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.

1993 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1993 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 6	MIN		CHW	L,5-10	CG	44	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	CF
2	2	Apr 7	MIN		CHW	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
3	3	Apr 8	MIN		CHW	L,4-9	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
4	4	Apr 9	MIN	@	KCR	W,8-7	CG	41	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
5	5	Apr 10	MIN	@	KCR	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
6	6	Apr 11	MIN	@	KCR	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
7	7	Apr 12	MIN	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
8	8	Apr 13	MIN	@	CHW	L,0-4	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
9	9	Apr 16	MIN		KCR	W,4-3	CG	38	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
10	10	Apr 17	MIN		KCR	W,8-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
11	11	Apr 18	MIN		KCR	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
12	12	Apr 20	MIN		MIL	W,10-0	GS	25	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
13	13	Apr 21	MIN		MIL	L,8-10	CG	46	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
14	15 (1)	Apr 23	MIN		DET	L,4-12	CG	48	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
15	16	Apr 24	MIN		DET	L,1-17	GS	40	7.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
16	17	Apr 25	MIN		DET	L,5-16	CG	48	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
17	18	Apr 26	MIN	@	MIL	L,3-10	GS	28	5.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
18	19	Apr 27	MIN	@	MIL	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
19	20	Apr 28	MIN	@	BAL	L,4-8	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
20	21	Apr 29	MIN	@	BAL	L,0-11	GS	40	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
21	22	Apr 30	MIN	@	DET	L,0-8	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	23	May 1	MIN	@	DET	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
23	24	May 2	MIN	@	DET	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
24	25	May 4	MIN		BAL	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
25	26	May 5	MIN		BAL	L,0-3	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
26	27	May 7	MIN	@	SEA	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
27	28	May 8	MIN	@	SEA	L,2-7	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
28	29	May 9	MIN	@	SEA	L,4-6	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
29	31 (1)	May 11	MIN	@	CAL	L,3-5	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
30	32	May 12	MIN	@	CAL	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
31	33	May 14	MIN		BOS	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
32	34	May 15	MIN		BOS	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
33	35	May 16	MIN		BOS	L,5-11	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
34	36	May 17	MIN		NYY	L,5-11	CG	49	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
35	37	May 18	MIN		NYY	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
36	38	May 19	MIN		NYY	L,6-11	CG	47	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
37	39	May 21	MIN	@	TOR	L,2-11	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
38	40	May 22	MIN	@	TOR	L,0-7	CG	40	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
39	41	May 23	MIN	@	TOR	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
40	42	May 25	MIN	@	OAK	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
41	43	May 26	MIN	@	OAK	W,12-11	CG	48	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
42	44	May 28	MIN		CLE	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
43	45	May 29	MIN		CLE	W,9-3	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
44	46	May 30	MIN		CLE	W,8-2	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
45	47	May 31	MIN		TEX	L,0-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
46	48	Jun 1	MIN		TEX	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
47	49	Jun 2	MIN		TEX	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
48	51 (1)	Jun 5	MIN	@	CLE	L,6-7	CG	38	8.2	3	0	0	3	0	CF
49	52	Jun 6	MIN	@	CLE	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
50	54 (1)	Jun 8	MIN	@	TEX	W,3-2	CG	39	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
51	55	Jun 10	MIN	@	TEX	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
52	56	Jun 11	MIN		OAK	W,11-8	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
53	57	Jun 12	MIN		OAK	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
54	58	Jun 13	MIN		OAK	L,6-7	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
55	59	Jun 14	MIN		TOR	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
56	60	Jun 15	MIN		TOR	L,3-6	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
57	62 (1)	Jun 17	MIN	@	NYY	L,5-6	CG	40	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
58	63	Jun 18	MIN	@	NYY	L,0-5	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
