Kirby Puckett vs. Storm Davis — Matchup Analysis
Storm Davis has kept Puckett in check relative to their career standard. 0.313 is a solid batting line, but the OPS of 0.686 sits 18% below where Puckett typically operates, reflecting a pitcher making a great hitter work harder than usual. Even with Puckett striking out less often than usual, once every 8.3 PA versus a career rate of once every 8.1 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Davis. Slight edge: Davis. Context matters here.
How Kirby Puckett put the ball into play against Storm Davis
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Storm Davis to Kirby Puckett
Matchup Details for Kirby Puckett and Storm Davis
Stats that describe the matchup between Kirby Puckett and Storm Davis including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
50
Kirby Puckett Career Plate Appearances
7831
Storm Davis Career Batters Faced
7623
In this matchup
0.313
Kirby Puckett Career Batting Average
0.318
Storm Davis Career Opposing Batting Average
0.263
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs
207
Storm Davis Career Home Runs Allowed
136
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
Storm Davis Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.020
In this matchup
0.000
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.090
Storm Davis Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.076
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.215
Storm Davis Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.130
In this matchup
0.357
Kirby Puckett Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.342
Storm Davis Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.294
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Hit By Pitch
56
Storm Davis Career Batters Hit By Pitch
20
Outs
In this matchup
27
In this matchup
1
Kirby Puckett Career Intentional Walks
85
Storm Davis Career Intentional Walks Allowed
59
In this matchup
6
Kirby Puckett Career Strikeouts
965
Storm Davis Career Strikeouts Thrown
1048
In this matchup
8.333
Kirby Puckett Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.120
Storm Davis Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.274
In this matchup
0.500
Kirby Puckett Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.470
Storm Davis Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.660
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.360
Kirby Puckett Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.363
Storm Davis Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.333
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
Storm Davis Career Sacrifice Hits
50
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Sacrifice Flies
58
Storm Davis Career Sacrifice Flies
57
In this matchup
2
Kirby Puckett Career Ground into Double Play
188
Storm Davis Career Double Plays Enabled
172
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0