Kirby Puckett vs. Eric Hetzel — Matchup Analysis

Kirby Puckett has absolutely raked against Hetzel. With only 8 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Puckett. Puckett's production against Hetzel has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.792, 114% above the career mark of 0.837, with a batting average of 0.500, 57% above their career average and above Hetzel's career opposing average of 0.290. Edge: Puckett.

How Kirby Puckett put the ball into play against Eric Hetzel

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Eric Hetzel to Kirby Puckett

Matchup Details for Kirby Puckett and Eric Hetzel

Stats that describe the matchup between Kirby Puckett and Eric Hetzel including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
8
Kirby Puckett Career Plate Appearances
7831
Eric Hetzel Career Batters Faced
402
In this matchup
6
Kirby Puckett Career At Bats
7244
Eric Hetzel Career At Bats Pitched
345
In this matchup
0.500
Kirby Puckett Career Batting Average
0.318
Eric Hetzel Career Opposing Batting Average
0.290
In this matchup
3
Kirby Puckett Career Hits
2304
Eric Hetzel Career Hits Allowed
100
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Singles
1626
In this matchup
2
Kirby Puckett Career Doubles
414
In this matchup
1
Kirby Puckett Career Triples
57
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs
207
Eric Hetzel Career Home Runs Allowed
10

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
Eric Hetzel Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.029
In this matchup
0.000
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.090
Eric Hetzel Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.100

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.000
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.215
Eric Hetzel Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.189
In this matchup
7
Kirby Puckett Total Bases
3453
In this matchup
5
Kirby Puckett Career Times on Base
2810
In this matchup
0.625
Kirby Puckett Career On Base Percentage
0.360
In this matchup
1.167
Kirby Puckett Career Slugging Percentage
0.477
In this matchup
1.792
Kirby Puckett Career OPS
0.837
In this matchup
0.667
Kirby Puckett Career Isolated Power
0.159
In this matchup
0.573
Kirby Puckett Career Gross Production Average
0.281
In this matchup
0.500
Kirby Puckett Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.342
Eric Hetzel Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.319
In this matchup
3
Kirby Puckett Career RBIs
1085
In this matchup
4.000
Kirby Puckett Career Runs Created
1236.060
In this matchup
1
Kirby Puckett Career Hit By Pitch
56
Eric Hetzel Career Batters Hit By Pitch
3

Outs

In this matchup
2
In this matchup
1
Kirby Puckett Career Walks
450
Eric Hetzel Career Walks Allowed
49
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Intentional Walks
85
Eric Hetzel Career Intentional Walks Allowed
1
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Strikeouts
965
Eric Hetzel Career Strikeouts Thrown
53
In this matchup
0.000
Kirby Puckett Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.120
Eric Hetzel Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.585
In this matchup
0.000
Kirby Puckett Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.470
Eric Hetzel Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.920

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.500
Kirby Puckett Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.363
Eric Hetzel Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.373

Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference

In this matchup
0

Batter Reached due to Error

In this matchup
1

Batter Reached due to Interference

In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Sacrifice Hits
23
Eric Hetzel Career Sacrifice Hits
2
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Sacrifice Flies
58
Eric Hetzel Career Sacrifice Flies
3
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Ground into Double Play
188
Eric Hetzel Career Double Plays Enabled
5

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0