Kirby Puckett vs. Dave Stieb — Matchup Analysis
Dave Stieb has completely neutralized Puckett in this matchup. Puckett's numbers against Stieb tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.493, 41% below the career mark of 0.837, with a batting average of just 0.209, 34% below their career average and below Stieb's career opposing average of 0.240. Stieb has been dominant in the strikeout department too, sending Puckett down once every 5.1 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 8.1 PA, and Puckett has yet to take Stieb deep. Edge: Stieb.
How Kirby Puckett put the ball into play against Dave Stieb
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Dave Stieb to Kirby Puckett
Matchup Details for Kirby Puckett and Dave Stieb
Stats that describe the matchup between Kirby Puckett and Dave Stieb including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
71
Kirby Puckett Career Plate Appearances
7831
Dave Stieb Career Batters Faced
12072
In this matchup
0.209
Kirby Puckett Career Batting Average
0.318
Dave Stieb Career Opposing Batting Average
0.240
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs
207
Dave Stieb Career Home Runs Allowed
225
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
Dave Stieb Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.021
In this matchup
0.000
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.090
Dave Stieb Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.087
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.215
Dave Stieb Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.135
In this matchup
0.259
Kirby Puckett Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.342
Dave Stieb Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.265
In this matchup
2
Kirby Puckett Career Hit By Pitch
56
Dave Stieb Career Batters Hit By Pitch
129
Outs
In this matchup
39
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Intentional Walks
85
Dave Stieb Career Intentional Walks Allowed
36
In this matchup
14
Kirby Puckett Career Strikeouts
965
Dave Stieb Career Strikeouts Thrown
1669
In this matchup
5.071
Kirby Puckett Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.120
Dave Stieb Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.233
In this matchup
0.071
Kirby Puckett Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.470
Dave Stieb Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.620
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.211
Kirby Puckett Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.363
Dave Stieb Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.302
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
Dave Stieb Career Sacrifice Hits
98
In this matchup
1
Kirby Puckett Career Sacrifice Flies
58
Dave Stieb Career Sacrifice Flies
70
In this matchup
1
Kirby Puckett Career Ground into Double Play
188
Dave Stieb Career Double Plays Enabled
235
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0