Kirby Puckett vs. Michael Jackson — Matchup Analysis
Michael Jackson has completely neutralized Puckett in this matchup. Puckett's numbers against Jackson tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.513, 39% below the career mark of 0.837, with a batting average of just 0.235, 26% below their career average and above Jackson's career opposing average of 0.226. Even with Puckett striking out less often than usual, once every 18 PA versus a career rate of once every 8.1 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Jackson. Edge: Jackson.
How Kirby Puckett put the ball into play against Michael Jackson
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Michael Jackson to Kirby Puckett
Matchup Details for Kirby Puckett and Michael Jackson
Stats that describe the matchup between Kirby Puckett and Michael Jackson including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
18
Kirby Puckett Career Plate Appearances
7831
Michael Jackson Career Batters Faced
4966
In this matchup
17
Kirby Puckett Career At Bats
7244
Michael Jackson Career At Bats Pitched
4351
In this matchup
0.235
Kirby Puckett Career Batting Average
0.318
Michael Jackson Career Opposing Batting Average
0.226
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs
207
Michael Jackson Career Home Runs Allowed
127
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
Michael Jackson Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.029
In this matchup
0.000
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.090
Michael Jackson Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.129
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.215
Michael Jackson Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.126
In this matchup
0.250
Kirby Puckett Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.342
Michael Jackson Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.266
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Hit By Pitch
56
Michael Jackson Career Batters Hit By Pitch
56
Outs
In this matchup
12
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Intentional Walks
85
Michael Jackson Career Intentional Walks Allowed
80
In this matchup
1
Kirby Puckett Career Strikeouts
965
Michael Jackson Career Strikeouts Thrown
1006
In this matchup
18.000
Kirby Puckett Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.120
Michael Jackson Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.936
In this matchup
1.000
Kirby Puckett Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.470
Michael Jackson Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.460
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.278
Kirby Puckett Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.363
Michael Jackson Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.307
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
Michael Jackson Career Sacrifice Hits
54
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Sacrifice Flies
58
Michael Jackson Career Sacrifice Flies
41
In this matchup
1
Kirby Puckett Career Ground into Double Play
188
Michael Jackson Career Double Plays Enabled
86
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0