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Johnny Kucks Stats

Johnny Kucks was born on Thursday, July 27, 1933, in Hoboken, New Jersey. Kucks was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 17, 1955, with the New York Yankees. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Johnny Kucks baseball stats page.

"I was just an average pitcher. I didn't have overpowering stuff. Control was my forte. If I didn't have it, I would make a quick exit." - Johnny Kucks in Sweet Seasons (Dom Forker, 1990)

Johnny Kucks

Johnny Kucks Autograph on a 1959 Topps (#289)

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Birth Name:	John Charles Kucks
Nickname:	Johnny
Born On:	07-27-1933
Born In:	Hoboken, New Jersey
Zodiac:	Leo
Died On:	Still Living
Died In:	Still Living
Cemetery:	n/a

College:	None Attended
Bats:	Right
Throws:	Right
Height:	6-03
Weight:	184
First Game:	04-17-1955 (Age 21)
Last Game:	09-25-1960
Draft:	Not Applicable

Johnny Kucks Johnny Kucks Pitching Stats
Year	Team	G	GS	GF	W	L	PCT	ERA	CG	SHO	SV	IP	BFP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	HLD
1955	Yankees	29	13	5	8	7	.533	3.41	3	1	0	126.2	537	122	48	54	8	44	6	49	3	2	0	-
1956	Yankees	34	31	1	18	9	.667	3.85	12	3	0	224.1	947	223	96	113	19	72	0	67	3	10	1	-
1957	Yankees	37	23	10	8	10	.444	3.56	4	1	2	179.1	759	169	71	82	13	59	2	78	2	8	0	-
1958	Yankees	34	15	8	8	8	.500	3.93	4	1	4	126.0	544	132	55	67	14	39	2	46	1	6	0	-
1959	Yankees	9	1	4	0	1	.000	8.64	0	0	0	16.2	76	21	16	16	5	9	0	9	1	0	0	-
1959	Athletics	33	23	6	8	11	.421	3.87	6	1	1	151.1	649	163	65	76	10	42	0	51	0	12	0	-
1960	Athletics	31	17	5	4	10	.286	6.00	1	0	0	114.0	518	140	76	85	22	43	2	38	2	1	0	-
Career		G	GS	GF	W	L	PCT	ERA	CG	SHO	SV	IP	BFP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	HLD
6 Years		207	123	39	54	56	.491	4.10	30	7	7	938.1	4,030	970	427	493	91	308	12	338	12	39	1	-

Johnny Kucks Johnny Kucks Hitting Stats
Yr	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	GS	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	SH	SF	HBP	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG
1955	Yankees	29	40	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	2	0	0	0	.050	.050	.075
1956	Yankees	34	77	7	11	1	0	0	0	1	7	0	25	6	0	1	0	.143	.224	.156
1957	Yankees	37	55	4	6	0	0	0	0	2	5	0	18	11	0	0	1	.109	.183	.109
1958	Yankees	34	40	2	5	2	0	0	0	2	3	0	9	6	0	0	0	.125	.186	.175
1959	Yankees	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1959	Athletics	33	47	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	22	3	0	0	1	.085	.140	.106
1960	Athletics	31	30	4	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	9	3	0	0	0	.133	.161	.133
Career		G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	GS	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	SH	SF	HBP	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG
6 Years		207	291	21	32	5	0	0	0	6	19	0	95	31	0	1	2	.110	.167	.127

Johnny Kucks Johnny Kucks Fielding Stats
Team	POS	G	GS	OUTS	TC	TC/G	CH	PO	A	E	DP	PB	CASB	CACS	FLD%	RF	ZR
1955 Yankees	P	29	13	380	30	1.0	27	3	24	3	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	.900	1.92	-
1956 Yankees	P	34	31	673	58	1.7	53	13	40	5	5	n/a	n/a	n/a	.914	2.13	-
1957 Yankees	P	37	23	538	57	1.5	56	9	47	1	5	n/a	n/a	n/a	.982	2.81	-
1958 Yankees	P	34	15	378	32	0.9	31	6	25	1	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	.969	2.21	-
1959 Yankees	P	9	1	50	6	0.7	6	1	5	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	3.24	-
1959 Athletics	P	33	23	454	42	1.3	41	10	31	1	4	n/a	n/a	n/a	.976	2.44	-
1960 Athletics	P	31	17	342	28	0.9	25	3	22	3	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	.893	1.97	-
Career	POS	G	GS	OUTS	TC	TC/G	CH	PO	A	E	DP	PB	CASB	CACS	FLD%	RF	ZR
P Totals		207	123	2,815	253	1.2	239	45	194	14	17	n/a	n/a	n/a	.945	2.29	--
6 Years		207	123	2,815	253	1.2	239	45	194	14	17	n/a	n/a	n/a	.945	2.29	--

Johnny Kucks Johnny Kucks Miscellaneous Stats
Baserunning Statistics				Other Positions			Common Hitting Ratios			Common Pitching Ratios
Team	SB	CS	SB%	PH	PR	DH	AB/HR	AB/K	AB/RBI	K/BB	K/9	BB/9
1955 Yankees	0	0	.000	-	-	n/a	0.0	4.0	0.0	1.11	3.48	3.13
1956 Yankees	0	0	.000	-	-	n/a	0.0	3.1	77.0	0.93	2.69	2.89
1957 Yankees	0	0	.000	-	-	n/a	0.0	3.1	27.5	1.32	3.91	2.96
1958 Yankees	0	0	.000	-	-	n/a	0.0	4.4	20.0	1.18	3.29	2.79
1959 Yankees	0	0	.000	-	-	n/a	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.00	4.86	4.86
1959 Athletics	0	0	.000	-	-	n/a	0.0	2.1	0.0	1.21	3.03	2.50
1960 Athletics	0	0	.000	-	-	n/a	0.0	3.3	30.0	0.88	3.00	3.39
Career	SB	CS	SB%	PH	PR	DH	AB/HR	AB/K	AB/RBI	K/BB	K/9	BB/9
6 Years	0	0	.000	-	-	n/a	0.0	3.1	48.5	1.10	3.24	2.95

Johnny Kucks Johnny Kucks Miscellaneous Items of Interest
Team [Click for Roster]	Uniform Numbers	Salary	All-Star	World Series
1955 New York Yankees	53	Undetermined	-	Stats
1956 New York Yankees	53	Undetermined	Stats	Stats
1957 New York Yankees	53	Undetermined	-	Stats
1958 New York Yankees	53	Undetermined	-	Stats
1959 New York Yankees	53	Undetermined	-	-
1959 Kansas City Athletics	26	Undetermined	-	-
1960 Kansas City Athletics	26	Undetermined	-	-
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