Kirby Puckett

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-8, 178lb (173cm, 80kg)

Born: March 14, 1960 in Chicago, IL us

Died: March 6, 2006 in Phoenix, AZ

Buried: Cremated

Draft: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 1st round (3rd) of the 1982 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from Triton College (River Grove, IL).

High School: Calumet HS (Chicago, IL)

Schools: Triton College (River Grove, IL), Bradley University (Peoria, IL)

Debut: May 8, 1984 (Age 24-055d, 14,891st in major league history)
vs. CAL 5 AB, 4 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 SB

Last Game: September 28, 1995 (Age 35-198d)
vs. CLE 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2001. (Voted by BBWAA on 423/515 ballots)
View Kirby Puckett's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1984 season

Agents: Ron Shapiro

Full Name: Kirby Puckett

Nicknames: Puck

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

51.1

7244

2304

207

.318

1071

RBI

1085

134

OBP

.360

SLG

.477

OPS

.837

OPS+

124

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1995 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1995 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 26	MIN	@	BOS	L,0-9	CG	45	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
2	2	Apr 27	MIN		BAL	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	RF
3	3	Apr 28	MIN		BAL	W,12-9	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
4	4	Apr 29	MIN		BAL	L,7-13	CG	47	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	6 (1)	May 2	MIN		KCR	L,3-4	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
6	7	May 3	MIN		KCR	W,10-9	CG	48	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
7	9 (1)	May 5	MIN	@	CLE	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
8	11 (1)	May 7	MIN	@	CLE	L,9-10	CG	82	16.1	3	0	0	3	0	RF
9	13 (1)	May 9	MIN	@	CHW	L,1-6	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
10	14	May 10	MIN	@	CHW	L,7-8	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
11	15	May 12	MIN		OAK	W,9-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
12	17 (1)	May 14	MIN		OAK	L,3-12	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
13	18	May 15	MIN		CAL	W,9-6	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
14	19	May 16	MIN		CAL	L,6-9	CG	46	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
15	21 (1)	May 18	MIN		CAL	L,9-15	GS	32	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
16	22	May 19	MIN		SEA	W,8-6	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
17	23	May 20	MIN		SEA	L,6-10	CG	43	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
18	25 (1)	May 23	MIN	@	DET	L,4-6	CG	29	6.1	4	0	0	4	0	RF
19	26	May 24	MIN	@	DET	L,3-14	GS	35	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
20	27	May 25	MIN	@	DET	W,4-3	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	DH RF
21	28	May 26	MIN		TEX	L,5-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
22	29	May 27	MIN		TEX	L,1-3	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
23	31 (1)	May 29	MIN	@	MIL	W,7-5	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
24	32	May 30	MIN	@	MIL	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	34 (1)	Jun 1	MIN	@	TEX	L,3-6	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
26	35	Jun 2	MIN	@	TEX	L,5-6	CG	38	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	RF
27	36	Jun 3	MIN	@	TEX	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
28	38 (1)	Jun 6	MIN		MIL	L,5-13	CG	49	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
29	40 (1)	Jun 8	MIN		DET	W,9-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
30	41	Jun 9	MIN		DET	L,5-6	CG	38	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	RF
31	42	Jun 10	MIN		DET	L,5-7	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
32	44 (1)	Jun 12	MIN	@	CAL	L,1-9	GS	35	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
33	45	Jun 13	MIN	@	CAL	L,2-7	CG	37	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	RF
34	46	Jun 14	MIN	@	CAL	W,8-5	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
35	47	Jun 16	MIN	@	SEA	W,10-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
36	48	Jun 17	MIN	@	SEA	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
37	49	Jun 18	MIN	@	SEA	L,1-2	CG	34	8.1	2	0	0	2	0	RF
38	50	Jun 19	MIN	@	OAK	W,8-5	CG	46	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
39	52 (1)	Jun 21	MIN	@	OAK	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
40	53	Jun 23	MIN	@	KCR	L,0-4	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
41	54	Jun 24	MIN	@	KCR	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
42	55	Jun 26	MIN		CHW	L,5-6	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
43	56	Jun 27	MIN		CHW	L,6-8	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
44	57	Jun 28	MIN		CHW	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
45	58	Jun 29	MIN		CLE	L,5-10	CG	51	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
46	59	Jun 30	MIN		CLE	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
47	60	Jul 1	MIN		CLE	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
48	62 (1)	Jul 3	MIN	@	BAL	L,4-9	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
