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.

1989 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1989 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 4	MIN		NYY	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
2	2	Apr 5	MIN		NYY	W,12-2	GS	28	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
3	3	Apr 6	MIN		NYY	W,7-1	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
4	4	Apr 7	MIN		BAL	W,8-3	GS	27	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
5	5	Apr 8	MIN		BAL	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
6	6	Apr 9	MIN		BAL	L,1-8	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
7	7	Apr 11	MIN	@	DET	W,14-0	GS	28	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
8	8	Apr 13	MIN	@	DET	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
9	9	Apr 14	MIN	@	NYY	L,5-8	CG	41	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
10	10	Apr 16	MIN	@	NYY	W,9-4	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
11	11	Apr 18	MIN		DET	W,9-8	CG	46	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	CF
12	12	Apr 19	MIN		DET	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
13	13	Apr 20	MIN		DET	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
14	14	Apr 21	MIN	@	BAL	W,7-1	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
15	15	Apr 22	MIN	@	BAL	L,1-4	CG	39	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
16	16	Apr 23	MIN	@	BAL	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
17	17	Apr 24	MIN	@	MIL	L,4-5	CG	40	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	CF
18	18	Apr 25	MIN	@	MIL	L,4-10	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
19	19	Apr 26	MIN	@	MIL	L,0-12	GS	35	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
20	20	Apr 28	MIN		CLE	L,7-9	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
21	21	Apr 29	MIN		CLE	L,1-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
22	22	Apr 30	MIN		CLE	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	23	May 1	MIN		BOS	L,6-13	GS	43	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
24	24	May 2	MIN		BOS	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
25	25	May 3	MIN		MIL	L,2-7	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
26	26	May 4	MIN		MIL	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
27	27	May 5	MIN	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	48	12.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
28	28	May 7 (1)	MIN	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
29	29	May 7 (2)	MIN	@	CLE	L,1-12	GS	40	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
30	30	May 8	MIN	@	BOS	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
31	31	May 9	MIN	@	BOS	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
32	32	May 12	MIN		TOR	W,6-5	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
33	33	May 13	MIN		TOR	W,10-8	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
34	34	May 14	MIN		TOR	W,13-1	GS	25	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
35	35	May 15	MIN		KCR	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
36	36	May 16	MIN		KCR	L,1-8	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
37	37	May 17	MIN		KCR	W,4-3	CG	40	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
38	38	May 18	MIN	@	TEX	L,5-6	CG	51	10.2	2	0	0	2	0	CF
39	39	May 19	MIN	@	TEX	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
40	40	May 20	MIN	@	TEX	W,19-3	GS	31	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
41	41	May 21	MIN	@	TEX	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
42	42	May 22	MIN	@	TOR	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
43	43	May 23	MIN	@	TOR	L,1-2	CG	31	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	CF
44	44	May 24	MIN	@	TOR	W,10-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
45	45	May 26	MIN		TEX	L,3-5	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
46	46	May 27	MIN		TEX	L,3-5	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
47	47	May 28	MIN		TEX	L,6-8	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
48	48	May 29	MIN	@	KCR	L,1-7	GS	31	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
49	49	May 30	MIN	@	KCR	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
50	50	May 31	MIN	@	KCR	W,7-1	CG	20	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
51	51	Jun 2	MIN	@	CHW	W,8-0	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
52	52	Jun 3 (1)	MIN	@	CHW	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
53	53	Jun 3 (2)	MIN	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
54	54	Jun 4	MIN	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
55	56 (1)	Jun 6	MIN	@	OAK	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
56	57	Jun 7	MIN	@	OAK	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
57	58	Jun 9	MIN		CHW	L,3-8	CG	45	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
58	59	Jun 10	MIN		CHW	W,11-8	CG	42	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	CF
59	60	Jun 11	MIN		CHW	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
60	61	Jun 13	MIN		SEA	W,4-3	CG	47	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
61	62	Jun 14	MIN		SEA	W,10-8	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
62	63	Jun 15	MIN		SEA	L,5-9	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
63	64	Jun 16	MIN		MIL	L,6-8	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
64	65	Jun 17	MIN		MIL	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
65	66	Jun 18	MIN		MIL	W,8-6	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
66	67	Jun 19	MIN		MIL	L,8-11	CG	48	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
67	68	Jun 20	MIN	@	CLE	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
68	69	Jun 21	MIN	@	CLE	W,5-1	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
69	70	Jun 22	MIN	@	CLE	W,9-8	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
70	71	Jun 23	MIN	@	BOS	W,10-0	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
71	72	Jun 24 (1)	MIN	@	BOS	L,2-6	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
72	73	Jun 24 (2)	MIN	@	BOS	L,2-11	GS	34	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
73	74	Jun 25	MIN	@	BOS	W,7-0	GF	7	2.0	1	1	0	2	0	PH CF
74	75	Jun 26	MIN		OAK	W,4-3	CG	41	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
75	76	Jun 27	MIN		OAK	W,11-5	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
76	77	Jun 28	MIN		OAK	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
77	78	Jun 29	MIN		CAL	L,3-10	GS	33	6.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
78	79	Jun 30	MIN		CAL	L,2-7	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
