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.

1991 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1991 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 9	MIN	@	OAK	L,2-7	CG	44	8.0	5	0	1	6	0	RF
2	2	Apr 10	MIN	@	OAK	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
3	3	Apr 11	MIN	@	OAK	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
4	4	Apr 12	MIN		CAL	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
5	5	Apr 13	MIN		CAL	L,9-15	CG	51	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
6	6	Apr 14	MIN		CAL	L,4-9	GS	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF CF
7	7	Apr 15	MIN	@	SEA	L,4-8	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
8	8	Apr 16	MIN	@	SEA	L,0-3	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
9	9	Apr 17	MIN	@	SEA	L,3-4	CG	44	10.1	6	0	0	6	0	RF
10	10	Apr 19	MIN	@	CAL	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
11	11	Apr 20	MIN	@	CAL	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
12	12	Apr 21	MIN	@	CAL	W,4-3	GS	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF RF
13	13	Apr 22	MIN		OAK	W,3-2	GS	36	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	CF RF
14	14	Apr 23	MIN		OAK	L,5-7	GS	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF CF
15	15	Apr 24	MIN		OAK	W,7-4	GS	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF RF
16	16	Apr 25	MIN		SEA	W,4-3	GS	44	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF RF
17	17	Apr 26	MIN		SEA	W,6-0	GS	25	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
18	18	Apr 27	MIN		SEA	W,7-2	GS	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF RF
19	19	Apr 28	MIN		SEA	W,8-2	GS	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF RF
20	20	Apr 30	MIN		BOS	L,5-7	GS	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	21	May 1	MIN		BOS	W,1-0	GS	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF RF
22	22	May 2	MIN	@	MIL	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
23	23	May 3	MIN	@	MIL	L,5-6	GS	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF RF
24	25 (1)	May 5	MIN	@	MIL	W,5-2	CG	38	10.0	3	1	1	5	1	CF
25	26	May 7	MIN	@	BOS	W,9-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
26	27	May 8	MIN	@	BOS	L,3-8	GS	41	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
27	28	May 9	MIN		DET	L,0-3	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
28	29	May 10	MIN		DET	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
29	30	May 11	MIN		DET	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
30	31	May 12	MIN		DET	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
31	32	May 14	MIN		MIL	W,5-1	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
32	33	May 15	MIN		MIL	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
33	34	May 16	MIN		MIL	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
34	35	May 17	MIN	@	DET	W,8-1	GS	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
35	36	May 18	MIN	@	DET	W,4-1	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
36	37	May 19	MIN	@	DET	L,3-8	CG	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
37	38	May 21	MIN		TEX	L,5-6	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
38	39	May 22	MIN		TEX	L,2-5	CG	51	12.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
39	40	May 23	MIN		TEX	L,6-10	CG	52	11.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
40	41	May 24	MIN		KCR	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
41	42	May 25	MIN		KCR	L,2-11	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
42	43	May 26	MIN		KCR	L,1-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
43	44	May 27	MIN	@	TEX	L,4-11	CG	43	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
44	45	May 28	MIN	@	TEX	W,3-0	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
45	46	May 29	MIN	@	TEX	W,9-1	GS	22	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
46	47	May 30	MIN	@	KCR	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
47	49 (1)	Jun 1	MIN	@	KCR	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
48	50	Jun 2	MIN	@	KCR	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
49	51	Jun 3	MIN		BAL	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
50	52	Jun 4	MIN		BAL	W,4-3	CG	42	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
51	53	Jun 5	MIN		BAL	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
52	54	Jun 7	MIN		CLE	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
53	55	Jun 8	MIN		CLE	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
54	56	Jun 9	MIN		CLE	W,9-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
55	57	Jun 10	MIN		CLE	W,8-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
56	58	Jun 11	MIN		NYY	W,5-3	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
57	59	Jun 12	MIN		NYY	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
58	60	Jun 13	MIN		NYY	W,10-3	GS	25	6.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
59	61	Jun 14	MIN	@	CLE	W,7-0	GS	29	7.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
60	62	Jun 15	MIN	@	CLE	W,11-7	GS	34	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
61	63	Jun 16	MIN	@	CLE	W,4-2	GS	35	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	CF
62	64	Jun 17	MIN	@	BAL	L,5-6	CG	40	8.2	3	0	0	3	0	CF
63	65	Jun 18	MIN	@	BAL	W,9-2	GS	19	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
64	66	Jun 19	MIN	@	BAL	W,8-4	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
65	67	Jun 21	MIN	@	NYY	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
66	68	Jun 22	MIN	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
67	70 (1)	Jun 24	MIN	@	NYY	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
68	71	Jun 25	MIN		TOR	W,8-6	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
69	72	Jun 26	MIN		TOR	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	CF
70	73	Jun 27	MIN		TOR	L,0-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
71	74	Jun 28	MIN		CHW	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
72	75	Jun 29	MIN		CHW	L,4-8	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
73	76	Jun 30	MIN		CHW	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
74	77	Jul 1	MIN		CHW	L,4-5	CG	42	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
75	78	Jul 2	MIN	@	TOR	L,3-4	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
76	79	Jul 3	MIN	@	TOR	L,0-4	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
