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.

1986 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1986 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 8	MIN	@	OAK	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
2	2	Apr 9	MIN	@	OAK	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
3	3	Apr 10	MIN	@	OAK	L,0-3	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
4	4	Apr 11	MIN		SEA	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
5	5	Apr 12	MIN		SEA	L,4-10	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
6	6	Apr 13	MIN		SEA	L,2-4	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
7	7	Apr 14	MIN		OAK	L,6-7	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
8	8	Apr 15	MIN		OAK	L,2-8	CG	45	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	CF
9	9	Apr 16	MIN		OAK	W,7-5	CG	45	10.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
10	10	Apr 17	MIN	@	CAL	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
11	11	Apr 18	MIN	@	CAL	L,5-6	CG	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
12	12	Apr 19	MIN	@	CAL	L,4-5	CG	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
13	13	Apr 20	MIN	@	CAL	L,5-8	CG	40	8.1	2	0	0	2	0	CF
14	14	Apr 21	MIN	@	SEA	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
15	15	Apr 22	MIN	@	SEA	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
16	16	Apr 23	MIN	@	SEA	L,3-4	CG	43	9.1	3	0	0	3	0	CF
17	17	Apr 25	MIN		CAL	W,7-4	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
18	18	Apr 26	MIN		CAL	L,6-7	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
19	19	Apr 27	MIN		CAL	L,7-8	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
20	20	Apr 29	MIN	@	NYY	L,11-14	CG	42	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
21	21	Apr 30	MIN	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	22	May 1	MIN	@	NYY	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
23	23	May 2	MIN	@	DET	W,10-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
24	24	May 3	MIN	@	DET	L,4-7	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
25	25	May 4	MIN	@	DET	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
26	26	May 6	MIN		BAL	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
27	27	May 7	MIN		BAL	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
28	28	May 9	MIN		DET	W,8-7	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
29	29	May 10	MIN		DET	W,12-2	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
30	30	May 11	MIN		DET	L,1-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
31	31	May 12	MIN		NYY	L,8-9	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
32	32	May 13	MIN		NYY	L,4-6	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
33	33	May 14	MIN	@	BAL	L,3-8	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
34	34	May 15	MIN	@	BAL	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
35	35	May 16	MIN	@	MIL	L,6-7	CG	50	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
36	36	May 17	MIN	@	MIL	L,1-4	CG	32	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
37	37	May 18	MIN	@	MIL	W,5-3	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
38	38	May 19	MIN	@	BOS	L,7-8	CG	41	8.2	3	0	0	3	0	CF
39	39	May 20	MIN	@	BOS	L,7-17	GS	39	6.0	0	0	1	1	0	CF
40	40	May 21	MIN	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
41	41	May 23	MIN		MIL	W,8-7	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
42	42	May 24	MIN		MIL	L,3-6	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
43	43	May 25	MIN		MIL	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
44	44	May 26	MIN		TOR	W,9-1	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
45	45	May 27	MIN		TOR	W,7-6	CG	45	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
46	46	May 28	MIN		TOR	L,8-14	CG	46	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
47	47	May 30	MIN		BOS	W,13-5	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
48	48	May 31	MIN		BOS	L,2-7	CG	45	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
49	49	Jun 1	MIN		BOS	L,3-6	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
50	50	Jun 2	MIN	@	TOR	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
51	51	Jun 3	MIN	@	TOR	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
52	52	Jun 4	MIN	@	TOR	W,10-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
53	53	Jun 5	MIN	@	KCR	L,2-8	CG	40	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
54	54	Jun 6	MIN	@	KCR	L,1-6	CG	41	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
55	55	Jun 7	MIN	@	KCR	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
56	56	Jun 8	MIN	@	KCR	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
57	57	Jun 9	MIN		TEX	W,3-2	CG	39	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
58	58	Jun 10	MIN		TEX	L,10-14	CG	48	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	CF
59	59	Jun 11	MIN		TEX	L,2-6	CG	66	16.0	9	1	0	10	0	CF
60	60	Jun 13	MIN	@	CLE	L,2-11	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
61	61	Jun 14	MIN	@	CLE	W,9-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
62	62	Jun 15	MIN	@	CLE	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
63	63	Jun 17	MIN		CHW	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
64	64	Jun 18	MIN		CHW	W,10-9	CG	50	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
65	65	Jun 19	MIN		CHW	L,8-9	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
66	66	Jun 20	MIN		CLE	W,9-8	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
67	67	Jun 21	MIN		CLE	L,5-7	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
68	68	Jun 22	MIN		CLE	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
69	69	Jun 23	MIN	@	CHW	L,2-11	CG	40	8.0	5	0	1	6	0	CF
70	70	Jun 24	MIN	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	CF
71	71	Jun 25	MIN	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
72	72	Jun 27	MIN		KCR	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
73	73	Jun 28	MIN		KCR	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
74	74	Jun 29	MIN		KCR	W,9-4	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	CF
75	75	Jun 30	MIN	@	TEX	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
76	76	Jul 1	MIN	@	TEX	L,0-5	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
77	77	Jul 2	MIN	@	TEX	L,2-10	GF	13	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH CF
78	78	Jul 3	MIN		BAL	W,11-7	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
79	79	Jul 4	MIN		BAL	L,7-12	CG	50	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
80	80	Jul 5	MIN		BAL	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
81	81	Jul 6	MIN		BAL	L,0-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
