Kirby Puckett vs. Jose Rijo — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. Puckett is hitting 0.273 here, 14% below their career average, while Rijo's career opposing average is 0.243. Puckett also posted an OPS of 0.879, close to the career mark of 0.837. Rijo has had the edge in strikeouts, with Puckett going down once every 4 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 Jose Rijo
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jose Rijo to Kirby Puckett
Matchup Details for Kirby Puckett and Jose Rijo
Stats that describe the matchup between Kirby Puckett and Jose Rijo including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
12
Kirby Puckett Career Plate Appearances
7831
Jose Rijo Career Batters Faced
7867
In this matchup
0.273
Kirby Puckett Career Batting Average
0.318
Jose Rijo Career Opposing Batting Average
0.243
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
0.091
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.029
Jose Rijo Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.021
In this matchup
0.333
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.090
Jose Rijo Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.086
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.333
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.215
Jose Rijo Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.092
In this matchup
0.286
Kirby Puckett Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.342
Jose Rijo Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.295
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Hit By Pitch
56
Jose Rijo Career Batters Hit By Pitch
28
Outs
In this matchup
5
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Intentional Walks
85
Jose Rijo Career Intentional Walks Allowed
34
In this matchup
3
Kirby Puckett Career Strikeouts
965
Jose Rijo Career Strikeouts Thrown
1606
In this matchup
4.000
Kirby Puckett Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.120
Jose Rijo Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.899
In this matchup
0.333
Kirby Puckett Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.470
Jose Rijo Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.410
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.333
Kirby Puckett Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.363
Jose Rijo Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.306
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
Jose Rijo Career Sacrifice Hits
81
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Sacrifice Flies
58
Jose Rijo Career Sacrifice Flies
45
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Ground into Double Play
188
Jose Rijo Career Double Plays Enabled
119
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0