Kirby Puckett vs. Jeff Sellers — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. Puckett is hitting 0.294 here, 8% below their career average, while Sellers's career opposing average is 0.285. Puckett also posted an OPS of 0.824, close to the career mark of 0.837. Sellers has had the edge in strikeouts, with Puckett going down once every 4.3 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 Jeff Sellers
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jeff Sellers to Kirby Puckett
Matchup Details for Kirby Puckett and Jeff Sellers
Stats that describe the matchup between Kirby Puckett and Jeff Sellers including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
17
Kirby Puckett Career Plate Appearances
7831
Jeff Sellers Career Batters Faced
1476
In this matchup
0.294
Kirby Puckett Career Batting Average
0.318
Jeff Sellers Career Opposing Batting Average
0.285
In this matchup
1
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs
207
Jeff Sellers Career Home Runs Allowed
33
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
0.059
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.029
Jeff Sellers Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.026
In this matchup
0.200
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.090
Jeff Sellers Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.091
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.250
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.215
Jeff Sellers Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.146
In this matchup
0.333
Kirby Puckett Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.342
Jeff Sellers Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.325
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Hit By Pitch
56
Jeff Sellers Career Batters Hit By Pitch
9
Outs
In this matchup
8
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Intentional Walks
85
Jeff Sellers Career Intentional Walks Allowed
5
In this matchup
4
Kirby Puckett Career Strikeouts
965
Jeff Sellers Career Strikeouts Thrown
226
In this matchup
4.250
Kirby Puckett Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.120
Jeff Sellers Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.531
In this matchup
0.000
Kirby Puckett Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.470
Jeff Sellers Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.730
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.294
Kirby Puckett Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.363
Jeff Sellers Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.361
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
Jeff Sellers Career Sacrifice Hits
13
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Sacrifice Flies
58
Jeff Sellers Career Sacrifice Flies
11
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Ground into Double Play
188
Jeff Sellers Career Double Plays Enabled
33
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0