Kirby Puckett vs. Jeff Ballard — Matchup Analysis
Kirby Puckett has absolutely raked against Ballard. Puckett's production against Ballard has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.431, 71% above the career mark of 0.837, with a batting average of 0.563, 77% above their career average and above Ballard's career opposing average of 0.298. Puckett has also gone deep at or above the career pace. Edge: Puckett.
How Kirby Puckett put the ball into play against Jeff Ballard
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jeff Ballard to Kirby Puckett
Matchup Details for Kirby Puckett and Jeff Ballard
Stats that describe the matchup between Kirby Puckett and Jeff Ballard including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
18
Kirby Puckett Career Plate Appearances
7831
Jeff Ballard Career Batters Faced
3357
In this matchup
0.563
Kirby Puckett Career Batting Average
0.318
Jeff Ballard Career Opposing Batting Average
0.298
In this matchup
1
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs
207
Jeff Ballard Career Home Runs Allowed
92
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
0.063
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.029
Jeff Ballard Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.030
In this matchup
0.111
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.090
Jeff Ballard Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.101
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.215
Jeff Ballard Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.377
In this matchup
0.500
Kirby Puckett Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.342
Jeff Ballard Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.301
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Hit By Pitch
56
Jeff Ballard Career Batters Hit By Pitch
18
Outs
In this matchup
8
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Intentional Walks
85
Jeff Ballard Career Intentional Walks Allowed
22
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Strikeouts
965
Jeff Ballard Career Strikeouts Thrown
244
In this matchup
0.000
Kirby Puckett Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.120
Jeff Ballard Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
13.758
In this matchup
0.000
Kirby Puckett Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.470
Jeff Ballard Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.940
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.556
Kirby Puckett Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.363
Jeff Ballard Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.347
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Sacrifice Hits
23
Jeff Ballard Career Sacrifice Hits
25
In this matchup
1
Kirby Puckett Career Sacrifice Flies
58
Jeff Ballard Career Sacrifice Flies
16
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Ground into Double Play
188
Jeff Ballard Career Double Plays Enabled
97
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0