Kirby Puckett vs. Charlie Leibrandt — Matchup Analysis
Charlie Leibrandt has kept Puckett in check relative to their career standard. 0.286 is a solid batting line, but the OPS of 0.732 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 8.3 PA versus a career rate of once every 8.1 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Leibrandt. Slight edge: Leibrandt. Context matters here.
How Kirby Puckett put the ball into play against Charlie Leibrandt
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Charlie Leibrandt to Kirby Puckett
Matchup Details for Kirby Puckett and Charlie Leibrandt
Stats that describe the matchup between Kirby Puckett and Charlie Leibrandt including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
66
Kirby Puckett Career Plate Appearances
7831
Charlie Leibrandt Career Batters Faced
9774
In this matchup
63
Kirby Puckett Career At Bats
7244
Charlie Leibrandt Career At Bats Pitched
8911
In this matchup
0.286
Kirby Puckett Career Batting Average
0.318
Charlie Leibrandt Career Opposing Batting Average
0.268
In this matchup
2
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs
207
Charlie Leibrandt Career Home Runs Allowed
172
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
0.032
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.029
Charlie Leibrandt Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.019
In this matchup
0.111
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.090
Charlie Leibrandt Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.072
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.250
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.215
Charlie Leibrandt Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.153
In this matchup
0.296
Kirby Puckett Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.342
Charlie Leibrandt Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.291
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Hit By Pitch
56
Charlie Leibrandt Career Batters Hit By Pitch
37
Outs
In this matchup
37
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Intentional Walks
85
Charlie Leibrandt Career Intentional Walks Allowed
44
In this matchup
8
Kirby Puckett Career Strikeouts
965
Charlie Leibrandt Career Strikeouts Thrown
1121
In this matchup
8.250
Kirby Puckett Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.120
Charlie Leibrandt Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.719
In this matchup
0.250
Kirby Puckett Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.470
Charlie Leibrandt Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.590
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.303
Kirby Puckett Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.363
Charlie Leibrandt Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.316
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
Charlie Leibrandt Career Sacrifice Hits
110
In this matchup
1
Kirby Puckett Career Sacrifice Flies
58
Charlie Leibrandt Career Sacrifice Flies
60
In this matchup
4
Kirby Puckett Career Ground into Double Play
188
Charlie Leibrandt Career Double Plays Enabled
180
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0