1B Nick Rucker #20
Tampa Bay Captains ABA
Age: 27 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
10/28/2025
 OA: 45 POT: 45
BNN Index | ABA | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
1B NICK RUCKER #20 - AGE: 27 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
138 484 111 26 2 7 37 40 107 .229 .296 .335 9 -0.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 50 55 55
Gap 50 45 50 50
Power 45 40 45 45
Eye 55 50 60 55
Avoid K's 60 55 65 60
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 50 30
Errors: - 40 40
Arm: 20 45 30
Turn DP: - 40 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 25
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 60 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 40 Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 50
Stealing Aggressiveness: 75
Stealing Ability: 55
Baserunning Inst.: 60
Sacrifice Bunt: 30
Bunt for Hit: 50
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/23/2025 CHG Loss, 2-9 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 1
09/22/2025 CHG Win, 3-1 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 0
09/21/2025 CHG Loss, 1-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/20/2025 SYR Loss, 1-4 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/19/2025 SYR Loss, 2-5 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 0
09/17/2025 BOS Loss, 6-9 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 0
09/16/2025 BOS Loss, 3-5 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/14/2025 BOS Loss, 4-5 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
09/13/2025 @ TOR Loss, 4-8 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 1
09/11/2025 @ TOR Win, 2-1 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
His actions speak louder than his words.
Personality Class: Outspoken
Birthday:10/27/1998
Born in:Mandeville, LA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$14,000
Signed Through:2025 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 80 Days
Service This Yr:180 Days
40-Man Service:3 Years, 80 Days
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2017, 21st Pick in Round 4
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 2025 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 138 484 111 26 2 7 37 55 40 107 .229 .296 .335 .631 .279 .105 76
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 115 534 7 0 0 3 1 2 162 35 9 1 90.0 52.0 3.70 -0.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   153 29 6 0 0 15 13 17 37 2 1 3 .190 .280 .229 .509
Versus Right   331 82 20 2 7 22 42 23 70 0 0 4 .248 .304 .384 .688
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
March   12 1 0 0 0 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 .083 .353 .083 .436
April   87 14 3 1 1 3 6 6 22 0 0 1 .161 .223 .253 .476
May   89 19 5 0 2 7 5 7 26 0 0 0 .213 .271 .337 .608
June   79 22 5 0 3 8 15 7 10 1 0 4 .278 .363 .456 .818
July   84 15 4 0 1 8 10 7 21 0 0 0 .179 .242 .262 .504
August   67 17 6 1 0 6 10 7 17 1 1 1 .254 .329 .373 .702
September   66 23 3 0 0 4 7 2 10 0 0 0 .348 .368 .394 .762
Spring Training   58 10 3 0 2 3 6 1 18 0 1 1 .172 .200 .328 .528
Last Year   269 75 15 3 4 27 37 36 62 1 1 3 .279 .369 .401 .770
Career   892 218 51 6 13 74 111 99 197 4 2 12 .244 .327 .359 .685
Home   244 65 15 1 4 21 32 24 47 1 1 4 .266 .341 .385 .726
Road   240 46 11 1 3 16 23 16 60 1 0 3 .192 .250 .283 .533
Grass   476 110 25 2 7 37 55 39 105 2 1 7 .231 .298 .336 .634
Turf   8 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .125 .222 .250 .472
Day   227 52 11 1 3 12 29 20 44 1 0 2 .229 .296 .326 .622
Night   257 59 15 1 4 25 26 20 63 1 1 5 .230 .297 .342 .639
As Starter   460 108 25 2 6 33 52 39 94 2 1 6 .235 .302 .337 .639
As Reliever / Substitution   24 3 1 0 1 4 3 1 13 0 0 1 .125 .192 .292 .484
Pinch Hitting   19 2 0 0 1 1 3 1 10 0 0 1 .105 .190 .263 .454
Close/Late   101 26 5 1 2 10 16 10 29 1 0 2 .257 .333 .386 .719
Inning 1-3   205 43 9 1 1 6 16 16 43 0 0 2 .210 .274 .278 .552
Inning 4-6   130 33 9 0 3 16 17 11 28 1 1 3 .254 .324 .392 .716
Inning 7-9   144 34 8 1 3 15 22 12 34 1 0 2 .236 .302 .368 .670
Extra Innings   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
0 Outs   212 45 8 2 2 7 33 22 43 1 0 4 .212 .297 .297 .594
