Kirby Puckett vs. Don Sutton — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. Puckett is hitting 0.333 here, 5% above their career average, while Sutton's career opposing average is 0.235. Puckett also posted an OPS of 0.887, close to the career mark of 0.837. Puckett has avoided the strikeout, going down once every 11.7 plate appearances, less often than the career rate of once every 8.1 PA. No clear edge.
How Kirby Puckett put the ball into play against Don Sutton
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Don Sutton to Kirby Puckett
Matchup Details for Kirby Puckett and Don Sutton
Stats that describe the matchup between Kirby Puckett and Don Sutton including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
35
Kirby Puckett Career Plate Appearances
7831
Don Sutton Career Batters Faced
21631
In this matchup
0.333
Kirby Puckett Career Batting Average
0.318
Don Sutton Career Opposing Batting Average
0.235
In this matchup
2
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs
207
Don Sutton Career Home Runs Allowed
472
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
0.061
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.029
Don Sutton Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.024
In this matchup
0.182
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.090
Don Sutton Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.101
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.667
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.215
Don Sutton Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.132
In this matchup
0.321
Kirby Puckett Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.342
Don Sutton Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.266
In this matchup
1
Kirby Puckett Career Hit By Pitch
56
Don Sutton Career Batters Hit By Pitch
82
Outs
In this matchup
18
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Intentional Walks
85
Don Sutton Career Intentional Walks Allowed
102
In this matchup
3
Kirby Puckett Career Strikeouts
965
Don Sutton Career Strikeouts Thrown
3574
In this matchup
11.667
Kirby Puckett Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.120
Don Sutton Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.052
In this matchup
0.333
Kirby Puckett Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.470
Don Sutton Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.380
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.343
Kirby Puckett Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.363
Don Sutton Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.284
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
Don Sutton Career Sacrifice Hits
168
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Sacrifice Flies
58
Don Sutton Career Sacrifice Flies
105
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Ground into Double Play
188
Don Sutton Career Double Plays Enabled
190
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0