Kirby Puckett vs. Kevin Appier — Matchup Analysis

Kevin Appier has dominated this matchup. Despite batting 0.268, 16% below their career average and above Appier's career opposing average of 0.247, Puckett's OPS of 0.627 is 25% below the career mark of 0.837. Even with Puckett striking out less often than usual, once every 14 PA versus a career rate of once every 8.1 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Appier. Edge: Appier.

How Kirby Puckett put the ball into play against Kevin Appier

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Kevin Appier to Kirby Puckett

Matchup Details for Kirby Puckett and Kevin Appier

Stats that describe the matchup between Kirby Puckett and Kevin Appier including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
42
Kirby Puckett Career Plate Appearances
7831
Kevin Appier Career Batters Faced
10958
In this matchup
41
Kirby Puckett Career At Bats
7244
Kevin Appier Career At Bats Pitched
9807
In this matchup
0.268
Kirby Puckett Career Batting Average
0.318
Kevin Appier Career Opposing Batting Average
0.247
In this matchup
11
Kirby Puckett Career Hits
2304
Kevin Appier Career Hits Allowed
2425
In this matchup
9
Kirby Puckett Career Singles
1626
In this matchup
1
Kirby Puckett Career Doubles
414
In this matchup
1
Kirby Puckett Career Triples
57
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs
207
Kevin Appier Career Home Runs Allowed
232

Grand Slams

In this matchup
0

In the Park Home Runs

In this matchup
0

In the Park Grand Slams

In this matchup
0
In this matchup
2
Kirby Puckett Career Extra Base Hits
678
In this matchup
0.000
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.029
Kevin Appier Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.024
In this matchup
0.000
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.090
Kevin Appier Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.096

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.000
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.215
Kevin Appier Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.116
In this matchup
14
Kirby Puckett Total Bases
3453
In this matchup
12
Kirby Puckett Career Times on Base
2810
In this matchup
0.286
Kirby Puckett Career On Base Percentage
0.360
In this matchup
0.341
Kirby Puckett Career Slugging Percentage
0.477
In this matchup
0.627
Kirby Puckett Career OPS
0.837
In this matchup
0.073
Kirby Puckett Career Isolated Power
0.159
In this matchup
0.214
Kirby Puckett Career Gross Production Average
0.281
In this matchup
0.289
Kirby Puckett Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.342
Kevin Appier Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.289
In this matchup
5
Kirby Puckett Career RBIs
1085
In this matchup
4.000
Kirby Puckett Career Runs Created
1236.060
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Hit By Pitch
56
Kevin Appier Career Batters Hit By Pitch
79

Outs

In this matchup
25
In this matchup
1
Kirby Puckett Career Walks
450
Kevin Appier Career Walks Allowed
933
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Intentional Walks
85
Kevin Appier Career Intentional Walks Allowed
51
In this matchup
3
Kirby Puckett Career Strikeouts
965
Kevin Appier Career Strikeouts Thrown
1994
In this matchup
14.000
Kirby Puckett Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.120
Kevin Appier Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.495
In this matchup
0.333
Kirby Puckett Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.470
Kevin Appier Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.470

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.286
Kirby Puckett Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.363
Kevin Appier Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.311

Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference

In this matchup
0

Batter Reached due to Error

In this matchup
2

Batter Reached due to Interference

In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Sacrifice Hits
23
Kevin Appier Career Sacrifice Hits
67
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Sacrifice Flies
58
Kevin Appier Career Sacrifice Flies
72
In this matchup
2
Kirby Puckett Career Ground into Double Play
188
Kevin Appier Career Double Plays Enabled
207

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0