Kirby Puckett vs. Jack McDowell — Matchup Analysis
Jack McDowell has had the better of this matchup. Despite batting 0.274, 14% below their career average and above McDowell's career opposing average of 0.257, Puckett's OPS of 0.732 sits modestly below the career mark of 0.837. McDowell has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Puckett down once every 8 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 8.1 PA. Slight edge: McDowell.
How Kirby Puckett put the ball into play against Jack McDowell
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jack McDowell to Kirby Puckett
Matchup Details for Kirby Puckett and Jack McDowell
Stats that describe the matchup between Kirby Puckett and Jack McDowell including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
64
Kirby Puckett Career Plate Appearances
7831
Jack McDowell Career Batters Faced
7966
In this matchup
62
Kirby Puckett Career At Bats
7244
Jack McDowell Career At Bats Pitched
7203
In this matchup
0.274
Kirby Puckett Career Batting Average
0.318
Jack McDowell Career Opposing Batting Average
0.257
In this matchup
2
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs
207
Jack McDowell Career Home Runs Allowed
173
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
Jack McDowell Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.024
In this matchup
0.118
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.090
Jack McDowell Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.093
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.250
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.215
Jack McDowell Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.132
In this matchup
0.288
Kirby Puckett Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.342
Jack McDowell Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.294
In this matchup
1
Kirby Puckett Career Hit By Pitch
56
Jack McDowell Career Batters Hit By Pitch
48
Outs
In this matchup
36
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Intentional Walks
85
Jack McDowell Career Intentional Walks Allowed
29
In this matchup
8
Kirby Puckett Career Strikeouts
965
Jack McDowell Career Strikeouts Thrown
1311
In this matchup
8.000
Kirby Puckett Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.120
Jack McDowell Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.076
In this matchup
0.125
Kirby Puckett Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.470
Jack McDowell Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.460
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.281
Kirby Puckett Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.363
Jack McDowell 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
1
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Sacrifice Hits
23
Jack McDowell Career Sacrifice Hits
61
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Sacrifice Flies
58
Jack McDowell Career Sacrifice Flies
48
In this matchup
2
Kirby Puckett Career Ground into Double Play
188
Jack McDowell Career Double Plays Enabled
124
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0