Kirby Puckett vs. Rick Sutcliffe — Matchup Analysis
Rick Sutcliffe has completely neutralized Puckett in this matchup. Puckett's numbers against Sutcliffe tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.465, 44% below the career mark of 0.837, with a batting average of just 0.190, 40% below their career average and below Sutcliffe's career opposing average of 0.260. Even with Puckett striking out less often than usual, once every 22 PA versus a career rate of once every 8.1 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Sutcliffe. Edge: Sutcliffe.
How Kirby Puckett put the ball into play against Rick Sutcliffe
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Rick Sutcliffe to Kirby Puckett
Matchup Details for Kirby Puckett and Rick Sutcliffe
Stats that describe the matchup between Kirby Puckett and Rick Sutcliffe including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
22
Kirby Puckett Career Plate Appearances
7831
Rick Sutcliffe Career Batters Faced
11548
In this matchup
21
Kirby Puckett Career At Bats
7244
Rick Sutcliffe Career At Bats Pitched
10222
In this matchup
0.190
Kirby Puckett Career Batting Average
0.318
Rick Sutcliffe Career Opposing Batting Average
0.260
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs
207
Rick Sutcliffe Career Home Runs Allowed
236
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
Rick Sutcliffe Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.023
In this matchup
0.000
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.090
Rick Sutcliffe Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.089
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.215
Rick Sutcliffe Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.141
In this matchup
0.200
Kirby Puckett Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.342
Rick Sutcliffe Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.292
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Hit By Pitch
56
Rick Sutcliffe Career Batters Hit By Pitch
46
Outs
In this matchup
15
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Intentional Walks
85
Rick Sutcliffe Career Intentional Walks Allowed
75
In this matchup
1
Kirby Puckett Career Strikeouts
965
Rick Sutcliffe Career Strikeouts Thrown
1679
In this matchup
22.000
Kirby Puckett Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.120
Rick Sutcliffe Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.878
In this matchup
1.000
Kirby Puckett Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.470
Rick Sutcliffe Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.640
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.227
Kirby Puckett Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.363
Rick Sutcliffe Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.331
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
Rick Sutcliffe Career Sacrifice Hits
110
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Sacrifice Flies
58
Rick Sutcliffe Career Sacrifice Flies
89
In this matchup
1
Kirby Puckett Career Ground into Double Play
188
Rick Sutcliffe Career Double Plays Enabled
185
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0