49	63	Jul 4	MIN	@	BAL	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
50	64	Jul 5	MIN	@	BAL	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
51	65	Jul 6	MIN		BOS	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
52	66	Jul 7	MIN		BOS	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
53	67	Jul 8	MIN		BOS	W,9-5	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
54	68	Jul 9	MIN		BOS	L,0-7	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
55	70 (1)	Jul 14	MIN	@	NYY	W,11-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
56	71	Jul 15	MIN	@	NYY	W,8-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
57	73 (1)	Jul 17	MIN		TOR	L,3-6	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
58	74	Jul 18	MIN		TOR	L,0-7	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
59	75	Jul 19	MIN		BAL	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
60	76	Jul 20	MIN		BAL	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
61	77	Jul 21	MIN	@	BOS	L,5-13	GS	35	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
62	78	Jul 22	MIN	@	BOS	W,8-7	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
63	79	Jul 23	MIN	@	BOS	W,8-3	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
64	81 (1)	Jul 25	MIN	@	TOR	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
65	82	Jul 26	MIN	@	TOR	L,2-6	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
66	83	Jul 27	MIN	@	TOR	L,2-9	GS	30	5.0	0	0	1	1	0	RF
67	84	Jul 28	MIN		NYY	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
68	85	Jul 29	MIN		NYY	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
69	86	Jul 30	MIN		NYY	L,4-7	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
70	87	Aug 1	MIN	@	CLE	W,6-5	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
71	88	Aug 2	MIN	@	CLE	L,6-12	CG	43	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
72	90 (1)	Aug 4	MIN		KCR	L,4-12	CG	49	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
73	92 (1)	Aug 6	MIN		KCR	L,1-11	GS	34	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
74	93	Aug 7	MIN		OAK	W,9-6	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
75	94	Aug 8	MIN		OAK	W,5-3	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
76	95	Aug 9	MIN		OAK	L,3-6	CG	45	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
77	96	Aug 11	MIN		CAL	L,5-8	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
78	97	Aug 12	MIN		CAL	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
79	98	Aug 13	MIN		CAL	L,1-2	GS	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF CF
80	100 (1)	Aug 15	MIN		SEA	W,7-6	CG	45	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	RF
81	101	Aug 16	MIN		SEA	L,4-6	GS	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF RF
82	103 (1)	Aug 19	MIN	@	DET	W,9-5	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
83	104	Aug 20	MIN	@	DET	W,8-7	CG	43	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
84	106 (1)	Aug 22	MIN	@	TEX	W,9-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
85	107	Aug 23	MIN	@	TEX	L,1-9	GS	31	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
86	108	Aug 24	MIN	@	MIL	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
87	109	Aug 25	MIN	@	MIL	L,3-6	GS	32	7.0	4	1	0	5	0	RF
88	110	Aug 26	MIN	@	MIL	L,6-7	CG	43	9.2	1	0	0	1	0	RF
89	111	Aug 27	MIN	@	MIL	L,7-14	GS	39	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
90	112	Aug 28	MIN		TEX	W,4-3	CG	42	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
91	113	Aug 29	MIN		TEX	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
92	114	Aug 30	MIN		TEX	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
93	115	Sep 1	MIN		MIL	W,9-5	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
94	116	Sep 2	MIN		MIL	W,6-5	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
95	117	Sep 3	MIN		MIL	L,6-7	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
96	118	Sep 4	MIN		MIL	W,9-6	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
97	119	Sep 5	MIN		DET	L,4-6	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
98	121 (1)	Sep 8	MIN	@	CAL	L,3-9	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
99	122	Sep 9	MIN	@	CAL	L,5-6	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
100	123	Sep 10	MIN	@	CAL	W,9-8	GF	8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	DH SS 3B 2B
101	124	Sep 11	MIN	@	SEA	W,12-10	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
102	125	Sep 12	MIN	@	SEA	L,3-14	GS	25	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
103	126	Sep 13	MIN	@	SEA	L,4-7	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
104	128 (1)	Sep 16	MIN	@	OAK	L,1-6	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
105	129	Sep 17	MIN	@	OAK	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
106	130	Sep 18 (1)	MIN	@	KCR	L,7-16	GS	36	6.0	3	0	1	4	0	RF
107	132 (1)	Sep 19	MIN	@	KCR	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
108	133	Sep 20	MIN	@	KCR	W,5-4	CG	54	12.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
109	135 (1)	Sep 22	MIN		CHW	L,4-5	CG	47	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
110	139 (3)	Sep 26	MIN		CLE	W,13-4	GS	26	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
							114gm		932.1	193	10	4	207	1