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
0
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs
207
Fernando Valenzuela Career Home Runs Allowed
226
Grand Slams
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0
In the Park Home Runs
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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
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
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 Hit By Pitch
56
Fernando Valenzuela Career Batters Hit By Pitch
25
Outs
In this matchup
5
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
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Interference
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0
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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