82	82	Jul 7	MIN		DET	W,10-8	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
83	83	Jul 8	MIN		DET	L,1-5	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
84	84	Jul 9	MIN		DET	L,0-7	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
85	85	Jul 10	MIN		NYY	L,1-11	GS	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
86	86	Jul 11	MIN		NYY	L,3-9	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
87	87	Jul 12	MIN		NYY	L,0-8	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
88	88	Jul 13	MIN		NYY	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
89	89	Jul 17	MIN	@	BAL	L,2-6	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
90	90	Jul 18	MIN	@	BAL	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	5	0	1	6	0	CF
91	91	Jul 19	MIN	@	BAL	L,0-1	CG	28	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
92	92	Jul 20	MIN	@	BAL	L,3-8	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
93	93	Jul 21	MIN	@	DET	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
94	94	Jul 22	MIN	@	DET	L,0-3	CG	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
95	95	Jul 23	MIN	@	DET	L,2-12	CG	41	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
96	96	Jul 25	MIN	@	NYY	W,9-5	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
97	97	Jul 26	MIN	@	NYY	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
98	98	Jul 27	MIN	@	NYY	L,1-4	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
99	99	Jul 28	MIN		SEA	W,6-5	CG	46	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
100	100	Jul 29	MIN		SEA	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
101	101	Jul 30	MIN		SEA	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
102	102	Aug 1	MIN		OAK	W,10-1	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
103	103	Aug 2	MIN		OAK	W,8-0	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
104	104	Aug 3	MIN		OAK	L,4-5	CG	49	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
105	105	Aug 4	MIN		CAL	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
106	106	Aug 5	MIN		CAL	L,1-13	GS	51	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
107	107	Aug 6	MIN		CAL	W,5-2	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
108	108	Aug 8	MIN	@	OAK	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
109	109	Aug 9	MIN	@	OAK	W,9-2	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
110	110	Aug 10 (1)	MIN	@	OAK	L,2-6	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
111	111	Aug 10 (2)	MIN	@	OAK	L,5-6	GF	17	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
112	112	Aug 11	MIN	@	CAL	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
113	113	Aug 12	MIN	@	CAL	L,4-5	CG	50	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
114	114	Aug 13	MIN	@	CAL	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	CF
115	115	Aug 14	MIN	@	SEA	W,14-1	GS	27	6.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
116	116	Aug 15	MIN	@	SEA	L,0-1	CG	32	8.1	3	0	0	3	0	CF
117	117	Aug 16	MIN	@	SEA	L,6-7	CG	39	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	CF
118	118	Aug 17	MIN	@	SEA	L,1-11	CG	40	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
119	119	Aug 18	MIN		BOS	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
120	120	Aug 19	MIN		BOS	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
121	121	Aug 20	MIN		BOS	L,1-9	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
122	122	Aug 22	MIN		TOR	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
123	123	Aug 23	MIN		TOR	L,4-7	CG	40	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	CF
124	124	Aug 24	MIN		TOR	L,5-7	CG	48	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
125	125	Aug 26	MIN	@	MIL	L,5-6	CG	46	9.1	3	0	0	3	0	CF
126	126	Aug 27	MIN	@	MIL	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
127	127	Aug 28	MIN	@	MIL	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
128	128	Aug 29	MIN	@	TOR	L,5-6	CG	41	8.2	0	0	0	0	0	CF
129	129	Aug 30	MIN	@	TOR	L,1-8	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
130	130	Aug 31	MIN	@	TOR	L,5-7	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
131	131	Sep 1	MIN		MIL	W,9-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
132	132	Sep 2	MIN		MIL	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
133	133	Sep 3	MIN		MIL	W,11-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
134	134	Sep 5	MIN	@	BOS	L,2-12	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
135	135	Sep 6	MIN	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	38	8.2	4	0	0	4	0	CF
136	136	Sep 7	MIN	@	BOS	L,0-9	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
137	137	Sep 8	MIN	@	KCR	L,0-5	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
138	138	Sep 9	MIN	@	KCR	L,3-11	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
139	139	Sep 11	MIN		TEX	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
140	140	Sep 12	MIN		TEX	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
141	141	Sep 13	MIN		TEX	L,1-14	GS	33	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
142	142	Sep 14	MIN		TEX	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
143	143	Sep 15	MIN	@	CLE	L,0-4	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
144	145 (1)	Sep 17	MIN	@	CLE	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
145	146	Sep 19	MIN	@	TEX	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
146	147	Sep 20	MIN	@	TEX	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
147	148	Sep 21	MIN	@	TEX	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
148	149	Sep 22	MIN		KCR	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
149	150	Sep 23	MIN		KCR	W,9-2	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
150	151	Sep 24	MIN		KCR	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
151	152	Sep 25	MIN		KCR	L,1-8	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
152	153	Sep 27 (1)	MIN	@	CHW	L,2-5	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
153	155 (1)	Sep 28	MIN	@	CHW	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
154	156	Sep 29	MIN		CLE	W,6-5	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
155	157	Sep 30	MIN		CLE	W,10-9	CG	50	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
156	158	Oct 1	MIN		CLE	L,3-12	GS	35	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
157	159	Oct 2	MIN		CHW	L,4-8	CG	40	10.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
158	160	Oct 3	MIN		CHW	W,9-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
159	161	Oct 4	MIN		CHW	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
160	162	Oct 5	MIN		CHW	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
							160gm		1385.0	427	7	6	440	3