Kirby Puckett vs. John Cerutti — Matchup Analysis
John Cerutti has completely neutralized Puckett in this matchup. Puckett's numbers against Cerutti tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.563, 33% below the career mark of 0.837, with a batting average of just 0.214, 33% below their career average and below Cerutti's career opposing average of 0.271. Even with Puckett striking out less often than usual, once every 14.5 PA versus a career rate of once every 8.1 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Cerutti. Edge: Cerutti.
How Kirby Puckett put the ball into play against John Cerutti
Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Cerutti to Kirby Puckett
Matchup Details for Kirby Puckett and John Cerutti
Stats that describe the matchup between Kirby Puckett and John Cerutti including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
29
Kirby Puckett Career Plate Appearances
7831
John Cerutti Career Batters Faced
3668
In this matchup
0.214
Kirby Puckett Career Batting Average
0.318
John Cerutti Career Opposing Batting Average
0.271
In this matchup
1
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs
207
John Cerutti Career Home Runs Allowed
119
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
0.036
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.029
John Cerutti Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.036
In this matchup
0.167
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.090
John Cerutti Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.133
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.500
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.215
John Cerutti Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.299
In this matchup
0.200
Kirby Puckett Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.342
John Cerutti Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.278
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Hit By Pitch
56
John Cerutti Career Batters Hit By Pitch
18
Outs
In this matchup
20
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Intentional Walks
85
John Cerutti Career Intentional Walks Allowed
27
In this matchup
2
Kirby Puckett Career Strikeouts
965
John Cerutti Career Strikeouts Thrown
398
In this matchup
14.500
Kirby Puckett Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.120
John Cerutti Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
9.216
In this matchup
0.500
Kirby Puckett Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.470
John Cerutti Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.730
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.241
Kirby Puckett Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.363
John Cerutti Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.330
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
John Cerutti Career Sacrifice Hits
34
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Sacrifice Flies
58
John Cerutti Career Sacrifice Flies
23
In this matchup
2
Kirby Puckett Career Ground into Double Play
188
John Cerutti Career Double Plays Enabled
89
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0