Kirby Puckett vs. John Dopson — Matchup Analysis

John Dopson has kept Puckett in check relative to their career standard. 0.310 is a solid batting line, but the OPS of 0.724 sits 13% 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 14.5 PA versus a career rate of once every 8.1 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Dopson. Slight edge: Dopson. Context matters here.

How Kirby Puckett put the ball into play against John Dopson

Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Dopson to Kirby Puckett

Matchup Details for Kirby Puckett and John Dopson

Stats that describe the matchup between Kirby Puckett and John Dopson including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
29
Kirby Puckett Career Plate Appearances
7831
John Dopson Career Batters Faced
3125
In this matchup
29
Kirby Puckett Career At Bats
7244
John Dopson Career At Bats Pitched
2811
In this matchup
0.310
Kirby Puckett Career Batting Average
0.318
John Dopson Career Opposing Batting Average
0.268
In this matchup
9
Kirby Puckett Career Hits
2304
John Dopson Career Hits Allowed
752
In this matchup
6
Kirby Puckett Career Singles
1626
In this matchup
3
Kirby Puckett Career Doubles
414
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Triples
57
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs
207
John Dopson Career Home Runs Allowed
74

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
3
Kirby Puckett Career Extra Base Hits
678
In this matchup
0.000
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.029
John Dopson Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.026
In this matchup
0.000
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.090
John Dopson Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.098

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.000
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.215
John Dopson Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.192
In this matchup
12
Kirby Puckett Total Bases
3453
In this matchup
9
Kirby Puckett Career Times on Base
2810
In this matchup
0.310
Kirby Puckett Career On Base Percentage
0.360
In this matchup
0.414
Kirby Puckett Career Slugging Percentage
0.477
In this matchup
0.724
Kirby Puckett Career OPS
0.837
In this matchup
0.103
Kirby Puckett Career Isolated Power
0.159
In this matchup
0.243
Kirby Puckett Career Gross Production Average
0.281
In this matchup
0.333
Kirby Puckett Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.342
John Dopson Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.288
In this matchup
2
Kirby Puckett Career RBIs
1085
In this matchup
3.724
Kirby Puckett Career Runs Created
1236.060
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Hit By Pitch
56
John Dopson Career Batters Hit By Pitch
10

Outs

In this matchup
18
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Walks
450
John Dopson Career Walks Allowed
264
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Intentional Walks
85
John Dopson Career Intentional Walks Allowed
20
In this matchup
2
Kirby Puckett Career Strikeouts
965
John Dopson Career Strikeouts Thrown
386
In this matchup
14.500
Kirby Puckett Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.120
John Dopson Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.096
In this matchup
0.000
Kirby Puckett Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.470
John Dopson Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.680

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.310
Kirby Puckett Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.363
John Dopson Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.332

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 Dopson Career Sacrifice Hits
21
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Sacrifice Flies
58
John Dopson Career Sacrifice Flies
19
In this matchup
1
Kirby Puckett Career Ground into Double Play
188
John Dopson Career Double Plays Enabled
71

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0