Kirby Puckett vs. Matt Whiteside — Matchup Analysis
Matt Whiteside has dominated this matchup. Despite batting 0.300, 6% below their career average and above Whiteside's career opposing average of 0.285, Puckett's OPS of 0.573 is 32% below the career mark of 0.837. Whiteside has been dominant in the strikeout department too, sending Puckett down once every 3.7 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 8.1 PA, and Puckett has yet to take Whiteside deep. Edge: Whiteside.
How Kirby Puckett put the ball into play against Matt Whiteside
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Matt Whiteside to Kirby Puckett
Matchup Details for Kirby Puckett and Matt Whiteside
Stats that describe the matchup between Kirby Puckett and Matt Whiteside including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
11
Kirby Puckett Career Plate Appearances
7831
Matt Whiteside Career Batters Faced
1792
In this matchup
10
Kirby Puckett Career At Bats
7244
Matt Whiteside Career At Bats Pitched
1596
In this matchup
0.300
Kirby Puckett Career Batting Average
0.318
Matt Whiteside Career Opposing Batting Average
0.285
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs
207
Matt Whiteside Career Home Runs Allowed
52
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
Matt Whiteside Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.033
In this matchup
0.000
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.090
Matt Whiteside Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.114
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.215
Matt Whiteside Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.201
In this matchup
0.375
Kirby Puckett Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.342
Matt Whiteside Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.314
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Hit By Pitch
56
Matt Whiteside Career Batters Hit By Pitch
9
Outs
In this matchup
5
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Intentional Walks
85
Matt Whiteside Career Intentional Walks Allowed
21
In this matchup
3
Kirby Puckett Career Strikeouts
965
Matt Whiteside Career Strikeouts Thrown
259
In this matchup
3.667
Kirby Puckett Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.120
Matt Whiteside Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.919
In this matchup
0.000
Kirby Puckett Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.470
Matt Whiteside Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.610
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.273
Kirby Puckett Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.363
Matt Whiteside Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.353
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
Matt Whiteside Career Sacrifice Hits
13
In this matchup
1
Kirby Puckett Career Sacrifice Flies
58
Matt Whiteside Career Sacrifice Flies
17
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Ground into Double Play
188
Matt Whiteside Career Double Plays Enabled
38
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0