1 Outs   131 32 8 0 3 13 13 7 25 1 1 2 .244 .291 .374 .665
2 Outs   141 34 10 0 2 17 9 11 39 0 0 1 .241 .301 .355 .655
Scoring Position   87 20 7 0 1 28 9 9 20 2 1 2 .230 .310 .345 .655
Bases Empty   337 77 15 2 5 5 41 27 73 0 0 5 .228 .295 .329 .625
Runner on 1st   60 14 4 0 1 4 5 4 14 0 0 0 .233 .281 .350 .631
Runner on 2nd   34 6 2 0 1 6 4 3 8 0 1 1 .176 .263 .324 .587
Runner on 3rd   5 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   21 9 3 0 0 8 2 2 3 0 0 1 .429 .500 .571 1.071
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   7 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 3 2 0 0 .000 .182 .000 .182
Bases Loaded   11 2 1 0 0 8 1 2 3 0 0 0 .182 .308 .273 .580
Two Strikes   267 44 10 0 1 17 26 24 107 1 0 2 .165 .238 .213 .452
First Pitch   65 19 7 1 1 5 7 0 0 0 0 2 .292 .313 .477 .790
Count 0-1   33 7 1 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 .212 .235 .333 .569
Count 0-2   29 6 3 0 0 3 1 0 12 0 0 0 .207 .207 .310 .517
Count 1-0   36 11 3 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 .306 .324 .472 .797
Count 1-1   32 11 2 0 0 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 .344 .333 .406 .740
Count 1-2   75 10 1 0 0 3 5 0 38 1 0 1 .133 .143 .147 .290
Count 2-0   13 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 .308 .308 .462 .769
Count 2-1   25 9 1 0 2 6 5 0 0 0 0 1 .360 .385 .640 1.025
Count 2-2   86 11 0 0 1 4 5 0 33 0 0 1 .128 .138 .163 .301
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 2 8 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   13 6 2 0 1 2 4 8 0 0 0 0 .462 .667 .846 1.513
Full Count   77 17 6 0 0 7 15 24 24 0 0 0 .221 .406 .299 .705
Behind in Count   137 23 5 0 1 7 10 0 50 1 0 2 .168 .179 .226 .405
Ahead in Count   87 30 6 1 4 11 15 16 0 0 1 2 .345 .457 .575 1.032
Batting Leadoff   462 108 25 2 6 33 53 40 96 2 1 6 .234 .302 .335 .637
Batting 4th   4 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 1.000 1.250
Batting 5th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   10 2 1 0 0 3 1 0 6 0 0 1 .200 .273 .300 .573
Batting 9th   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   162 44 11 0 3 9 18 8 29 0 0 2 .272 .314 .395 .709
Medium Leverage   226 43 8 2 1 10 26 25 54 0 0 4 .190 .282 .257 .539
High Leverage   94 23 7 0 3 18 11 7 24 2 1 1 .245 .298 .415 .713
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2022 Tampa Bay - ABA 23 50 139 32 10 1 2 10 19 23 2 1 28 2 2 .230 .345 .360 .705 97 102 -0.2
2024 Tampa Bay - ABA 25 71 269 75 15 3 4 27 37 36 3 1 62 7 7 .279 .369 .401 .770 109 118 1.1
2025 Tampa Bay - ABA 26 138 484 111 26 2 7 37 55 40 7 2 107 9 1 .229 .296 .335 .631 71 76 -0.4
Total ABA 259 892 218 51 6 13 74 111 99 12 4 197 18 10 .244 .327 .359 .685 87 93 0.6
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2013 Tucson HS - HS 14 31 112 38 9 1 2 24 29 26 0 3 20 8 1 .339 .454 .491 .945 122 130 1.0
2014 Miami Christian High School - HS 15 17 66 15 0 1 1 5 7 10 1 0 11 2 0 .227 .338 .303 .641 68 74 -0.1
2015 Miami Christian High School - HS 16 40 153 39 5 1 3 17 14 22 0 1 28 6 4 .255 .347 .359 .706 91 93 0.3
2016 Miami Christian High School - HS 17 39 149 30 7 0 4 17 17 19 0 1 36 7 6 .201 .290 .329 .619 67 66 -0.3
2017 Miami Christian High School - HS 18 41 166 38 6 0 5 26 20 20 2 0 37 9 4 .229 .319 .355 .675 72 69 -0.1
2017 Plymouth - R 18 48 97 29 5 1 2 8 15 9 0 1 13 0 4 .299 .355 .433 .788 110 114 0.2
2018 Kalamazoo - A 19 95 208 48 9 2 8 20 28 25 0 2 38 3 4 .231 .311 .409 .719 106 105 0.9
2019 Plymouth - R 20 88 195 57 15 0 15 36 46 34 0 1 27 12 3 .292 .396 .600 .996 150 152 2.2
2019 Kalamazoo - A 20 17 17 5 0 0 1 2 4 2 0 0 4 0 1 .294 .368 .471 .839 125 106 0.1
2019 Traverse City - AA 20 8 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 .429 .556 .429 .984 185 142 0.1
2020 Kalamazoo - A 21 108 402 110 15 2 9 33 48 49 0 0 62 11 13 .274 .353 .388 .741 96 98 1.3
2020 Traverse City - AA 21 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .857 .000 .857 160 274 0.2
2021 Traverse City - AA 22 79 279 71 14 4 7 42 38 47 1 1 49 8 6 .254 .363 .409 .771 116 119 1.4
2021 Ann Arbor - AAA 22 56 216 69 14 1 5 29 37 31 0 2 31 6 2 .319 .402 .463 .865 154 158 2.4
2022 Traverse City - AA 23 8 34 7 1 0 0 5 4 3 0 0 5 1 0 .206 .270 .235 .506 35 41 -0.1
