Kirby Puckett vs. Dennis Eckersley — Matchup Analysis
Dennis Eckersley has completely neutralized Puckett in this matchup. Puckett's numbers against Eckersley tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.342, 59% below the career mark of 0.837, with a batting average of just 0.130, 59% below their career average and below Eckersley's career opposing average of 0.246. Eckersley has been dominant in the strikeout department too, sending Puckett down once every 4.8 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 8.1 PA, and Puckett has yet to take Eckersley deep. Edge: Eckersley.
How Kirby Puckett put the ball into play against Dennis Eckersley
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Dennis Eckersley to Kirby Puckett
Matchup Details for Kirby Puckett and Dennis Eckersley
Stats that describe the matchup between Kirby Puckett and Dennis Eckersley including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
24
Kirby Puckett Career Plate Appearances
7831
Dennis Eckersley Career Batters Faced
13534
In this matchup
23
Kirby Puckett Career At Bats
7244
Dennis Eckersley Career At Bats Pitched
12519
In this matchup
0.130
Kirby Puckett Career Batting Average
0.318
Dennis Eckersley Career Opposing Batting Average
0.246
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs
207
Dennis Eckersley Career Home Runs Allowed
347
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
Dennis Eckersley Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.028
In this matchup
0.000
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.090
Dennis Eckersley Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.113
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.215
Dennis Eckersley Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.145
In this matchup
0.158
Kirby Puckett Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.342
Dennis Eckersley Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.279
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Hit By Pitch
56
Dennis Eckersley Career Batters Hit By Pitch
75
Outs
In this matchup
16
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Intentional Walks
85
Dennis Eckersley Career Intentional Walks Allowed
91
In this matchup
5
Kirby Puckett Career Strikeouts
965
Dennis Eckersley Career Strikeouts Thrown
2401
In this matchup
4.800
Kirby Puckett Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.120
Dennis Eckersley Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.637
In this matchup
0.000
Kirby Puckett Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.470
Dennis Eckersley Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.310
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.125
Kirby Puckett Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.363
Dennis Eckersley Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.289
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
Dennis Eckersley Career Sacrifice Hits
109
In this matchup
1
Kirby Puckett Career Sacrifice Flies
58
Dennis Eckersley Career Sacrifice Flies
93
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Ground into Double Play
188
Dennis Eckersley Career Double Plays Enabled
146
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0