Kirby Puckett

Positions: Centerfielder and Rightfielder

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)

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

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1982	22	1.7	Elizabethton	APPY	Rk	MIN	65	305	275	65	105	15	3	3	35	43	4	25	27	.382	.438	.491	.928	135		3	1	1	0
1983	23	0.8	Visalia	CALL	A	MIN	138	604	548	105	172	29	7	9	97	48	11	46	62	.314	.366	.442	.808	242		2	3	5	2
1984	24	-1.3	Toledo	IL	AAA	MIN	21	87	80	9	21	2	0	1	5	8	2	4	14	.263	.294	.325	.619	26		0	2	1	0
1984	24	-4.7	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	128	583	557	63	165	12	5	0	31	14	7	16	69	.296	.320	.336	.655	187	11	4	4	2	1
1985	25	-3.9	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	161	744	691	80	199	29	13	4	74	21	12	41	87	.288	.330	.385	.715	266	9	4	5	3	0
1986	26	-2.8	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	161	723	680	119	223	37	6	31	96	20	12	34	99	.328	.366	.537	.903	365	14	7	2	0	4
1987	27	-1.4	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	157	668	624	96	207	32	5	28	99	12	7	32	91	.332	.367	.534	.901	333	16	6	0	6	7
1988	28	-0.5	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	158	691	657	109	234	42	5	24	121	6	7	23	83	.356	.375	.545	.920	358	17	2	0	9	4
1989	29	0.5	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	159	684	635	75	215	45	4	9	85	11	4	41	59	.339	.379	.465	.843	295	21	3	0	5	9
1990	30	1.4	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	146	615	551	82	164	40	3	12	80	5	4	57	73	.298	.365	.447	.811	246	15	3	1	3	11
1991	31	2.5	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	152	661	611	92	195	29	6	15	89	11	5	31	78	.319	.352	.460	.812	281	27	4	8	7	4
1992	32	3.4	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	160	696	639	104	210	38	4	19	110	17	7	44	97	.329	.374	.490	.864	313	17	6	1	6	13
1993	33	4.1	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	156	682	622	89	184	39	3	22	89	8	6	47	93	.296	.350	.474	.824	295	15	7	1	5	7
1994	34	4.9	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	108	482	439	79	139	32	3	20	112	6	3	28	47	.317	.362	.540	.902	237	11	7	1	7	7
1995	35	6.0	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	137	602	538	83	169	39	0	23	99	3	2	56	89	.314	.379	.515	.894	277	15	3	0	5	18
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (12 seasons)					Majors		1783	7831	7244	1071	2304	414	57	207	1085	134	76	450	965	.318	.360	.477	.837	3453	188	56	23	58	85
Minors (3 seasons)					Minors		224	996	903	179	298	46	10	13	137	99	17	75	103	.330	.382	.446	.828	403		5	6	7	2
All Levels (14 Seasons)							2007	8827	8147	1250	2602	460	67	220	1222	233	93	525	1068	.319	.362	.473	.836	3856	188	61	29	65	87