Kirby Puckett Stats

Kirby Puckett was born on Monday, March 14, 1960, in Chicago, Illinois. Puckett was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 8, 1984, with the Minnesota Twins. 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 Kirby Puckett baseball stats page.

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Kirby Puckett

Kirby Puckett Autograph on a 1987 Donruss (#149)

Kirby Puckett Autograph on a 1987 Donruss (#149)
 

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Birth Name:   Kirby Puckett
Nickname:   Puck
Born On:   03-14-1960  (Pisces)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Chicago, Illinois
Year of Death Data Died On:   03-06-2006 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Phoenix, Arizona
Cemetery:   Cremated
High School:   Calumet City High School (Chicago, IL)
College:   Bradley University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-08   Player Weight Chart Weight:   210
First Game:   05-08-1984 (Age 24)
Last Game:   09-28-1995
Draft:   1982 : 1st Round (3rd)
Kirby Puckett

Kirby Puckett Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Kirby Puckett

Kirby Puckett Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1984 24 Twins 128 557 63 165 12 5 0 0 31 16 1 69 4 2 4 11 .296 .320 .336
1985 25 Twins 161 691 80 199 29 13 4 0 74 41 0 87 5 3 4 9 .288 .330 .385
1986 26 Twins 161 680 119 223 37 6 31 0 96 34 4 99 2 0 7 14 .328 .366 .537
1987 27 Twins 157 624 96 207 32 5 28 0 99 32 7 91 0 6 6 16 .332 .367 .534
1988 28 Twins 158 657 109 234 42 5 24 0 121 23 4 83 0 9 2 17 .356 .375 .545
1989 29 Twins 159 635 75 215 45 4 9 0 85 41 9 59 0 5 3 21 .339 .379 .465
1990 30 Twins 146 551 82 164 40 3 12 0 80 57 11 73 1 3 3 15 .298 .365 .446
1991 31 Twins 152 611 92 195 29 6 15 0 89 31 4 78 8 7 4 27 .319 .352 .460
1992 32 Twins 160 639 104 210 38 4 19 3 110 44 13 97 1 6 6 17 .329 .374 .490
1993 33 Twins 156 622 89 184 39 3 22 2 89 47 7 93 1 5 7 15 .296 .349 .474
1994 34 Twins 108 439 79 139 32 3 20 1 112 28 7 47 1 7 7 11 .317 .362 .540
1995 35 Twins 137 538 83 169 39 0 23 1 99 56 18 89 0 5 3 15 .314 .379 .515
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
12 Years 1,783 7,244 1,071 2,304 414 57 207 7 1,085 450 85 965 23 58 56 188 .318 .360 .477
Kirby Puckett

Kirby Puckett Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1984 Twins CF 128 128 3,375 462 3.6 459 443 16 3 4 n/a n/a n/a .994 3.67
1985 Twins CF 161 160 474 493 3.1 485 466 19 8 5 n/a n/a n/a .984 27.63
1986 Twins CF 160 157 453 440 2.8 434 427 7 6 3 n/a n/a n/a .986 25.87
1987 Twins CF 147 147 3,819 356 2.4 351 342 9 5 2 n/a n/a n/a .986 2.48
1988 Twins CF 158 157 21,402 465 2.9 462 453 9 3 4 n/a n/a n/a .994 0.58
1989 Twins CF 157 154 3,993 455 2.9 451 438 13 4 3 n/a n/a n/a .991 3.05
1990 Twins 2B 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1990 Twins 3B 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1990 Twins CF 125 122 3,123 326 2.6 323 317 6 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .991 2.79
1990 Twins LF 9 9 231 21 2.3 20 20 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .952 2.34
1990 Twins RF 9 9 228 21 2.3 21 17 4 0 3 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.49
1990 Twins SS 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1991 Twins CF 144 143 3,648 363 2.5 358 345 13 5 5 n/a n/a n/a .986 2.65
1991 Twins RF 19 9 267 28 1.5 27 27 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .964 2.73
1992 Twins 2B 2 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1992 Twins 3B 2 0 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1992 Twins CF 149 147 3,822 407 2.7 404 395 9 3 3 n/a n/a n/a .993 2.85
1992 Twins SS 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1993 Twins CF 95 94 2,421 226 2.4 224 216 8 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .991 2.50
1993 Twins LF 1 1 21 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.29
1993 Twins RF 47 44 1,224 101 2.1 101 97 4 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.23
1994 Twins CF 3 0 15 2 0.7 2 1 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.60
1994 Twins RF 95 95 2,454 219 2.3 216 204 12 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .986 2.38
1995 Twins 2B 1 0 3 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.00
1995 Twins 3B 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1995 Twins CF 5 4 102 10 2.0 10 10 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.65
1995 Twins RF 106 104 2,688 196 1.8 192 183 9 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .980 1.93
1995 Twins SS 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
CF Totals 1,432 1,413 46,647 4,005 2.8 3,963 3,853 110 42 30 n/a n/a n/a .990 2.29
RF Totals 276 261 6,861 565 2.0 557 528 29 8 7 n/a n/a n/a .986 2.19
LF Totals 10 10 252 22 2.2 21 21 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .955 2.25
3B Totals 4 0 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
2B Totals 4 0 3 1 0.3 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.00
SS Totals 3 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
12 Years 1,729 1,684 53,769 4,593 2.7 4,542 4,402 140 51 37 n/a n/a n/a .989 2.28
Kirby Puckett

