Kirby Puckett vs. Bobby Thigpen — Matchup Analysis
Bobby Thigpen has completely neutralized Puckett in this matchup. Puckett's numbers against Thigpen tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.421, 50% below the career mark of 0.837, with a batting average of just 0.154, 52% below their career average and below Thigpen's career opposing average of 0.252. Thigpen has been dominant in the strikeout department too, sending Puckett down once every 5 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 8.1 PA, and Puckett has yet to take Thigpen deep. Edge: Thigpen.
How Kirby Puckett put the ball into play against Bobby Thigpen
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Bobby Thigpen to Kirby Puckett
Matchup Details for Kirby Puckett and Bobby Thigpen
Stats that describe the matchup between Kirby Puckett and Bobby Thigpen including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
15
Kirby Puckett Career Plate Appearances
7831
Bobby Thigpen Career Batters Faced
2448
In this matchup
13
Kirby Puckett Career At Bats
7244
Bobby Thigpen Career At Bats Pitched
2130
In this matchup
0.154
Kirby Puckett Career Batting Average
0.318
Bobby Thigpen Career Opposing Batting Average
0.252
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs
207
Bobby Thigpen Career Home Runs Allowed
56
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
Bobby Thigpen Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.026
In this matchup
0.000
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.090
Bobby Thigpen Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.104
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.215
Bobby Thigpen Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.149
In this matchup
0.200
Kirby Puckett Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.342
Bobby Thigpen Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.283
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Hit By Pitch
56
Bobby Thigpen Career Batters Hit By Pitch
23
Outs
In this matchup
7
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Intentional Walks
85
Bobby Thigpen Career Intentional Walks Allowed
28
In this matchup
3
Kirby Puckett Career Strikeouts
965
Bobby Thigpen Career Strikeouts Thrown
376
In this matchup
5.000
Kirby Puckett Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.120
Bobby Thigpen Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.511
In this matchup
0.667
Kirby Puckett Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.470
Bobby Thigpen Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.630
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.267
Kirby Puckett Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.363
Bobby Thigpen 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
0
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Sacrifice Hits
23
Bobby Thigpen Career Sacrifice Hits
32
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Sacrifice Flies
58
Bobby Thigpen Career Sacrifice Flies
25
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Ground into Double Play
188
Bobby Thigpen Career Double Plays Enabled
48
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0