Kirby Puckett vs. Danny Darwin — Matchup Analysis
Danny Darwin has completely neutralized Puckett in this matchup. Puckett's numbers against Darwin tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.246, 71% below the career mark of 0.837, with a batting average of just 0.125, 61% below their career average and below Darwin's career opposing average of 0.256. Darwin has been dominant in the strikeout department too, sending Puckett down once every 3.7 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 8.1 PA, and Puckett has yet to take Darwin deep. Edge: Darwin.
How Kirby Puckett put the ball into play against Danny Darwin
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Danny Darwin to Kirby Puckett
Matchup Details for Kirby Puckett and Danny Darwin
Stats that describe the matchup between Kirby Puckett and Danny Darwin including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
33
Kirby Puckett Career Plate Appearances
7831
Danny Darwin Career Batters Faced
12716
In this matchup
32
Kirby Puckett Career At Bats
7244
Danny Darwin Career At Bats Pitched
11526
In this matchup
0.125
Kirby Puckett Career Batting Average
0.318
Danny Darwin Career Opposing Batting Average
0.256
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs
207
Danny Darwin Career Home Runs Allowed
321
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
0.000
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.029
Danny Darwin Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.028
In this matchup
0.000
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.090
Danny Darwin Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.109
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.215
Danny Darwin Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.165
In this matchup
0.167
Kirby Puckett Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.342
Danny Darwin Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.284
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Hit By Pitch
56
Danny Darwin Career Batters Hit By Pitch
81
Outs
In this matchup
20
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Intentional Walks
85
Danny Darwin Career Intentional Walks Allowed
101
In this matchup
9
Kirby Puckett Career Strikeouts
965
Danny Darwin Career Strikeouts Thrown
1942
In this matchup
3.667
Kirby Puckett Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.120
Danny Darwin Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.548
In this matchup
0.000
Kirby Puckett Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.470
Danny Darwin Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.450
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.121
Kirby Puckett Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.363
Danny Darwin Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.309
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
Danny Darwin Career Sacrifice Hits
124
In this matchup
1
Kirby Puckett Career Sacrifice Flies
58
Danny Darwin Career Sacrifice Flies
111
In this matchup
1
Kirby Puckett Career Ground into Double Play
188
Danny Darwin Career Double Plays Enabled
194
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0