Joc Pederson vs. Kirby Puckett — Career Comparison

Joc Pederson
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueCenter FielderAll-Star
Kirby Puckett
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star

Joc Pederson and Kirby Puckett are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 109 for Joc Pederson, 113 for Kirby Puckett), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 124 vs 129). The overall lean goes to Kirby Puckett, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Joc Pederson and Kirby Puckett

Joc Pederson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1368
178.28
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1783
136.61
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 600 PA
4604
600
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7831
600
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 600 PA
3952
515.03
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7244
555.02
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.807
0.807
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.847
0.847
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 600 PA
935
121.85
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2304
176.53
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 600 PA
508
66.2
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1626
124.58
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 600 PA
191
24.89
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
414
31.72
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.35
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
4.37
Joc Pederson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
28.41
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
207
15.86
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
427
55.65
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
678
51.95
Joc Pederson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Joc Pederson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Joc Pederson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 600 PA
649.37
84.63
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1180.81
90.47
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 600 PA
1816
236.66
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3453
264.56
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 600 PA
1555
202.65
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2810
215.3
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.798
0.798
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.837
0.837
Joc Pederson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Joc Pederson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.793
0.793
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.787
0.787
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 600 PA
606
78.97
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1071
82.06
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 600 PA
575
74.93
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1085
83.13
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 600 PA
963
125.5
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1949
149.33
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 600 PA
625.12
81.47
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1236.06
94.71
Joc Pederson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
11.6
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
56
4.29
Joc Pederson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
531
69.2
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
450
34.48
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 600 PA
27
3.52
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
6.51
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 600 PA
1085
141.4
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
965
73.94
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 600 PA
4.24
4.24
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.12
8.12
Joc Pederson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.78
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
1.76
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 600 PA
26
3.39
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
4.44
Joc Pederson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
8.99
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
188
14.4
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 600 PA
31
4.04
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
10.27
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 600 PA
27
3.52
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
5.82
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 600 PA
58
7.56
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
16.09
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 600 PA
53.45
53.45
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63.81
63.81

Fielding Stats for Joc Pederson and Kirby Puckett

Joc Pederson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
967
1.25
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1707
1.05
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 9 Innings
779
1.01
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1684
1.04
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20810
27
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43871
27
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6936.2
9
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14623.2
9
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1536
1.99
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4392
2.7
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.05
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.09
Joc Pederson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.03
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.03
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1594
2.07
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4586
2.82
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1572
2.04
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4535
2.79
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.62
98.62
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.89
98.89
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.626
1.626
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.657
2.657
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.56
80.56
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.65
98.65
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.02
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.02
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joc Pederson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0