Kirby Puckett vs. Geoff Zahn — Matchup Analysis
Geoff Zahn has dominated this matchup. Puckett is hitting just 0.263 in this matchup, 17% below their career average and below Zahn's career opposing average of 0.278. Puckett also posted an OPS of 0.563, well below the career mark of 0.837. Even with Puckett striking out less often than usual, once every 20 PA versus a career rate of once every 8.1 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Zahn. Edge: Zahn.
How Kirby Puckett put the ball into play against Geoff Zahn
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Geoff Zahn to Kirby Puckett
Matchup Details for Kirby Puckett and Geoff Zahn
Stats that describe the matchup between Kirby Puckett and Geoff Zahn including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
20
Kirby Puckett Career Plate Appearances
7831
Geoff Zahn Career Batters Faced
7798
In this matchup
0.263
Kirby Puckett Career Batting Average
0.318
Geoff Zahn Career Opposing Batting Average
0.278
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs
207
Geoff Zahn Career Home Runs Allowed
149
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
Geoff Zahn Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.021
In this matchup
0.000
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.090
Geoff Zahn Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.075
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Kirby Puckett Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.215
Geoff Zahn Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.211
In this matchup
0.278
Kirby Puckett Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.342
Geoff Zahn Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.292
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Hit By Pitch
56
Geoff Zahn Career Batters Hit By Pitch
19
Outs
In this matchup
13
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Intentional Walks
85
Geoff Zahn Career Intentional Walks Allowed
28
In this matchup
1
Kirby Puckett Career Strikeouts
965
Geoff Zahn Career Strikeouts Thrown
705
In this matchup
20.000
Kirby Puckett Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.120
Geoff Zahn Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
11.061
In this matchup
1.000
Kirby Puckett Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.470
Geoff Zahn Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.750
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.300
Kirby Puckett Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.363
Geoff Zahn Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.325
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
Geoff Zahn Career Sacrifice Hits
81
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Sacrifice Flies
58
Geoff Zahn Career Sacrifice Flies
56
In this matchup
0
Kirby Puckett Career Ground into Double Play
188
Geoff Zahn Career Double Plays Enabled
249
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0