Kirby Puckett vs. Aurelio Lopez — Matchup Analysis
Aurelio Lopez has completely neutralized Puckett in this matchup. With only 6 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Lopez. Puckett's numbers against Lopez tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.333, 60% below the career mark of 0.837, with a batting average of just 0.167, 48% below their career average and below Lopez's career opposing average of 0.235. Lopez has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Puckett down once every 3 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 8.1 PA. Edge: Lopez.
How Kirby Puckett put the ball into play against Aurelio Lopez
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Aurelio Lopez to Kirby Puckett
Matchup Details for Kirby Puckett and Aurelio Lopez
Stats that describe the matchup between Kirby Puckett and Aurelio Lopez including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
6
Kirby Puckett Career Plate Appearances
7831
Aurelio Lopez Career Batters Faced
3818
In this matchup
0.167
Kirby Puckett Career Batting Average
0.318
Aurelio Lopez Career Opposing Batting Average
0.235
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs
207
Aurelio Lopez Career Home Runs Allowed
102
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
Aurelio Lopez Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.030
In this matchup
0.000
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.090
Aurelio Lopez Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.130
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.215
Aurelio Lopez Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.161
In this matchup
0.250
Kirby Puckett Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.342
Aurelio Lopez Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.262
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Hit By Pitch
56
Aurelio Lopez Career Batters Hit By Pitch
15
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Intentional Walks
85
Aurelio Lopez Career Intentional Walks Allowed
39
In this matchup
2
Kirby Puckett Career Strikeouts
965
Aurelio Lopez Career Strikeouts Thrown
635
In this matchup
3.000
Kirby Puckett Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.120
Aurelio Lopez Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.013
In this matchup
0.000
Kirby Puckett Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.470
Aurelio Lopez Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.580
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.167
Kirby Puckett Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.363
Aurelio Lopez Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.312
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
Aurelio Lopez Career Sacrifice Hits
45
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Sacrifice Flies
58
Aurelio Lopez Career Sacrifice Flies
43
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Ground into Double Play
188
Aurelio Lopez Career Double Plays Enabled
49
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0