Kirby Puckett vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Matchup Analysis

This matchup has been a genuine battle. With only 8 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward neither side. Puckett is hitting 0.286 here, 10% below their career average, while Valenzuela's career opposing average is 0.248. Puckett also posted an OPS of 0.804, close to the career mark of 0.837. No clear edge.

How Kirby Puckett put the ball into play against Fernando Valenzuela

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Fernando Valenzuela to Kirby Puckett

Matchup Details for Kirby Puckett and Fernando Valenzuela

Stats that describe the matchup between Kirby Puckett and Fernando Valenzuela including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
8
Kirby Puckett Career Plate Appearances
7831
Fernando Valenzuela Career Batters Faced
12398
In this matchup
7
Kirby Puckett Career At Bats
7244
Fernando Valenzuela Career At Bats Pitched
10971
In this matchup
0.286
Kirby Puckett Career Batting Average
0.318
Fernando Valenzuela Career Opposing Batting Average
0.248
In this matchup
2
Kirby Puckett Career Hits
2304
Fernando Valenzuela Career Hits Allowed
2718
In this matchup
1
Kirby Puckett Career Singles
1626
In this matchup
1
Kirby Puckett Career Doubles
414
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Triples
57
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs
207
Fernando Valenzuela Career Home Runs Allowed
226

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
1
Kirby Puckett Career Extra Base Hits
678
In this matchup
0.000
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.029
Fernando Valenzuela Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.021
In this matchup
0.000
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.090
Fernando Valenzuela Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.083

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.000
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.215
Fernando Valenzuela Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.109
In this matchup
3
Kirby Puckett Total Bases
3453
In this matchup
3
Kirby Puckett Career Times on Base
2810
In this matchup
0.375
Kirby Puckett Career On Base Percentage
0.360
In this matchup
0.429
Kirby Puckett Career Slugging Percentage
0.477
In this matchup
0.804
Kirby Puckett Career OPS
0.837
In this matchup
0.143
Kirby Puckett Career Isolated Power
0.159
In this matchup
0.276
Kirby Puckett Career Gross Production Average
0.281
In this matchup
0.286
Kirby Puckett Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.342
Fernando Valenzuela Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.287
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career RBIs
1085
In this matchup
1.125
Kirby Puckett Career Runs Created
1236.060
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Hit By Pitch
56
Fernando Valenzuela Career Batters Hit By Pitch
25

Outs

In this matchup
5
In this matchup
1
Kirby Puckett Career Walks
450
Fernando Valenzuela Career Walks Allowed
1151
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Intentional Walks
85
Fernando Valenzuela Career Intentional Walks Allowed
65
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Strikeouts
965
Fernando Valenzuela Career Strikeouts Thrown
2074
In this matchup
0.000
Kirby Puckett Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.120
Fernando Valenzuela Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.978
In this matchup
0.000
Kirby Puckett Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.470
Fernando Valenzuela Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.560

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.375
Kirby Puckett Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.363
Fernando Valenzuela Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.317

Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference

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0

Batter Reached due to Error

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0

Batter Reached due to Interference

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0
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Sacrifice Hits
23
Fernando Valenzuela Career Sacrifice Hits
182
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Sacrifice Flies
58
Fernando Valenzuela Career Sacrifice Flies
69
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Ground into Double Play
188
Fernando Valenzuela Career Double Plays Enabled
209

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0