Kirby Puckett vs. Bill Swift — Matchup Analysis
Bill Swift has completely neutralized Puckett in this matchup. Puckett's numbers against Swift tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.513, 39% below the career mark of 0.837, with a batting average of just 0.235, 26% below their career average and below Swift's career opposing average of 0.274. Even with Puckett striking out less often than usual, once every 12 PA versus a career rate of once every 8.1 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Swift. Edge: Swift.
How Kirby Puckett put the ball into play against Bill Swift
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Bill Swift to Kirby Puckett
Matchup Details for Kirby Puckett and Bill Swift
Stats that describe the matchup between Kirby Puckett and Bill Swift including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
36
Kirby Puckett Career Plate Appearances
7831
Bill Swift Career Batters Faced
6817
In this matchup
0.235
Kirby Puckett Career Batting Average
0.318
Bill Swift Career Opposing Batting Average
0.274
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs
207
Bill Swift Career Home Runs Allowed
116
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
Bill Swift Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.019
In this matchup
0.000
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.090
Bill Swift Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.069
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.215
Bill Swift Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.151
In this matchup
0.258
Kirby Puckett Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.342
Bill Swift Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.297
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Hit By Pitch
56
Bill Swift Career Batters Hit By Pitch
53
Outs
In this matchup
22
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Intentional Walks
85
Bill Swift Career Intentional Walks Allowed
42
In this matchup
3
Kirby Puckett Career Strikeouts
965
Bill Swift Career Strikeouts Thrown
767
In this matchup
12.000
Kirby Puckett Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.120
Bill Swift Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.888
In this matchup
0.667
Kirby Puckett Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.470
Bill Swift Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.660
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.278
Kirby Puckett Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.363
Bill Swift Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.328
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
Bill Swift Career Sacrifice Hits
55
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Sacrifice Flies
58
Bill Swift Career Sacrifice Flies
30
In this matchup
2
Kirby Puckett Career Ground into Double Play
188
Bill Swift Career Double Plays Enabled
235
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0