Kirby Puckett vs. Todd Van Poppel — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. Puckett is hitting 0.389 here, 22% above their career average, while Poppel's career opposing average is 0.269. Puckett also posted an OPS of 0.889, close to the career mark of 0.837. Poppel has had the edge in strikeouts, with Puckett going down once every 4.5 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 8.1 PA. No clear edge.
How Kirby Puckett put the ball into play against Todd Van Poppel
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Todd Van Poppel to Kirby Puckett
Matchup Details for Kirby Puckett and Todd Van Poppel
Stats that describe the matchup between Kirby Puckett and Todd Van Poppel including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
18
Kirby Puckett Career Plate Appearances
7831
Todd Van Poppel Career Batters Faced
4049
In this matchup
18
Kirby Puckett Career At Bats
7244
Todd Van Poppel Career At Bats Pitched
3505
In this matchup
0.389
Kirby Puckett Career Batting Average
0.318
Todd Van Poppel Career Opposing Batting Average
0.269
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs
207
Todd Van Poppel Career Home Runs Allowed
143
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
Todd Van Poppel Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.041
In this matchup
0.000
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.090
Todd Van Poppel Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.151
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.215
Todd Van Poppel Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.201
In this matchup
0.500
Kirby Puckett Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.342
Todd Van Poppel Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.302
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Hit By Pitch
56
Todd Van Poppel Career Batters Hit By Pitch
22
Outs
In this matchup
5
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Intentional Walks
85
Todd Van Poppel Career Intentional Walks Allowed
21
In this matchup
4
Kirby Puckett Career Strikeouts
965
Todd Van Poppel Career Strikeouts Thrown
711
In this matchup
4.500
Kirby Puckett Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.120
Todd Van Poppel Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.695
In this matchup
0.000
Kirby Puckett Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.470
Todd Van Poppel Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.650
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.389
Kirby Puckett Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.363
Todd Van Poppel Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.352
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
Todd Van Poppel Career Sacrifice Hits
31
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Sacrifice Flies
58
Todd Van Poppel Career Sacrifice Flies
30
In this matchup
1
Kirby Puckett Career Ground into Double Play
188
Todd Van Poppel Career Double Plays Enabled
60
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0