77	80	Jul 4	MIN	@	TOR	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
78	81	Jul 5	MIN	@	CHW	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
79	82	Jul 6	MIN	@	CHW	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
80	83	Jul 7	MIN	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
81	84	Jul 11	MIN		BOS	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
82	85	Jul 12	MIN		BOS	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
83	86	Jul 13	MIN		BOS	W,3-1	CG	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
84	87	Jul 14	MIN		BOS	L,3-5	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
85	88	Jul 15	MIN	@	MIL	W,11-7	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
86	89	Jul 16	MIN	@	MIL	L,3-4	CG	38	8.2	3	0	0	3	0	CF
87	90	Jul 18	MIN	@	BOS	W,11-3	GS	18	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
88	91	Jul 19	MIN	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	43	11.0	4	1	0	5	0	CF
89	92	Jul 20	MIN	@	BOS	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
90	93	Jul 21	MIN	@	BOS	W,14-1	GS	14	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
91	94	Jul 23	MIN	@	DET	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
92	95	Jul 24	MIN	@	DET	L,3-6	CG	39	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
93	96	Jul 25	MIN	@	DET	W,9-3	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
94	97	Jul 26	MIN		MIL	W,6-3	CG	31	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	CF
95	98	Jul 27	MIN		MIL	W,7-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
96	99	Jul 28	MIN		MIL	L,2-11	GS	36	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
97	100	Jul 29	MIN		DET	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
98	101	Jul 30	MIN		DET	W,9-7	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
99	102	Jul 31	MIN	@	NYY	W,12-3	GS	19	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
100	103	Aug 1	MIN	@	NYY	L,3-8	CG	38	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
101	104	Aug 2	MIN	@	OAK	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
102	105	Aug 3	MIN	@	OAK	W,8-6	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
103	106	Aug 4	MIN	@	OAK	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
104	108 (1)	Aug 6	MIN	@	CAL	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
105	109	Aug 7	MIN	@	CAL	L,1-8	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
106	110	Aug 9	MIN	@	SEA	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
107	111	Aug 10	MIN	@	SEA	L,0-8	GS	39	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
108	112	Aug 11	MIN	@	SEA	W,5-2	CG	31	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	CF
109	113	Aug 12	MIN		CAL	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
110	114	Aug 13	MIN		CAL	L,3-8	CG	48	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
111	115	Aug 14	MIN		CAL	L,4-7	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
112	116	Aug 15	MIN		CAL	L,1-9	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
113	117	Aug 16	MIN		OAK	W,5-4	CG	47	12.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
114	118	Aug 17	MIN		OAK	W,12-4	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
115	119	Aug 18	MIN		OAK	W,6-4	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
116	120	Aug 19	MIN		OAK	L,7-8	CG	41	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	CF
117	121	Aug 20	MIN		SEA	W,10-5	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
118	122	Aug 21	MIN		SEA	W,9-1	GS	27	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
119	123	Aug 22	MIN		SEA	W,5-4	CG	48	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
120	124	Aug 23	MIN	@	BAL	L,4-5	CG	38	8.2	0	0	0	0	0	CF
121	125	Aug 24	MIN	@	BAL	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
122	126	Aug 25	MIN	@	BAL	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
123	127	Aug 26	MIN	@	CLE	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
124	128	Aug 27	MIN	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
125	130 (1)	Aug 30	MIN		BAL	L,5-11	CG	48	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
126	131	Aug 31	MIN		BAL	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
127	132	Sep 1	MIN		BAL	W,14-3	GS	25	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
128	133	Sep 2	MIN		CLE	W,9-3	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
129	134	Sep 4	MIN		CLE	L,4-8	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
130	135	Sep 6	MIN		NYY	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
131	136	Sep 7	MIN		NYY	W,3-2	CG	36	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
132	137	Sep 8	MIN		NYY	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	CF
133	138	Sep 9	MIN	@	KCR	W,10-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
134	140 (1)	Sep 11	MIN	@	KCR	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
135	141	Sep 12	MIN	@	TEX	L,3-4	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
136	142	Sep 13	MIN	@	TEX	W,7-3	CG	41	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
137	143	Sep 14	MIN	@	TEX	L,0-3	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
138	145 (1)	Sep 16	MIN		KCR	W,9-0	GS	25	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
139	146	Sep 17	MIN		KCR	L,1-4	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
140	147	Sep 18	MIN		KCR	L,4-10	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
141	148	Sep 20	MIN		TEX	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
142	149	Sep 21	MIN		TEX	W,8-4	GS	29	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
143	150	Sep 22	MIN		TEX	W,9-4	GS	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
144	151	Sep 24	MIN		CHW	W,9-2	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
145	152	Sep 25	MIN		CHW	L,1-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
146	153	Sep 27	MIN	@	TOR	L,2-7	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
147	154	Sep 28	MIN	@	TOR	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
148	155	Sep 29	MIN	@	TOR	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
149	157 (1)	Oct 1	MIN	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
150	158	Oct 3 (1)	MIN	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	41	9.2	1	0	0	1	0	CF
151	161 (2)	Oct 5	MIN		TOR	W,3-1	GS	28	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
152	162	Oct 6	MIN		TOR	L,2-3	GS	15	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
							163gm		1306.0	372	13	6	391	5