Kirby Puckett vs. Ben McDonald — Matchup Analysis
Ben McDonald has dominated this matchup. Puckett is hitting just 0.222 in this matchup, 30% below their career average and below McDonald's career opposing average of 0.243. Puckett also posted an OPS of 0.696, well below the career mark of 0.837. Even with Puckett striking out less often than usual, once every 28 PA versus a career rate of once every 8.1 PA, the overall production numbers still favor McDonald. Edge: McDonald.
How Kirby Puckett put the ball into play against Ben McDonald
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Ben McDonald to Kirby Puckett
Matchup Details for Kirby Puckett and Ben McDonald
Stats that describe the matchup between Kirby Puckett and Ben McDonald including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
28
Kirby Puckett Career Plate Appearances
7831
Ben McDonald Career Batters Faced
5408
In this matchup
0.222
Kirby Puckett Career Batting Average
0.318
Ben McDonald Career Opposing Batting Average
0.243
In this matchup
2
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs
207
Ben McDonald Career Home Runs Allowed
138
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
0.074
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.029
Ben McDonald Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.028
In this matchup
0.333
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.090
Ben McDonald Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.116
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
2.000
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.215
Ben McDonald Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.154
In this matchup
0.160
Kirby Puckett Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.342
Ben McDonald Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.273
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Hit By Pitch
56
Ben McDonald Career Batters Hit By Pitch
31
Outs
In this matchup
19
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Intentional Walks
85
Ben McDonald Career Intentional Walks Allowed
18
In this matchup
1
Kirby Puckett Career Strikeouts
965
Ben McDonald Career Strikeouts Thrown
894
In this matchup
28.000
Kirby Puckett Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.120
Ben McDonald Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.049
In this matchup
0.000
Kirby Puckett Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.470
Ben McDonald Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.490
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.214
Kirby Puckett Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.363
Ben McDonald Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.303
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
2
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Sacrifice Hits
23
Ben McDonald Career Sacrifice Hits
35
In this matchup
1
Kirby Puckett Career Sacrifice Flies
58
Ben McDonald Career Sacrifice Flies
30
In this matchup
2
Kirby Puckett Career Ground into Double Play
188
Ben McDonald Career Double Plays Enabled
92
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0