Kirby Puckett vs. Rod Nichols — Matchup Analysis
Rod Nichols has completely neutralized Puckett in this matchup. Puckett's numbers against Nichols tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.497, 41% below the career mark of 0.837, with a batting average of just 0.154, 52% below their career average and below Nichols's career opposing average of 0.282. Even with Puckett striking out less often than usual, once every 14 PA versus a career rate of once every 8.1 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Nichols. Edge: Nichols.
How Kirby Puckett put the ball into play against Rod Nichols
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Rod Nichols to Kirby Puckett
Matchup Details for Kirby Puckett and Rod Nichols
Stats that describe the matchup between Kirby Puckett and Rod Nichols including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
14
Kirby Puckett Career Plate Appearances
7831
Rod Nichols Career Batters Faced
1791
In this matchup
0.154
Kirby Puckett Career Batting Average
0.318
Rod Nichols Career Opposing Batting Average
0.282
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs
207
Rod Nichols Career Home Runs Allowed
42
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
Rod Nichols Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.026
In this matchup
0.000
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.090
Rod Nichols Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.091
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.215
Rod Nichols Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.196
In this matchup
0.167
Kirby Puckett Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.342
Rod Nichols Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.304
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Hit By Pitch
56
Rod Nichols Career Batters Hit By Pitch
14
Outs
In this matchup
9
In this matchup
1
Kirby Puckett Career Intentional Walks
85
Rod Nichols Career Intentional Walks Allowed
8
In this matchup
1
Kirby Puckett Career Strikeouts
965
Rod Nichols Career Strikeouts Thrown
214
In this matchup
14.000
Kirby Puckett Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.120
Rod Nichols Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.369
In this matchup
2.000
Kirby Puckett Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.470
Rod Nichols Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.570
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.286
Kirby Puckett Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.363
Rod Nichols Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.329
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
Rod Nichols Career Sacrifice Hits
14
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Sacrifice Flies
58
Rod Nichols Career Sacrifice Flies
13
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Ground into Double Play
188
Rod Nichols Career Double Plays Enabled
24
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0