Kirby Puckett vs. Jamie Easterly — Matchup Analysis
Jamie Easterly has kept Puckett in check relative to their career standard. 0.300 is a solid batting line, but the OPS of 0.700 sits 16% 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 10 PA versus a career rate of once every 8.1 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Easterly. Slight edge: Easterly. Context matters here.
How Kirby Puckett put the ball into play against Jamie Easterly
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jamie Easterly to Kirby Puckett
Matchup Details for Kirby Puckett and Jamie Easterly
Stats that describe the matchup between Kirby Puckett and Jamie Easterly including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
10
Kirby Puckett Career Plate Appearances
7831
Jamie Easterly Career Batters Faced
2744
In this matchup
10
Kirby Puckett Career At Bats
7244
Jamie Easterly Career At Bats Pitched
2345
In this matchup
0.300
Kirby Puckett Career Batting Average
0.318
Jamie Easterly Career Opposing Batting Average
0.283
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs
207
Jamie Easterly Career Home Runs Allowed
48
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
Jamie Easterly Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.020
In this matchup
0.000
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.090
Jamie Easterly Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.072
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.215
Jamie Easterly Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.137
In this matchup
0.333
Kirby Puckett Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.342
Jamie Easterly Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.316
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Hit By Pitch
56
Jamie Easterly Career Batters Hit By Pitch
17
Outs
In this matchup
6
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Intentional Walks
85
Jamie Easterly Career Intentional Walks Allowed
30
In this matchup
1
Kirby Puckett Career Strikeouts
965
Jamie Easterly Career Strikeouts Thrown
350
In this matchup
10.000
Kirby Puckett Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.120
Jamie Easterly Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.840
In this matchup
0.000
Kirby Puckett Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.470
Jamie Easterly Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.910
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.300
Kirby Puckett Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.363
Jamie Easterly Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.369
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
Jamie Easterly Career Sacrifice Hits
33
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Sacrifice Flies
58
Jamie Easterly Career Sacrifice Flies
30
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Ground into Double Play
188
Jamie Easterly Career Double Plays Enabled
82
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0