Kirby Puckett vs. Oil Can Boyd — Matchup Analysis

This matchup has been a genuine battle. Puckett is hitting 0.303 here, 5% below their career average, while Boyd's career opposing average is 0.266. Puckett also posted an OPS of 0.888, close to the career mark of 0.837. Puckett has avoided the strikeout, going down once every 17.5 plate appearances, less often than the career rate of once every 8.1 PA. No clear edge.

How Kirby Puckett put the ball into play against Oil Can Boyd

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Oil Can Boyd to Kirby Puckett

Matchup Details for Kirby Puckett and Oil Can Boyd

Stats that describe the matchup between Kirby Puckett and Oil Can Boyd including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
35
Kirby Puckett Career Plate Appearances
7831
Oil Can Boyd Career Batters Faced
5831
In this matchup
33
Kirby Puckett Career At Bats
7244
Oil Can Boyd Career At Bats Pitched
5363
In this matchup
0.303
Kirby Puckett Career Batting Average
0.318
Oil Can Boyd Career Opposing Batting Average
0.266
In this matchup
10
Kirby Puckett Career Hits
2304
Oil Can Boyd Career Hits Allowed
1427
In this matchup
5
Kirby Puckett Career Singles
1626
In this matchup
3
Kirby Puckett Career Doubles
414
In this matchup
1
Kirby Puckett Career Triples
57
In this matchup
1
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs
207
Oil Can Boyd Career Home Runs Allowed
166

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
5
Kirby Puckett Career Extra Base Hits
678
In this matchup
0.030
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.029
Oil Can Boyd Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.031
In this matchup
0.100
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.090
Oil Can Boyd Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.116

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.500
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.215
Oil Can Boyd Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.208
In this matchup
18
Kirby Puckett Total Bases
3453
In this matchup
12
Kirby Puckett Career Times on Base
2810
In this matchup
0.343
Kirby Puckett Career On Base Percentage
0.360
In this matchup
0.545
Kirby Puckett Career Slugging Percentage
0.477
In this matchup
0.888
Kirby Puckett Career OPS
0.837
In this matchup
0.242
Kirby Puckett Career Isolated Power
0.159
In this matchup
0.291
Kirby Puckett Career Gross Production Average
0.281
In this matchup
0.300
Kirby Puckett Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.342
Oil Can Boyd Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.287
In this matchup
4
Kirby Puckett Career RBIs
1085
In this matchup
6.171
Kirby Puckett Career Runs Created
1236.060
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Hit By Pitch
56
Oil Can Boyd Career Batters Hit By Pitch
15

Outs

In this matchup
20
In this matchup
2
Kirby Puckett Career Walks
450
Oil Can Boyd Career Walks Allowed
368
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Intentional Walks
85
Oil Can Boyd Career Intentional Walks Allowed
25
In this matchup
2
Kirby Puckett Career Strikeouts
965
Oil Can Boyd Career Strikeouts Thrown
799
In this matchup
17.500
Kirby Puckett Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.120
Oil Can Boyd Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.298
In this matchup
1.000
Kirby Puckett Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.470
Oil Can Boyd Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.460

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.343
Kirby Puckett Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.363
Oil Can Boyd Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.312

Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference

In this matchup
0

Batter Reached due to Error

In this matchup
1

Batter Reached due to Interference

In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Sacrifice Hits
23
Oil Can Boyd Career Sacrifice Hits
40
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Sacrifice Flies
58
Oil Can Boyd Career Sacrifice Flies
45
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Ground into Double Play
188
Oil Can Boyd Career Double Plays Enabled
89

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0