Mickey Mantle vs. Kirby Puckett — Career Comparison

Mickey Mantle
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderGold GloveMVPAll-Star
Kirby Puckett
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Mickey Mantle holds a real edge over Kirby Puckett in this comparison. Mickey Mantle led in walk rate (BB%+ 217 vs 58), home run production (HR/PA+ 279 vs 132), and slugging (SLG+ 161 vs 129). Kirby Puckett held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 122 vs 75). The edge belongs to Mickey Mantle.

Hitting Stats for Mickey Mantle and Kirby Puckett

Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2401
145.38
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
1783
136.61
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9909
600
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
7831
600
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8102
490.58
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7244
555.02
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.976
0.976
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.847
0.847
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2415
146.23
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2304
176.53
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PA
1463
88.59
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1626
124.58
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PA
344
20.83
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
414
31.72
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
4.36
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
4.37
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
536
32.46
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
207
15.86
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
952
57.64
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
678
51.95
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1981.8
120
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
1180.81
90.47
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4511
273.15
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
3453
264.56
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4161
251.95
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
2810
215.3
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.477
0.477
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.977
0.977
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.837
0.837
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.098
1.098
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.787
0.787
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1677
101.54
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
1071
82.06
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1509
91.37
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
1085
83.13
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2650
160.46
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
1949
149.33
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1945.53
117.8
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
1236.06
94.71
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PA
13
0.79
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
4.29
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1733
104.93
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
450
34.48
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
7.63
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
85
6.51
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PA
1710
103.54
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
965
73.94
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PA
5.79
5.79
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.12
8.12
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.01
1.01
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PA
14
0.85
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
1.76
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PA
47
2.85
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
4.44
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
6.84
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
188
14.4
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
9.26
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134
10.27
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PA
38
2.3
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
5.82
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PA
191
11.57
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
16.09
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80.1
80.1
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
63.81
63.81

Fielding Stats for Mickey Mantle and Kirby Puckett

Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2290
1.27
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1707
1.05
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1927
1.07
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1684
1.04
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48597
27
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
43871
27
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16199
9
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
14623.2
9
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6734
3.74
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4392
2.7
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
0.16
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
0.09
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.06
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.03
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7131
3.96
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4586
2.82
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7024
3.9
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4535
2.79
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.5
98.5
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.89
98.89
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.067
3.067
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.657
2.657
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.15
84.15
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.65
98.65
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
0.11
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.02
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0