Kirby Puckett vs. Mark Smith — Career Comparison

Kirby Puckett
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star
Mark Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueUnknown

On the career numbers, Kirby Puckett posted the stronger offensive profile against Mark Smith. Kirby Puckett posted stronger numbers in OPS (.843 vs .721) and on-base percentage (.367 vs .319). Mark Smith had the advantage in home run production (32 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Kirby Puckett had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Kirby Puckett and Mark Smith

Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1783
136.61
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
414
229.79
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7831
600
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1081
600
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7244
555.02
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
959
532.28
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.847
0.847
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.742
0.742
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2304
176.53
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
233
129.32
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1626
124.58
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
147
81.59
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
414
31.72
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
51
28.31
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
4.37
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.67
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
207
15.86
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.76
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
678
51.95
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
86
47.73
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1180.81
90.47
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
128.82
71.5
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3453
264.56
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
386
214.25
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2810
215.3
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
341
189.27
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.837
0.837
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.719
0.719
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.787
0.787
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1071
82.06
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
125
69.38
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1085
83.13
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
130
72.16
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1949
149.33
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
223
123.77
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1236.06
94.71
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
127.92
71
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
4.29
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
6.11
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
450
34.48
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.84
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
6.51
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.22
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
965
73.94
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
117.11
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.12
8.12
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.12
5.12
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
1.76
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.67
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
4.44
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
6.11
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
188
14.4
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
9.99
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
10.27
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
15
8.33
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
5.82
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.78
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
16.09
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
20
11.1
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
63.81
63.81
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75

Fielding Stats for Kirby Puckett and Mark Smith

Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1707
1.05
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.28
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1684
1.04
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
1.02
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43871
27
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5524
27
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14623.2
9
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1841.1
9
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4392
2.7
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
490
2.4
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
0.09
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.1
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.03
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4586
2.82
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
2.51
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4535
2.79
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
511
2.5
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.89
98.89
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.42
99.42
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.657
2.657
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.958
1.958
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.65
98.65
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.69
79.69
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.02
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0