2022 Ann Arbor - AAA 23 69 218 54 8 2 3 18 24 34 1 0 42 7 2 .248 .352 .344 .696 104 105 1.0
2023 Ann Arbor - AAA 24 134 493 115 20 5 14 59 68 80 1 5 73 10 5 .233 .339 .379 .718 105 107 2.1
Total AAA 259 927 238 42 8 22 106 129 145 2 7 146 23 9 .257 .356 .391 .747 116 119
Total AA 99 321 81 15 4 7 48 44 58 1 1 57 9 6 .252 .367 .389 .757 111 115
Total A 220 627 163 24 4 18 55 80 76 0 2 104 14 18 .260 .339 .397 .736 100 100
Total AHS 168 646 160 27 3 15 89 87 97 3 5 132 32 15 .248 .346 .368 .715 84 86
Total AR 136 292 86 20 1 17 44 61 43 0 2 40 12 7 .295 .383 .545 .927 138 140
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2022 Tampa Bay - ABA 1B 3 0 9 2 3 11 0 1.000 8.0 12.38 +0.1 .995
2022 Tampa Bay - ABA 2B 16 12 20 34 4 55 1 .982 117.2 4.13 -0.1 .933
2022 Tampa Bay - ABA SS 27 20 28 61 14 93 4 .957 201.1 3.98 -6.2 .841
2024 Tampa Bay - ABA 1B 37 37 313 27 26 340 0 1.000 324.0 9.44 +1.8 1.050
2024 Tampa Bay - ABA 2B 35 29 66 55 8 124 3 .976 262.0 4.16 -3.9 .791
2024 Tampa Bay - ABA SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2024 Tampa Bay - ABA LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2024 Tampa Bay - ABA CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2025 Tampa Bay - ABA 1B 115 114 855 59 66 917 3 .997 953.2 8.63 +4.4 1.047
2025 Tampa Bay - ABA 2B 7 1 5 9 1 14 0 1.000 25.1 4.97 -0.8 .891
2025 Tampa Bay - ABA SS 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 -0.0 1.011
2025 Tampa Bay - ABA LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 155 151 1177 88 95 1268 3 .998 1285.2 8.86 +6.2 1.047
TOTAL 2B 58 42 91 98 13 193 4 .979 405.0 4.20 -4.8 .841
TOTAL SS 29 20 28 63 14 95 4 .958 204.1 4.01 -6.2 .846
TOTAL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
02/19/2013 Joined the Tucson HS Bass.
04/15/2013 Injured (oblique strain),out for 1-2 weeks.
01/01/2014 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (45); Power: 40 (55); Eye: 30 (60).
03/22/2014 Injured (fractured foot),out for 3-4 weeks.
04/25/2014 Injured (mild hip strain),day-to-day for 3 days.
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (45); Power: 40 (55); Eye: 30 (60).
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (45); Power: 40 (55); Eye: 35 (60).
05/14/2016 Wins the 2016 AHS Sweet 16 MVP Award.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (45); Power: 40 (50); Eye: 40 (60).
04/05/2017 Injured (knee soreness),day-to-day for 4 days.
06/07/2017 Released by the Miami Christian High School Victors.
06/07/2017 Drafted in the 2017 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 21, 91st overall pick) by the Tampa Bay Captains.
06/15/2017 Signed a minor league contract with the Tampa Bay Captains organization with a signing bonus of $7,000.
07/05/2017 Injured (viral infection),day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (70); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 50 (60).
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (60); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 50 (55).
07/09/2019 Was selected to the 2019 ABA Rookie League All-Star Game.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (65); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 50 (60).
04/22/2020 Injured (strained groin),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 35 (40); Eye: 55 (65).
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 55 (65).
06/12/2022 Goes 5-5 against the Dillonvale Indians, with 1 2B, 1 3B, 2 RBI and 2 R.
11/25/2022 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $13,200.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 60 (70).
11/22/2023 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $13,800.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 60 (65).
02/28/2024 Injured (hand contusion),out for one week.
03/22/2024 Injured (herniated disc (back)),out for 6 weeks.
11/22/2024 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $14,000.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 60 (60).
02/27/2025 Unsuccessfully completed training to generate gap power at the Tampa Bay Captains development complex.
08/16/2025 Injured (strained rib cage muscle),day-to-day for 3 weeks.
08/25/2025 Injured (strained rib cage muscle),day-to-day for one week.
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