Kirby Puckett
Kirby Puckett
Born: March 14, 1960
Chicago, IL USA
Deceased: 2006
Phoenix, AZ USA
Primary Position: CF
All Position(s) Played: 2B, 3B, SS, RF, CF, LF, OF, DH, PH
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 178
College: Triton College, Bradley University
Career: 1984-1995
Draft: Round 1 (1982 January Amateur Draft, Minnesota Twins)
School: Triton College
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 2001.
Minor League Statistics
Kirby Puckett compiled a career batting average of .318 with 207 home runs and 1085 RBI in his 1783-game career with the Minnesota Twins. He began playing during the 1984 season and last took the field during the 1995 campaign. Puckett was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2001.
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Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1984 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 128 | 583 | 557 | 63 | 165 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 69 | .296 | .320 | .336 | .655 | 187 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
1985 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 161 | 744 | 691 | 80 | 199 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 74 | 21 | 12 | 41 | 87 | .288 | .330 | .385 | .715 | 266 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
1986 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 161 | 723 | 680 | 119 | 223 | 37 | 6 | 31 | 96 | 20 | 12 | 34 | 99 | .328 | .366 | .537 | .903 | 365 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
1987 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 157 | 668 | 624 | 96 | 207 | 32 | 5 | 28 | 99 | 12 | 7 | 32 | 91 | .332 | .367 | .534 | .900 | 333 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
1988 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 158 | 691 | 657 | 109 | 234 | 42 | 5 | 24 | 121 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 83 | .356 | .375 | .545 | .920 | 358 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
1989 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 159 | 684 | 635 | 75 | 215 | 45 | 4 | 9 | 85 | 11 | 4 | 41 | 59 | .339 | .379 | .465 | .843 | 295 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
1990 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 146 | 615 | 551 | 82 | 164 | 40 | 3 | 12 | 80 | 5 | 4 | 57 | 73 | .298 | .365 | .446 | .811 | 246 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
1991 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 152 | 661 | 611 | 92 | 195 | 29 | 6 | 15 | 89 | 11 | 5 | 31 | 78 | .319 | .352 | .460 | .812 | 281 | 27 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 4 |
1992 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 160 | 696 | 639 | 104 | 210 | 38 | 4 | 19 | 110 | 17 | 7 | 44 | 97 | .329 | .374 | .490 | .864 | 313 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
1993 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 156 | 682 | 622 | 89 | 184 | 39 | 3 | 22 | 89 | 8 | 6 | 47 | 93 | .296 | .349 | .474 | .824 | 295 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
1994 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 108 | 482 | 439 | 79 | 139 | 32 | 3 | 20 | 112 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 47 | .317 | .362 | .540 | .902 | 237 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
1995 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 137 | 602 | 538 | 83 | 169 | 39 | 0 | 23 | 99 | 3 | 2 | 56 | 89 | .314 | .379 | .515 | .894 | 277 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 18 |
Totals | 1783 | 7831 | 7244 | 1071 | 2304 | 414 | 57 | 207 | 1085 | 134 | 76 | 450 | 965 | .318 | .360 | .477 | .837 | 3453 | 188 | 56 | 23 | 58 | 85 |
Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1984 | AL | Minnesota Twins | OF | 128 | 128 | 1125.7 | 438 | 16 | 3 | 4 | .993 | 3.630 | 3.547 |
1985 | AL | Minnesota Twins | OF | 161 | 160 | 1404.3 | 465 | 19 | 8 | 5 | .984 | 3.102 | 3.006 |
1986 | AL | Minnesota Twins | OF | 160 | 157 | 1385.0 | 429 | 8 | 6 | 3 | .986 | 2.840 | 2.731 |
1987 | AL | Minnesota Twins | OF | 147 | 147 | 1273.3 | 341 | 8 | 5 | 2 | .986 | 2.467 | 2.374 |
1988 | AL | Minnesota Twins | OF | 158 | 157 | 1349.7 | 450 | 12 | 3 | 4 | .994 | 3.081 | 2.924 |
1989 | AL | Minnesota Twins | OF | 157 | 154 | 1328.3 | 438 | 13 | 4 | 3 | .991 | 3.056 | 2.873 |
1990 | AL | Minnesota Twins | OF | 141 | 140 | 1194.3 | 354 | 9 | 4 | 3 | .989 | 2.735 | 2.574 |
1990 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
1990 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
1990 | AL | Minnesota Twins | SS | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
1991 | AL | Minnesota Twins | OF | 152 | 152 | 1306.0 | 373 | 13 | 6 | 5 | .985 | 2.660 | 2.539 |
1992 | AL | Minnesota Twins | OF | 149 | 147 | 1274.7 | 394 | 9 | 3 | 3 | .993 | 2.845 | 2.705 |
1992 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 3B | 2 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
1992 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 2B | 2 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
1992 | AL | Minnesota Twins | SS | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
1993 | AL | Minnesota Twins | OF | 139 | 139 | 1222.3 | 312 | 13 | 2 | 2 | .994 | 2.393 | 2.338 |
1994 | AL | Minnesota Twins | OF | 95 | 95 | 823.7 | 204 | 13 | 3 | 2 | .986 | 2.371 | 2.284 |
1995 | AL | Minnesota Twins | OF | 109 | 108 | 930.3 | 194 | 9 | 4 | 1 | .981 | 1.964 | 1.862 |
1995 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 2B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 1.000 |
1995 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
1995 | AL | Minnesota Twins | SS | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
Totals | 1707 | 1684 | 14623.7 | 4392 | 143 | 51 | 37 | .989 | 2.791 | 2.657 |
Postseason - Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1987 | AL | Minnesota Twins | ALCS | 5 | 24 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .208 | .208 | .375 | .583 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1987 | AL | Minnesota Twins | WS | 7 | 31 | 28 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .357 | .419 | .464 | .884 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1991 | AL | Minnesota Twins | ALCS | 5 | 23 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .429 | .435 | .762 | 1.197 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
1991 | AL | Minnesota Twins | WS | 7 | 31 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | .250 | .367 | .583 | .950 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Totals | 24 | 109 | 97 | 16 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 17 | .309 | .361 | .536 | .897 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Postseason - Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1987 | AL | Minnesota Twins | ALCS | CF | 5 | 5 | 44.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.432 | 1.400 |
1987 | AL | Minnesota Twins | WS | CF | 7 | 7 | 60.0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .941 | 2.400 | 2.286 |
1991 | AL | Minnesota Twins | ALCS | CF | 5 | 5 | 46.0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.739 | 2.800 |
1991 | AL | Minnesota Twins | WS | CF | 7 | 7 | 66.3 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.307 | 2.429 |
Totals | 24 | 24 | 216.3 | 51 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .982 | 2.247 | 2.250 |
Awards
1986 - AL Silver Slugger OF
1986 - AL TSN All-Star OF
1986 - AL Gold Glove OF
1987 - AL TSN All-Star OF
1987 - AL Gold Glove OF
1987 - AL Silver Slugger OF
1988 - AL Silver Slugger OF
1988 - AL TSN All-Star OF
1988 - AL Gold Glove OF
1989 - AL TSN All-Star OF
1989 - AL Gold Glove OF
1989 - AL Silver Slugger OF
1991 - AL Gold Glove OF
1991 - AL ALCS MVP
1992 - AL Silver Slugger OF
1992 - AL TSN All-Star OF
1992 - AL Gold Glove OF
1994 - AL TSN All-Star OF
1994 - AL Silver Slugger OF
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