Kirby Puckett vs. Eric Plunk — Matchup Analysis
Kirby Puckett has held their own against Plunk. Puckett is hitting 0.318 in this matchup, matching their career average and above Plunk's career opposing average of 0.236. Puckett also posted an OPS of 0.974, modestly above the career mark of 0.837. Despite striking out once every 6.8 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 8.1 PA, Puckett is still posting above-career production against Plunk. Slight edge: Puckett.
How Kirby Puckett put the ball into play against Eric Plunk
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Eric Plunk to Kirby Puckett
Matchup Details for Kirby Puckett and Eric Plunk
Stats that describe the matchup between Kirby Puckett and Eric Plunk including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
27
Kirby Puckett Career Plate Appearances
7831
Eric Plunk Career Batters Faced
5030
In this matchup
0.318
Kirby Puckett Career Batting Average
0.318
Eric Plunk Career Opposing Batting Average
0.236
In this matchup
1
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs
207
Eric Plunk Career Home Runs Allowed
122
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
0.045
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.029
Eric Plunk Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.029
In this matchup
0.143
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.090
Eric Plunk Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.121
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.250
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.215
Eric Plunk Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.113
In this matchup
0.333
Kirby Puckett Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.342
Eric Plunk Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.289
In this matchup
1
Kirby Puckett Career Hit By Pitch
56
Eric Plunk Career Batters Hit By Pitch
32
Outs
In this matchup
10
In this matchup
1
Kirby Puckett Career Intentional Walks
85
Eric Plunk Career Intentional Walks Allowed
45
In this matchup
4
Kirby Puckett Career Strikeouts
965
Eric Plunk Career Strikeouts Thrown
1081
In this matchup
6.750
Kirby Puckett Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.120
Eric Plunk Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.653
In this matchup
1.000
Kirby Puckett Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.470
Eric Plunk Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.600
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.407
Kirby Puckett Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.363
Eric Plunk Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.338
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
Eric Plunk Career Sacrifice Hits
46
In this matchup
1
Kirby Puckett Career Sacrifice Flies
58
Eric Plunk Career Sacrifice Flies
37
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Ground into Double Play
188
Eric Plunk Career Double Plays Enabled
87
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0