Kirby Puckett vs. Mark Leiter — Matchup Analysis
Mark Leiter has completely neutralized Puckett in this matchup. Puckett's numbers against Leiter tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.500, 40% below the career mark of 0.837, with a batting average of just 0.167, 48% below their career average and below Leiter's career opposing average of 0.265. Even with Puckett striking out less often than usual, once every 14 PA versus a career rate of once every 8.1 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Leiter. Edge: Leiter.
How Kirby Puckett put the ball into play against Mark Leiter
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Mark Leiter to Kirby Puckett
Matchup Details for Kirby Puckett and Mark Leiter
Stats that describe the matchup between Kirby Puckett and Mark Leiter including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
14
Kirby Puckett Career Plate Appearances
7831
Mark Leiter Career Batters Faced
5154
In this matchup
0.167
Kirby Puckett Career Batting Average
0.318
Mark Leiter Career Opposing Batting Average
0.265
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs
207
Mark Leiter Career Home Runs Allowed
155
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
Mark Leiter Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.034
In this matchup
0.000
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.090
Mark Leiter 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
Mark Leiter Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.174
In this matchup
0.182
Kirby Puckett Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.342
Mark Leiter Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.300
In this matchup
1
Kirby Puckett Career Hit By Pitch
56
Mark Leiter Career Batters Hit By Pitch
75
Outs
In this matchup
9
In this matchup
1
Kirby Puckett Career Intentional Walks
85
Mark Leiter Career Intentional Walks Allowed
43
In this matchup
1
Kirby Puckett Career Strikeouts
965
Mark Leiter Career Strikeouts Thrown
892
In this matchup
14.000
Kirby Puckett Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.120
Mark Leiter Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.778
In this matchup
2.000
Kirby Puckett Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.470
Mark Leiter Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.480
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.286
Kirby Puckett Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.363
Mark Leiter Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.324
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
Mark Leiter Career Sacrifice Hits
59
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Sacrifice Flies
58
Mark Leiter Career Sacrifice Flies
48
In this matchup
1
Kirby Puckett Career Ground into Double Play
188
Mark Leiter Career Double Plays Enabled
76
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0