Kirby Puckett Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1984 Twins 14 7 .667 0 0 0 0.0 8.1 18.0 - - -
1985 Twins 21 12 .636 1 0 0 172.8 7.9 9.3 - - -
1986 Twins 20 12 .625 4 0 0 21.9 6.9 7.1 - - -
1987 Twins 12 7 .632 2 0 8 22.3 6.9 6.3 - - -
1988 Twins 6 7 .462 1 0 0 27.4 7.9 5.4 - - -
1989 Twins 11 4 .733 3 0 2 70.6 10.8 7.5 - - -
1990 Twins 5 4 .556 1 0 4 45.9 7.5 6.9 - - -
1991 Twins 11 5 .688 0 0 0 40.7 7.8 6.9 - - -
1992 Twins 17 7 .708 3 0 9 33.6 6.6 5.8 - - -
1993 Twins 8 6 .571 0 0 17 28.3 6.7 7.0 - - -
1994 Twins 6 3 .667 0 0 13 22.0 9.3 3.9 - - -
1995 Twins 3 2 .600 1 0 28 23.4 6.0 5.4 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
12 Years 134 76 .638 16 0 81 35.0 7.5 6.7 - - -
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Kirby Puckett Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1984 Minnesota Twins 34 $40,000.00 - -
1985 Minnesota Twins 34 $130,000.00 - -
1986 Minnesota Twins 34 $255,000.00 Stats -
1987 Minnesota Twins 34 $465,000.00 Stats Stats
1988 Minnesota Twins 34 $1,090,000.00 Stats -
1989 Minnesota Twins 34 $2,000,000.00 Stats -
1990 Minnesota Twins 34 $2,816,667.00 Stats -
1991 Minnesota Twins 34 $3,166,667.00 Stats Stats
1992 Minnesota Twins 34 $2,966,667.00 Stats -
1993 Minnesota Twins 34 $5,300,000.00 Stats -
1994 Minnesota Twins 34 $5,300,000.00 Stats n/a
1995 Minnesota Twins 34 $6,300,000.00 Stats -


What do Jimmie Foxx, Doc Cramer & Kirby Puckett have in common? There are the only three American League players in history to have more than one six-hit game (each had two) during their career! A breakdown appears below:

Jimmie Foxx
Philadelphia Athletics vs. Washington Senators, 05-30-1930 (13 innings)
Philadelphia Athletics at Cleveland Indians, 07-10-1932 (18 innings)

Doc Cramer
Philadelphia Athletics at Chicago White Sox, 06-20-1932
Philadelphia Athletics vs. Detroit Tigers, 07-13-1935

Kirby Puckett
Minnesota Twins at Milwaukee Brewers, 08-30-1987
Minnesota Twins vs. Texas Rangers, 05-23-1991 (11 innings)

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