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
0.310
Kirby Puckett Career Batting Average
0.318
John Dopson Career Opposing Batting Average
0.268
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
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
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
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 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