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Kirby Puckett
Full name Kirby Puckett Born March 14, 1960, Chicago, Illinois Died March 6, 2006, Phoenix, Arizona Cremated First Game: May 8, 1984 ; Final Game: September 28, 1995 Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 8" Weight: 178 Selected to the Hall of Fame in 2001 Named All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (1993) Named AL League Championship Series Most Valuable Player (1991) Named outfielder on The Sporting News AL All-Star Team (1986 to 1989, 1992 and 1994) Won AL Gold Glove as outfielder (1986 to 1989 and 1991 to 1992) Named outfielder on The Sporting News AL Silver Slugger Team (1986 to 1989, 1992 and 1994) Ejections: 1985 (1), 1995 (1). Total: 2 SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1984 MIN A Daily Splits 128 557 63 165 12 5 0 31 16 1 69 4 4 2 0 6 11 14 7 .296 .320 .336 0.0 1984 MIN A
1985 MIN A Daily Splits 161 691 80 199 29 13 4 74 41 0 87 4 5 3 0 9 9 21 12 .288 .330 .385 -0.2 1985 MIN A
1986 MIN A Daily Splits 161 680 119 223 37 6 31 96 34 4 99 7 2 0 0 13 14 20 12 .328 .366 .537 3.2 1986 MIN A
1987 MIN A Daily Splits 157 624 96 207 32 5 28 99 32 7 91 6 0 6 0 10 16 12 7 .332 .367 .534 2.0 1987 MIN A
1988 MIN A Daily Splits 158 657 109 234 42 5 24 121 23 4 83 2 0 9 0 9 17 6 7 .356 .375 .545 4.9 1988 MIN A
1989 MIN A Daily Splits 159 635 75 215 45 4 9 85 41 9 59 3 0 5 0 10 21 11 4 .339 .379 .465 3.5 1989 MIN A
1990 MIN A Daily Splits 146 551 82 164 40 3 12 80 57 11 73 3 1 3 0 11 15 5 4 .298 .365 .446 1.6 1990 MIN A
1991 MIN A Daily Splits 152 611 92 195 29 6 15 89 31 4 78 4 8 7 0 13 27 11 5 .319 .352 .460 1.3 1991 MIN A
1992 MIN A Daily Splits 160 639 104 210 38 4 19 110 44 13 97 6 1 6 0 13 17 17 7 .329 .374 .490 2.9 1992 MIN A
1993 MIN A Daily Splits 156 622 89 184 39 3 22 89 47 7 93 7 1 5 0 10 15 8 6 .296 .349 .474 1.0 1993 MIN A
1994 MIN A Daily Splits 108 439 79 139 32 3 20 112 28 7 47 7 1 7 0 11 11 6 3 .317 .362 .540 1.8 1994 MIN A
1995 MIN A Daily Splits 137 538 83 169 39 0 23 99 56 18 89 3 0 5 0 9 15 3 2 .314 .379 .515 1.5 1995 MIN A
Total (12 Years) Splits 1783 7244 1071 2304 414 57 207 1085 450 85 965 56 23 58 0 124 188 134 76 .318 .360 .477 23.5 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
League Championship Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1987 MIN A Daily Splits 5 24 3 5 1 0 1 3 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .208 .208 .375 1987 MIN A
1991 MIN A Daily Splits 5 21 4 9 1 0 2 6 1 0 4 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .429 .435 .762 1991 MIN A
Total ( 2 Years) Splits 10 45 7 14 2 0 3 9 1 0 9 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 .311 .319 .556 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1987 MIN A Daily Splits 7 28 5 10 1 1 0 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .357 .419 .464 1987 MIN A
1991 MIN A Daily Splits 7 24 4 6 0 1 2 4 5 4 7 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 .250 .367 .583 1991 MIN A
Total ( 2 Years) Splits 14 52 9 16 1 2 2 7 7 4 8 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 .308 .393 .519 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1986 AL Daily Splits 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .500 .333 1986 AL
1987 AL Daily Splits 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1987 AL
1988 AL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1988 AL
1989 AL Daily Splits 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 1989 AL
1990 AL Daily Splits 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 1990 AL
1991 AL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1991 AL
1992 AL Daily Splits 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 1992 AL
1993 AL Daily Splits 1 3 1 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 2.000 1993 AL
1994 AL Daily Splits 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 1994 AL
1995 AL Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1995 AL
Total (10 Years) Splits 10 24 3 7 1 0 1 3 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .292 .320 .458 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1984 MIN A Daily Splits OF 128 128 125 1125.2 438 16 3 4 0 .993 0 128 0
1984 MIN A CF 128 128 125 1125.2 443 16 3 4 0 .994
1985 MIN A Daily Splits OF 161 160 158 1404.1 465 19 8 5 0 .984 0 161 0
1985 MIN A CF 161 160 158 1404.1 466 19 8 5 0 .984
1986 MIN A Daily Splits OF 160 157 151 1385 429 8 6 3 0 .986 0 160 0
1986 MIN A CF 160 157 151 1385 427 7 6 3 0 .986
1987 MIN A Daily Splits OF 147 147 134 1273.1 341 8 5 2 0 .986 0 147 0
1987 MIN A CF 147 147 134 1273.1 342 9 5 2 0 .986
1987 MIN A DH 8 8 8 -
1988 MIN A Daily Splits OF 158 157 137 1349.2 450 12 3 4 0 .994 0 158 0
1988 MIN A CF 158 157 137 1349.2 453 9 3 4 0 .994
1989 MIN A Daily Splits OF 157 154 133 1328.1 438 13 4 3 0 .991 0 157 0
1989 MIN A CF 157 154 133 1328.1 438 13 4 3 0 .991
1989 MIN A DH 2 1 1 -
1990 MIN A Daily Splits OF 141 140 113 1194.1 354 9 4 3 0 .989 9 125 9
1990 MIN A CF 125 122 100 1041.1 317 6 3 0 0 .991
1990 MIN A LF 9 9 7 77 20 0 1 0 0 .952
1990 MIN A RF 9 9 6 76 17 4 0 3 0 1.000
1990 MIN A DH 4 4 3 -
1990 MIN A 3B 1 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 -
