Kirby Puckett vs. Mike Mussina — Matchup Analysis

This matchup has been a genuine battle. Puckett is hitting 0.323 here, 1% above their career average, while Mussina's career opposing average is 0.255. Puckett also posted an OPS of 0.848, close to the career mark of 0.837. Mussina has had the edge in strikeouts, with Puckett going down once every 5.3 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 8.1 PA. No clear edge.

How Kirby Puckett put the ball into play against Mike Mussina

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Mike Mussina to Kirby Puckett

Matchup Details for Kirby Puckett and Mike Mussina

Stats that describe the matchup between Kirby Puckett and Mike Mussina including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
32
Kirby Puckett Career Plate Appearances
7831
Mike Mussina Career Batters Faced
14593
In this matchup
31
Kirby Puckett Career At Bats
7244
Mike Mussina Career At Bats Pitched
13576
In this matchup
0.323
Kirby Puckett Career Batting Average
0.318
Mike Mussina Career Opposing Batting Average
0.255
In this matchup
10
Kirby Puckett Career Hits
2304
Mike Mussina Career Hits Allowed
3460
In this matchup
7
Kirby Puckett Career Singles
1626
In this matchup
2
Kirby Puckett Career Doubles
414
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Triples
57
In this matchup
1
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs
207
Mike Mussina Career Home Runs Allowed
376

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
3
Kirby Puckett Career Extra Base Hits
678
In this matchup
0.032
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.029
Mike Mussina Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.028
In this matchup
0.100
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.090
Mike Mussina Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.109

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.167
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.215
Mike Mussina Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.134
In this matchup
15
Kirby Puckett Total Bases
3453
In this matchup
12
Kirby Puckett Career Times on Base
2810
In this matchup
0.364
Kirby Puckett Career On Base Percentage
0.360
In this matchup
0.484
Kirby Puckett Career Slugging Percentage
0.477
In this matchup
0.848
Kirby Puckett Career OPS
0.837
In this matchup
0.161
Kirby Puckett Career Isolated Power
0.159
In this matchup
0.285
Kirby Puckett Career Gross Production Average
0.281
In this matchup
0.375
Kirby Puckett Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.342
Mike Mussina Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.297
In this matchup
2
Kirby Puckett Career RBIs
1085
In this matchup
5.455
Kirby Puckett Career Runs Created
1236.060
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Hit By Pitch
56
Mike Mussina Career Batters Hit By Pitch
60

Outs

In this matchup
15
In this matchup
1
Kirby Puckett Career Walks
450
Mike Mussina Career Walks Allowed
785
In this matchup
1
Kirby Puckett Career Intentional Walks
85
Mike Mussina Career Intentional Walks Allowed
29
In this matchup
6
Kirby Puckett Career Strikeouts
965
Mike Mussina Career Strikeouts Thrown
2813
In this matchup
5.333
Kirby Puckett Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.120
Mike Mussina Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.188
In this matchup
0.333
Kirby Puckett Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.470
Mike Mussina Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.280

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.375
Kirby Puckett Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.363
Mike Mussina Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.293

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
Mike Mussina Career Sacrifice Hits
90
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Sacrifice Flies
58
Mike Mussina Career Sacrifice Flies
82
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Ground into Double Play
188
Mike Mussina Career Double Plays Enabled
293

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0