completely Rested	Drafted	-
Morale:	Great	Local Popularity (National)	Popular (Insignificant)

Brooklyn

Superbas

Pitching Ratings (SISA)

Pitching	Stuff	Movement	Control	Velocity
Overall	6	6	8	95-97 Mph
Versus LHP	6	6	7
Versus RHP	6	6	8
Talent	3	3	4

Pitching Ratings		Pitches:	Fastball, Changeup, Curveball
Endurance:	9
Groundball Pct.:	57
Holding Runners:	6

Batting Ratings (SISA)

Running & Bunting Ratings		Fielding Ratings
Running Speed:	2	Pitcher 8
Stealing Ability:	1
Baserunning Instincts:	1
Sacrifice Bunt:	6
Bunt for Hit:	3
Hitter Type:	Spray Hitter

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Opponent	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
09-22-1967	@ WAS	Win, 6-3	X	8.0	7	3	1	2	6	Win
09-18-1967	ATL	Loss, 3-7	X	7.0	6	7	2	3	3	Loss
09-13-1967	@ DET	Win, 7-1	X	9.0	5	1	1	2	12	Win
09-07-1967	WAS	Win, 6-2	X	9.0	8	2	2	2	7	Win
09-01-1967	CLE	Loss, 2-6	X	8.1	9	3	3	1	3	Loss
08-28-1967	@ CLE	Win, 7-5	X	8.0	8	3	3	1	4
08-24-1967	@ MAN	Win, 11-6	X	8.0	8	6	6	3	6	Win
08-19-1967	LA	Win, 7-1	X	9.0	4	1	1	0	5	Win
08-15-1967	@ SF	Win, 2-1	X	9.0	6	1	1	2	9	Win
08-10-1967	@ BOS	Win, 6-3	X	9.0	7	3	3	0	5	Win

United League 1967 Pitching Stats

Pitching	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	37	37	20	16	0	3.20	300.2	267	122	107	31	76	219	16	43.2	1	23	62.2
Pitching	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	ERC	WHIP	VORP	BABIP
Overall	0	0	0.0	0	0	10.51	7.99	6.56	2.27	2.95	1.14	40.9	.269
Pitching	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	522	130	15	3	20	71	35	93	6	12	6	.249	.301	.404	.705
vs. RHB	605	137	29	1	11	51	41	126	0	9	2	.226	.278	.332	.610

United League 1967 Pitching Splits

Split	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K
April	7	7	1	6	0	4.75	53.0	54	31	28	9	17	38
May	7	7	5	2	0	2.38	56.2	50	17	15	6	16	36
June	5	5	3	2	0	4.62	39.0	39	21	20	3	15	38
July	6	6	4	2	0	2.66	50.2	45	17	15	4	8	33
August	7	7	4	2	0	3.00	60.0	44	20	20	6	10	43
September	5	5	3	2	0	1.96	41.1	35	16	9	3	10	31
Last Year	37	37	20	10	0	2.99	285.2	253	101	95	25	89	224
2 Years Ago	24	24	11	10	0	3.76	174.2	155	88	73	21	35	141
Career	346	308	142	127	1	4.19	2353.2	2375	1234	1096	195	615	1603
Home	20	20	12	8	0	2.39	169.2	132	53	45	9	39	115
Road	17	17	8	8	0	4.26	131.0	135	69	62	22	37	104
Grass	37	37	20	16	0	3.20	300.2	267	122	107	31	76	219
Day	15	15	10	5	0	3.23	125.1	110	46	45	12	31	99
Night	22	22	10	11	0	3.18	175.1	157	76	62	19	45	120

Career Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP
1956 Los Angeles - UL	22	38	38	12	20	0	5.78	250.2	302	185	161	0	89	131	11	2	1.56	.000	0.0
1957 Los Angeles - UL	23	37	32	16	14	0	4.78	245.0	262	145	130	0	44	117	8	2	1.25	.000	0.0
1958 Chicago - UL	24	30	30	12	13	0	4.71	231.1	257	138	121	0	53	111	9	0	1.34	.000	0.0
1959 Chicago - UL	25	23	14	4	8	0	5.93	109.1	143	81	72	20	23	45	5	0	1.52	.000	0.0
1960 Brooklyn - UL	26	4	4	4	0	0	1.91	33.0	27	13	7	2	11	25	1	1	1.15	.000	0.0
1961 Brooklyn - UL	27	28	26	13	8	1	4.20	201.2	190	106	94	30	60	168	8	2	1.24	.000	0.0
1962 Brooklyn - UL	28	31	19	6	11	0	4.10	166.2	166	82	76	19	40	127	9	1	1.24	.000	0.0
1963 Brooklyn - UL	29	26	25	14	6	0	3.70	189.2	181	83	78	22	44	154	6	0	1.19	.289	9.1
1964 Brooklyn - UL	30	31	22	10	11	0	4.46	165.1	172	90	82	25	51	141	10	0	1.35	.307	-10.8
1965 Brooklyn - UL	31	24	24	11	10	0	3.76	174.2	155	88	73	21	35	141	5	0	1.09	.272	10.0
1966 Brooklyn - UL	32	37	37	20	10	0	2.99	285.2	253	101	95	25	89	224	9	2	1.20	.283	45.4
1967 Brooklyn - UL	33	37	37	20	16	0	3.20	300.2	267	122	107	31	76	219	16	1	1.14	.269	40.9
Total UL	12 yrs.	346	308	142	127	1	4.19	2353.2	2375	1234	1096	195	615	1603	97	11	1.27	.905	94.6