79	80	Jul 1	MIN		CAL	L,1-6	CG	40	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	CF
80	81	Jul 2	MIN		CAL	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
81	82	Jul 4	MIN	@	SEA	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
82	83	Jul 5	MIN	@	SEA	L,3-7	CG	40	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	CF
83	84	Jul 6	MIN	@	SEA	L,5-7	GF	8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
84	85	Jul 7	MIN	@	CAL	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
85	86	Jul 8	MIN	@	CAL	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
86	87	Jul 9	MIN	@	CAL	L,3-9	CG	43	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
87	88	Jul 13	MIN		BOS	L,1-3	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
88	89	Jul 14	MIN		BOS	L,0-5	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
89	90	Jul 15	MIN		BOS	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
90	91	Jul 16	MIN		BOS	W,4-3	CG	45	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
91	92	Jul 17	MIN		CLE	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
92	93	Jul 18	MIN		CLE	W,5-4	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
93	94	Jul 19	MIN		CLE	L,1-10	GS	30	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
94	95	Jul 21	MIN	@	MIL	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
95	96	Jul 22	MIN	@	MIL	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
96	97	Jul 23	MIN	@	MIL	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
97	98	Jul 25	MIN		BAL	W,9-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
98	99	Jul 26	MIN		BAL	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
99	100	Jul 27	MIN		BAL	W,10-6	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
100	101	Jul 28 (1)	MIN	@	DET	L,4-6	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
101	102	Jul 28 (2)	MIN	@	DET	W,7-3	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
102	103	Jul 29	MIN	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	37	9.1	1	0	0	1	0	CF
103	104	Jul 30	MIN	@	DET	W,14-3	GS	30	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
104	105	Aug 1	MIN	@	NYY	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
105	106	Aug 2 (1)	MIN	@	NYY	L,6-7	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
106	107	Aug 2 (2)	MIN	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	43	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
107	108	Aug 3	MIN	@	NYY	L,1-8	GS	30	5.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
108	109	Aug 4	MIN		KCR	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
109	110	Aug 5	MIN		KCR	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
110	111	Aug 6	MIN		KCR	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	CF
111	112	Aug 7	MIN	@	BAL	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
112	113	Aug 8	MIN	@	BAL	L,1-6	CG	32	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
113	114	Aug 9	MIN	@	BAL	W,7-0	GS	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
114	115	Aug 11	MIN		NYY	L,3-11	CG	47	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	CF
115	116	Aug 12	MIN		NYY	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
116	117	Aug 13	MIN		NYY	L,7-9	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
117	118	Aug 14	MIN	@	CAL	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
118	119	Aug 15	MIN	@	CAL	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
119	121 (1)	Aug 18	MIN	@	OAK	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	CF
120	122	Aug 19	MIN	@	OAK	L,4-5	CG	38	9.1	2	0	0	2	0	CF
121	123	Aug 20	MIN	@	OAK	L,0-5	CG	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
122	124	Aug 22	MIN		CHW	L,2-10	CG	48	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
123	125	Aug 23	MIN		CHW	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
124	126	Aug 24	MIN		CHW	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
125	127	Aug 25	MIN		SEA	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
126	128	Aug 26	MIN		SEA	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
127	129	Aug 27	MIN		SEA	W,8-5	GS	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
128	131 (1)	Aug 29	MIN		TEX	L,2-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
129	132	Aug 30	MIN		TEX	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
130	133	Aug 31	MIN		TEX	W,8-6	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
131	134	Sep 1	MIN	@	TOR	L,3-7	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
132	135	Sep 2	MIN	@	TOR	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
133	136	Sep 3	MIN	@	TOR	W,9-4	GS	30	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
134	138 (1)	Sep 5	MIN	@	TEX	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
135	139	Sep 6	MIN	@	TEX	L,2-3	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
136	140	Sep 8	MIN	@	KCR	L,0-6	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
137	141	Sep 9	MIN	@	KCR	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
138	142	Sep 10	MIN	@	KCR	W,8-2	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
139	143	Sep 11	MIN	@	KCR	L,1-6	CG	35	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	CF
140	144	Sep 12	MIN		TOR	W,8-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
141	145	Sep 13	MIN		TOR	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
142	146	Sep 14	MIN		TOR	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
143	147	Sep 15	MIN		DET	W,8-4	CG	41	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	CF
144	148	Sep 16	MIN		DET	W,8-7	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
145	149	Sep 17	MIN		DET	L,2-9	GS	44	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
146	150	Sep 18	MIN		CAL	L,3-6	GS	43	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	CF
147	151	Sep 19	MIN		CAL	L,3-7	CG	42	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
148	152	Sep 20	MIN		CAL	L,1-9	GS	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
149	153	Sep 21	MIN		OAK	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	CF
150	154	Sep 22	MIN		OAK	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
151	155	Sep 23	MIN		OAK	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
152	156	Sep 24	MIN		OAK	L,3-9	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
153	158 (1)	Sep 26	MIN	@	CHW	W,7-1	GS	28	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
154	159	Sep 27	MIN	@	CHW	W,6-1	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
155	160	Sep 29	MIN	@	SEA	W,10-7	CG	51	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
156	161	Sep 30	MIN	@	SEA	L,1-2	CG	36	9.2	4	0	0	4	0	CF
157	162	Oct 1	MIN	@	SEA	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
							157gm		1328.1	438	13	4	455	3