1990 MIN A SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
1990 MIN A 2B 1 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 -
1991 MIN A Daily Splits OF 152 152 120 1306 373 13 6 5 0 .985 0 144 19
1991 MIN A CF 144 143 113 1216.2 345 13 5 5 0 .986
1991 MIN A RF 19 9 7 89.1 27 0 1 0 0 .964
1992 MIN A Daily Splits OF 149 147 127 1274.2 394 9 3 3 0 .993 0 149 0
1992 MIN A CF 149 147 127 1274.2 395 9 3 3 0 .993
1992 MIN A DH 9 9 9 -
1992 MIN A 3B 2 0 0 2.1 0 0 0 0 0 -
1992 MIN A 2B 2 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 -
1992 MIN A SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
1993 MIN A Daily Splits OF 139 139 126 1222.1 312 13 2 2 0 .994 1 95 47
1993 MIN A CF 95 94 84 807 216 8 2 1 0 .991
1993 MIN A RF 47 44 42 408.1 97 4 0 1 0 1.000
1993 MIN A DH 17 17 16 -
1993 MIN A LF 1 1 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1994 MIN A Daily Splits OF 95 95 83 823.2 204 13 3 2 0 .986 0 3 95
1994 MIN A RF 95 95 83 818.2 204 12 3 2 0 .986
1994 MIN A DH 13 13 13 -
1994 MIN A CF 3 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
1995 MIN A Daily Splits OF 109 108 94 930.1 194 9 4 1 0 .981 0 5 106
1995 MIN A RF 106 104 91 896.1 183 9 4 1 0 .980
1995 MIN A DH 28 28 27 -
1995 MIN A CF 5 4 3 34 10 0 0 0 0 1.000
1995 MIN A 3B 1 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 -
1995 MIN A SS 1 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 -
1995 MIN A 2B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Total (12 Years) Splits OF 1696 1684 1501 14617.2 4392 142 51 37 0 .989 10 1432 276
Total (12 Years) CF 1432 1413 1265 12245 3853 110 42 30 0 .990
Total ( 5 Years) RF 276 261 229 2288.2 528 29 8 7 0 .986
Total ( 7 Years) DH 81 80 77 -
Total ( 2 Years) LF 10 10 7 84 21 0 1 0 0 .955
Total ( 3 Years) 3B 4 0 0 3.1 0 0 0 0 0 -
Total ( 3 Years) 2B 4 0 0 2.1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 3 Years) SS 3 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 -
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
League Championship Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1987 MIN A Daily Splits OF 5 5 5 44 7 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 5 0
1987 MIN A CF 5 5 5 44 7 0 0 0 0 1.000
1991 MIN A Daily Splits OF 5 5 5 46 13 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 5 0
1991 MIN A CF 5 5 5 46 13 1 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 2 Years) Splits OF 10 10 10 90 20 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 10 0
Total ( 2 Years) CF 10 10 10 90 20 1 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1987 MIN A Daily Splits OF 7 7 7 60 15 1 1 0 0 .941 0 7 0
1987 MIN A CF 7 7 7 60 15 1 1 0 0 .941
1991 MIN A Daily Splits OF 7 7 6 66.1 16 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 7 0
1991 MIN A CF 7 7 6 66.1 16 1 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 2 Years) Splits OF 14 14 13 126.1 31 2 1 0 0 .971 0 14 0
Total ( 2 Years) CF 14 14 13 126.1 31 2 1 0 0 .971
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1986 AL Daily Splits OF 1 1 1 9 5 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1 0
1986 AL CF 1 1 1 9 5 0 0 0 0 1.000
1987 AL Daily Splits OF 1 0 0 8 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1 0
1987 AL CF 1 0 0 8 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1988 AL Daily Splits OF 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1 0
1988 AL CF 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1989 AL Daily Splits OF 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 0
1989 AL CF 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 -
1990 AL Daily Splits OF 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1 0
1990 AL CF 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1991 AL Daily Splits OF 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 0
1991 AL CF 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 -
1992 AL Daily Splits OF 1 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 0 0
1992 AL LF 1 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1993 AL Daily Splits OF 1 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 0 0
1993 AL LF 1 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1994 AL Daily Splits OF 1 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 1
1994 AL RF 1 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1995 AL Daily Splits OF 1 1 0 7 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 1
1995 AL RF 1 1 0 7 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total (10 Years) Splits OF 10 6 1 53 14 0 0 0 0 1.000 2 6 2
Total ( 6 Years) CF 6 2 1 33 8 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 2 Years) LF 2 2 0 8 3 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 2 Years) RF 2 2 0 12 3 0 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
Ejection Information
Date Team Umpire Reason
7-31-1985 BOX MIN A Drew Coble Called third strike
8-25-1995 BOX MIN A Durwood Merrill Called third strike
Transaction Information
Selected by Minnesota Twins in the 1st round (3rd pick overall) of the free-agent
draft (January 12, 1982 ).
Granted free agency (October 28, 1992 ).
Signed by Minnesota Twins (December 4, 1992 ).
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