Kirby Puckett vs. Roger McDowell — Matchup Analysis
Kirby Puckett has absolutely raked against McDowell. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Puckett. Puckett's production against McDowell has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.571, 88% above the career mark of 0.837, with a batting average of 0.429, 35% above their career average and above McDowell's career opposing average of 0.263. Despite striking out once every 7 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 8.1 PA, Puckett is still posting above-career production against McDowell. Edge: Puckett.
How Kirby Puckett put the ball into play against Roger McDowell
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Roger McDowell to Kirby Puckett
Matchup Details for Kirby Puckett and Roger McDowell
Stats that describe the matchup between Kirby Puckett and Roger McDowell including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
Kirby Puckett Career Plate Appearances
7831
Roger McDowell Career Batters Faced
4517
In this matchup
7
Kirby Puckett Career At Bats
7244
Roger McDowell Career At Bats Pitched
3971
In this matchup
0.429
Kirby Puckett Career Batting Average
0.318
Roger McDowell Career Opposing Batting Average
0.263
In this matchup
1
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs
207
Roger McDowell Career Home Runs Allowed
50
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
0.143
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.029
Roger McDowell Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.013
In this matchup
0.333
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.090
Roger McDowell Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.048
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
1.000
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.215
Roger McDowell Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.095
In this matchup
0.400
Kirby Puckett Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.342
Roger McDowell Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.293
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Hit By Pitch
56
Roger McDowell Career Batters Hit By Pitch
28
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Intentional Walks
85
Roger McDowell Career Intentional Walks Allowed
98
In this matchup
1
Kirby Puckett Career Strikeouts
965
Roger McDowell Career Strikeouts Thrown
524
In this matchup
7.000
Kirby Puckett Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.120
Roger McDowell Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.620
In this matchup
0.000
Kirby Puckett Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.470
Roger McDowell Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.780
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.429
Kirby Puckett Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.363
Roger McDowell Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.344
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
Roger McDowell Career Sacrifice Hits
75
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Sacrifice Flies
58
Roger McDowell Career Sacrifice Flies
33
In this matchup
2
Kirby Puckett Career Ground into Double Play
188
Roger McDowell Career Double Plays Enabled
132
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0