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League

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ERA

SHO

WHIP

BABIP

VORP

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP
1964 Brooklyn - UL	30	2	0	0	0	1	0.00	2.2	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.38	.143	0.0
Total UL		2	0	0	0	1	0.00	2.2	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.38	.143	0.0

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1963 Brooklyn - ML	P	26	25	9	39	2	50	2	.960	189.2	2.28
1964 Brooklyn - ML	P	31	22	10	40	1	51	1	.980	165.1	2.72
1965 Brooklyn - ML	P	24	24	8	27	0	40	5	.875	174.2	1.80
1966 Brooklyn - ML	P	37	37	21	50	2	74	3	.959	285.2	2.24
1967 Brooklyn - ML	P	37	37	15	56	2	75	4	.947	300.2	2.13

Player History
03-01-1955	Drafted in 1st round, 8th overall pick, by St. Louis in 1955.
03-06-1955	Traded from St. Louis to Los Angeles on 3/6/1955 (Going to STL: C J. Shadwick. Going to LA: P J. Kucks).
06-22-1955	Injured on 6/22/1955 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for one week.
04-09-1956	Had first career hit on 4/9/1956, off Herb Score (SF).
04-17-1956	Earned first career win on 4/17/1956.
07-12-1956	Hit first career homerun on 7/12/1956, off Ted Gray (DET).
08-28-1956	Won Player of the Week award on 8/28/1956, winning 2 games with a 2.87 ERA.
03-01-1958	Drafted in 1st round, 1st overall pick, by Chicago in 1958 Reentry Draft, signed to a 5-year deal worth $1,500,000 per year.
07-16-1959	Traded from Chicago to Brooklyn on 7/16/1959 (Going to CHI: CF Richie Ashburn, P Don Mossi, P Tom Gorman, BRO's 1960 1st Rd Rookie pick, BRO's 1960 2nd Rd Rookie pick, BRO's 1961 1st Rd Rookie pick, BRO's 1961 2nd Rd Rookie pick. Going to BRO: CF Mickey Mantle, P Whitey Ford, P Johnny Kucks, P Seth Morehead).
10-08-1963	Won the 1963 United League World Series with the Brooklyn Superbas!
01-01-1964	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (4); Movement: 6 (3); Control: 8 (4).
10-08-1964	Won the 1964 United League World Series with the Brooklyn Superbas!
01-01-1965	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (4); Movement: 6 (3); Control: 8 (4).
06-16-1965	Was selected to the 1965 United League All-Star Game.
07-27-1965	Injured (strained rotator cuff muscle), out for 7-8 weeks.
01-01-1966	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (4); Movement: 6 (3); Control: 8 (4).
06-20-1966	Was selected to the 1966 United League All-Star Game.
06-24-1966	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Outlaws with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07-27-1966	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Atlanta Hilltoppers with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
08-02-1966	Injured (tender elbow), out for 2 weeks.
10-10-1966	Won the 1966 United League World Series with the Brooklyn Superbas!
01-01-1967	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (4); Movement: 6 (3); Control: 8 (4).
06-16-1967	Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Chicago Colts with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07-04-1967	Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $11,790,000 with the Brooklyn Superbas organization.

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	GS	Rank
1967	37	8

Year	W	Rank
1966	20	5
1967	20	2

Year	L	Rank
1967	16	6

Year	Winning %	Rank
1963	.700	6
1966	.667	6

Year	IP	Rank
1967	300.2	1

Year	BF	Rank
1967	1239	2

Year	HRA	Rank
1967	31	8

Year	K	Rank
1966	224	6
1967	219	6

Year	ERA	Rank
1966	2.99	7

Year	BABIP	Rank
1965	.272	7
1966	.283	10
1967	.269	7

Year	WHIP	Rank
1965	1.09	3
1966	1.20	8
1967	1.14	5

Year	K/BB	Rank
1963	3.50	4
1965	4.03	4
1966	2.52	10
1967	2.88	8

Year	RA/9	Rank
1965	10.10	4
1966	11.09	9
1967	10.51	6

Year	H/9	Rank
1965	7.99	8
1966	7.97	6
1967	7.99	7

Year	BB/9	Rank
1963	2.09	7
1965	1.80	4
1967	2.27	9

Year	K/9	Rank
1963	7.31	8
1964	7.68	9
1965	7.27	7
1966	7.06	9

Year	QS	Rank
1966	26	4
1967	23	8

Year	QSP	Rank
1966	.703	8

Year	CG	Rank
1964	10	9
1967	16	2

Year	CGP	Rank
1964	.455	8
1967	.432	5

Year	SHO	Rank
1966	2	6
1967	1	9