Kirby Puckett vs. Willie Stargell — Career Comparison

Kirby Puckett
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star
Willie Stargell
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueHall of FameLeft FielderMVPAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Willie Stargell holds a real edge over Kirby Puckett in this comparison. Willie Stargell led in home run production (HR/PA+ 309 vs 132), walk rate (BB%+ 140 vs 58), and slugging (SLG+ 153 vs 129). Kirby Puckett held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 122 vs 62). The edge belongs to Willie Stargell.

Hitting Stats for Kirby Puckett and Willie Stargell

Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Willie Stargell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
1783
136.61
Willie Stargell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2360
156.88
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
7831
600
Willie Stargell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9026
600
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7244
555.02
Willie Stargell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7927
526.94
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Willie Stargell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.847
0.847
Willie Stargell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.889
0.889
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2304
176.53
Willie Stargell
Career
Per 600 PA
2232
148.37
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1626
124.58
Willie Stargell
Career
Per 600 PA
1279
85.02
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
414
31.72
Willie Stargell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
423
28.12
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
4.37
Willie Stargell
Career
Per 600 PA
55
3.66
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
207
15.86
Willie Stargell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
475
31.58
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
678
51.95
Willie Stargell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
953
63.35
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Willie Stargell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Willie Stargell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Willie Stargell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
1180.81
90.47
Willie Stargell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1526.85
101.5
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
3453
264.56
Willie Stargell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4190
278.53
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
2810
215.3
Willie Stargell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3247
215.84
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Willie Stargell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.477
0.477
Willie Stargell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.837
0.837
Willie Stargell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.889
0.889
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Willie Stargell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Willie Stargell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.787
0.787
Willie Stargell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.892
0.892
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Willie Stargell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1071
82.06
Willie Stargell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1194
79.37
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
1085
83.13
Willie Stargell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1540
102.37
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
1949
149.33
Willie Stargell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2259
150.17
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
1236.06
94.71
Willie Stargell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1483.24
98.6
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
56
4.29
Willie Stargell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
5.19
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
450
34.48
Willie Stargell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
937
62.29
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
85
6.51
Willie Stargell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227
15.09
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
965
73.94
Willie Stargell
Career
Per 600 PA
1936
128.69
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.12
8.12
Willie Stargell
Career
Per 600 PA
4.66
4.66
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Willie Stargell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
1.76
Willie Stargell
Career
Per 600 PA
9
0.6
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
58
4.44
Willie Stargell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.99
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
188
14.4
Willie Stargell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
9.51
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
10.27
Willie Stargell
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.13
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
5.82
Willie Stargell
Career
Per 600 PA
16
1.06
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
16.09
Willie Stargell
Career
Per 600 PA
33
2.19
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63.81
63.81
Willie Stargell
Career
Per 600 PA
51.52
51.52

Fielding Stats for Kirby Puckett and Willie Stargell

Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Willie Stargell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1707
1.05
Willie Stargell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2144
1.07
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1684
1.04
Willie Stargell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2044
1.02
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
43871
27
Willie Stargell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53872
27
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
14623.2
9
Willie Stargell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17957.1
9
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4392
2.7
Willie Stargell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9278
4.65
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
0.09
Willie Stargell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
0.24
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.03
Willie Stargell
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
0.08
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4586
2.82
Willie Stargell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9915
4.97
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4535
2.79
Willie Stargell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9764
4.89
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.89
98.89
Willie Stargell
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.48
98.48
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.657
2.657
Willie Stargell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.554
4.554
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.65
98.65
Willie Stargell
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.34
95.34
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.02
Willie Stargell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
0.36
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Stargell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Stargell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Stargell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Stargell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0