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.

1992 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1992 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 6	MIN	@	MIL	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
2	2	Apr 8	MIN	@	MIL	L,5-9	CG	39	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	CF
3	3	Apr 9	MIN	@	MIL	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	CF
4	4	Apr 10	MIN		TEX	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
5	5	Apr 11	MIN		TEX	L,8-10	CG	46	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
6	6	Apr 12	MIN		TEX	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
7	7	Apr 14	MIN		MIL	L,1-11	GS	35	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
8	8	Apr 15	MIN		MIL	L,4-7	GS	42	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF 2B 3B
9	9	Apr 17	MIN	@	CHW	W,7-0	GS	22	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
10	10	Apr 18	MIN	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
11	11	Apr 19	MIN	@	CHW	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
12	12	Apr 20	MIN	@	SEA	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
13	13	Apr 21	MIN	@	SEA	W,5-2	GS	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
14	14	Apr 22	MIN	@	SEA	W,8-1	GS	18	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
15	15	Apr 23	MIN	@	SEA	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
16	16	Apr 24	MIN		OAK	W,6-5	CG	45	10.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
17	17	Apr 25	MIN		OAK	L,4-8	CG	45	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
18	18	Apr 26	MIN		OAK	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
19	19	Apr 27	MIN		BAL	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
20	20	Apr 28	MIN		BAL	L,5-10	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
21	21	Apr 29	MIN		BAL	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	22	May 1	MIN	@	NYY	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
23	23	May 2	MIN	@	NYY	W,7-6	GS	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
24	24	May 3	MIN	@	NYY	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
25	25	May 4	MIN	@	BOS	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
26	26	May 5	MIN	@	BOS	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
27	27	May 6	MIN	@	BAL	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
28	28	May 7	MIN	@	BAL	L,4-5	CG	39	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	CF
29	29	May 8	MIN		CLE	W,7-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
30	30	May 9	MIN		CLE	W,10-5	GS	25	6.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
31	31	May 10	MIN		CLE	W,10-6	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
32	32	May 12	MIN		BOS	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
33	33	May 13	MIN		BOS	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
34	34	May 15	MIN	@	CLE	L,0-5	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
35	35	May 16	MIN	@	CLE	W,8-6	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
36	36	May 17	MIN	@	CLE	W,9-5	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
37	37	May 18	MIN	@	TOR	W,6-2	CG	46	11.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
38	38	May 19	MIN	@	TOR	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
39	40 (1)	May 22	MIN	@	DET	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
40	41	May 23	MIN	@	DET	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
41	42	May 24	MIN	@	DET	W,15-0	GS	20	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
42	43	May 26	MIN		NYY	L,4-5	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
43	44	May 27	MIN		NYY	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
44	45	May 29	MIN		DET	W,17-5	GS	24	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
45	46	May 30	MIN		DET	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
46	47	May 31	MIN		DET	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
47	48	Jun 1	MIN		TOR	L,3-5	CG	41	10.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
48	49	Jun 2	MIN		TOR	L,5-7	CG	56	13.0	8	0	0	8	0	CF
49	50	Jun 3	MIN		TOR	W,11-3	GS	29	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
50	51	Jun 4	MIN	@	TEX	W,15-12	GS	43	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
51	52	Jun 5	MIN	@	TEX	L,4-5	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
52	54 (1)	Jun 7	MIN	@	TEX	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
53	55	Jun 8	MIN	@	KCR	L,6-9	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
54	56	Jun 9	MIN	@	KCR	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
55	57	Jun 10	MIN	@	KCR	L,6-7	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
56	58	Jun 12	MIN		CHW	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
57	59	Jun 13	MIN		CHW	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
58	60	Jun 14	MIN		CHW	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
59	61	Jun 15	MIN		KCR	L,0-7	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
60	62	Jun 16	MIN		KCR	L,5-7	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
61	63	Jun 17	MIN		KCR	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
62	64	Jun 18	MIN		KCR	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
63	65	Jun 19	MIN		SEA	L,0-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
64	66	Jun 20	MIN		SEA	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
65	67	Jun 21	MIN		SEA	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
66	68	Jun 22	MIN		CAL	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
67	69	Jun 23	MIN		CAL	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
68	70	Jun 24	MIN		CAL	W,11-0	GS	27	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
69	71	Jun 25	MIN	@	OAK	L,1-5	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
70	72	Jun 26	MIN	@	OAK	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
71	73	Jun 27	MIN	@	OAK	W,12-2	GS	26	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
72	74	Jun 28	MIN	@	OAK	W,10-2	GS	21	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
73	75	Jun 29	MIN	@	CAL	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
74	76	Jun 30	MIN	@	CAL	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
