Kirby Puckett Strikeouts
Kirby Puckett Career Strikeouts Overview
During Kirby Puckett's 12-year Major League Baseball career, he had a lifetime total of
965 strikeouts, an average of 80 strikeouts per season. 1994 was his best season
with 47 strikeouts and his worst season was 1986 when he had
99 strikeouts. Kirby Puckett underperformed similar player cohorts when comparing career totals, not beating
USA (305.465), Baby Boomers (386.416), Y (769.398), mlb (314.894), and CF (365.641) player career averages. See the charts and graphs below that
visualize this information in more detail.
Strikeouts (K) are outs recorded because the player at bat accumulates 3 strikes before putting the ball in play, is walked, or hit by a pitch. Strikes are accumlated by swinging and missing a pitch, not swinging at a pitch in the strike zone, or by hitting a foul ball. Foul ball strkes however are not counted for a third strike unless the foul results from a bunt or is a foul tip caught by the catcher. Generally, for Strikeouts, lower is better. (Source)
Strikeouts (K) are outs recorded because the player at bat accumulates 3 strikes before putting the ball in play, is walked, or hit by a pitch. Strikes are accumlated by swinging and missing a pitch, not swinging at a pitch in the strike zone, or by hitting a foul ball. Foul ball strkes however are not counted for a third strike unless the foul results from a bunt or is a foul tip caught by the catcher. Generally, for Strikeouts, lower is better. (Source)