75	77	Jul 1	MIN	@	CAL	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
76	78	Jul 3	MIN		BAL	L,1-6	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
77	79	Jul 4	MIN		BAL	W,3-2	CG	64	15.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
78	80	Jul 5	MIN		BAL	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
79	81	Jul 6	MIN	@	NYY	W,10-5	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
80	82	Jul 7	MIN	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
81	84 (1)	Jul 9	MIN	@	BAL	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
82	85	Jul 10	MIN	@	BAL	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
83	86	Jul 11	MIN	@	BAL	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
84	87	Jul 12	MIN	@	BAL	W,9-4	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
85	88	Jul 16	MIN		BOS	W,7-6	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
86	89	Jul 17	MIN		BOS	W,3-2	GS	38	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF 3B SS 2B
87	90	Jul 18	MIN		BOS	L,0-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
88	91	Jul 19	MIN		BOS	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
89	92	Jul 20	MIN		CLE	L,1-5	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
90	93	Jul 21	MIN		CLE	L,2-5	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
91	94	Jul 22	MIN		CLE	W,2-1	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
92	95	Jul 24 (1)	MIN	@	BOS	W,5-0	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
93	96	Jul 24 (2)	MIN	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	40	8.1	5	0	0	5	0	CF
94	97	Jul 25	MIN	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
95	98	Jul 26	MIN	@	BOS	W,8-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
96	99	Jul 27	MIN		OAK	L,1-9	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
97	100	Jul 28	MIN		OAK	L,10-12	CG	48	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
98	101	Jul 29	MIN		OAK	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
99	102	Jul 30	MIN		MIL	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
100	103	Jul 31	MIN		MIL	W,4-1	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
101	104	Aug 1	MIN		MIL	W,9-6	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
102	105	Aug 2	MIN		MIL	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
103	106	Aug 4	MIN	@	CHW	L,11-19	GS	44	6.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
104	107	Aug 5	MIN	@	CHW	L,5-9	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
105	109 (1)	Aug 8 (1)	MIN	@	MIL	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
106	110	Aug 8 (2)	MIN	@	MIL	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
107	111	Aug 9	MIN	@	MIL	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
108	112	Aug 10	MIN		TEX	W,7-5	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
109	113	Aug 11	MIN		TEX	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
110	114	Aug 12	MIN		TEX	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
111	115	Aug 13	MIN		TEX	L,1-6	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
112	116	Aug 14	MIN	@	SEA	W,9-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
113	117	Aug 15	MIN	@	SEA	L,2-3	CG	35	8.1	4	0	0	4	0	CF
114	118	Aug 16	MIN	@	SEA	L,7-8	CG	43	8.2	3	1	0	4	1	CF
115	119	Aug 18	MIN	@	CLE	L,1-8	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
116	120	Aug 19	MIN	@	CLE	L,1-5	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
117	121	Aug 20	MIN	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	32	9.1	4	1	0	5	1	CF
118	122	Aug 21	MIN		TOR	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
119	123	Aug 22	MIN		TOR	L,2-4	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
120	124	Aug 23	MIN		TOR	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
121	125	Aug 24	MIN		DET	L,2-6	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
122	126	Aug 25	MIN		DET	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
123	127	Aug 26	MIN		DET	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
124	128	Aug 27	MIN		NYY	L,0-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
125	129	Aug 28	MIN		NYY	W,4-3	CG	55	14.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
126	130	Aug 29	MIN		NYY	L,3-6	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
127	131	Aug 30	MIN		NYY	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
128	132	Aug 31	MIN	@	DET	W,5-3	CG	38	10.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
129	133	Sep 1	MIN	@	DET	W,5-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
130	134	Sep 2	MIN	@	DET	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
131	135	Sep 4	MIN	@	TOR	L,5-16	GS	40	6.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
132	136	Sep 5	MIN	@	TOR	L,3-7	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
133	137	Sep 6	MIN	@	TOR	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
134	138	Sep 7	MIN		SEA	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
135	139	Sep 8	MIN		SEA	W,8-4	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
136	141 (1)	Sep 11	MIN		CAL	L,0-8	GS	35	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
137	142	Sep 12	MIN		CAL	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
138	143	Sep 13	MIN		CAL	W,6-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
139	144	Sep 14	MIN	@	OAK	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
140	145	Sep 15	MIN	@	OAK	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
141	147 (1)	Sep 17	MIN	@	CAL	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
142	149 (1)	Sep 19	MIN	@	CAL	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
143	154 (4)	Sep 26	MIN		KCR	W,9-2	GS	24	6.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
144	156 (1)	Sep 28	MIN		CHW	L,4-9	GS	34	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
145	158 (1)	Sep 30	MIN		CHW	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
146	159	Oct 1	MIN		CHW	W,9-6	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
147	160	Oct 2	MIN	@	KCR	W,5-1	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
148	161	Oct 3	MIN	@	KCR	L,6-7	CG	44	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
149	162	Oct 4	MIN	@	KCR	W,6-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
							154gm		1277.2	395	9	3	407	3