59	66 (2)	Jun 21	MIN	@	BOS	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
60	67	Jun 22	MIN	@	BOS	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
61	68	Jun 23	MIN	@	BOS	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
62	69	Jun 25	MIN		CAL	W,8-5	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
63	70	Jun 26	MIN		CAL	L,0-4	CG	36	9.0	5	1	1	7	0	CF
64	72 (1)	Jun 28	MIN		SEA	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
65	73	Jun 29	MIN		SEA	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
66	74	Jun 30	MIN		SEA	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
67	75	Jul 1	MIN		SEA	L,1-6	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
68	76	Jul 2	MIN		MIL	W,11-10	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
69	77	Jul 3	MIN		MIL	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
70	79 (1)	Jul 5	MIN		DET	W,13-3	GS	32	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
71	80	Jul 6	MIN		DET	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
72	81	Jul 7	MIN		DET	L,4-8	CG	46	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
73	82	Jul 8	MIN	@	MIL	L,3-15	GS	35	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
74	83	Jul 9	MIN	@	MIL	W,10-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
75	84	Jul 10	MIN	@	MIL	L,4-5	CG	39	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	CF
76	85	Jul 11	MIN	@	MIL	L,4-5	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
77	86	Jul 15	MIN	@	BAL	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
78	87	Jul 16	MIN	@	BAL	L,7-9	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
79	88	Jul 17	MIN	@	BAL	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
80	90 (1)	Jul 19	MIN	@	DET	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
81	91	Jul 20	MIN	@	DET	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
82	92	Jul 21	MIN	@	DET	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
83	93	Jul 22	MIN		BAL	W,8-4	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
84	94	Jul 23	MIN		BAL	L,1-5	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
85	96 (1)	Jul 25	MIN		BAL	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
86	97	Jul 27	MIN	@	SEA	L,8-10	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
87	98	Jul 28	MIN	@	SEA	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
88	99	Jul 29	MIN	@	SEA	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
89	100	Jul 30	MIN	@	CAL	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
90	101	Jul 31	MIN	@	CAL	L,3-4	CG	32	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
91	103 (1)	Aug 3	MIN		BOS	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
92	104	Aug 4	MIN		BOS	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
93	106 (1)	Aug 6	MIN		NYY	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
94	107	Aug 7	MIN		NYY	W,6-5	GS	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF CF
95	108	Aug 8	MIN		NYY	L,6-8	CG	41	10.0	6	1	0	7	1	RF
96	109	Aug 10	MIN	@	TOR	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
97	110	Aug 11	MIN	@	TOR	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
98	111	Aug 12	MIN	@	TOR	W,9-2	GS	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF RF
99	112	Aug 13	MIN	@	OAK	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
100	113	Aug 14 (1)	MIN	@	OAK	W,5-1	CG	47	12.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
101	115 (1)	Aug 15	MIN	@	OAK	W,12-5	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
102	116	Aug 17	MIN		KCR	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
103	117	Aug 18	MIN		KCR	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
104	118	Aug 19	MIN		KCR	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
105	119	Aug 20	MIN		CHW	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
106	120	Aug 21	MIN		CHW	L,4-9	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
107	121	Aug 22	MIN		CHW	L,0-1	CG	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
108	122	Aug 23	MIN	@	KCR	W,3-2	CG	41	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
109	123	Aug 24	MIN	@	KCR	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
110	125 (1)	Aug 26	MIN	@	KCR	L,0-3	CG	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
111	126	Aug 27 (1)	MIN	@	CHW	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
112	127	Aug 27 (2)	MIN	@	CHW	W,7-2	GS	41	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF RF
113	128	Aug 28	MIN	@	CHW	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
114	129	Aug 29	MIN	@	CHW	L,5-13	GS	30	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
115	131 (1)	Aug 31	MIN		CLE	W,5-4	CG	85	22.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
116	132	Sep 1	MIN		CLE	L,7-12	CG	50	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
117	134 (1)	Sep 3	MIN		TEX	W,9-5	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
118	135	Sep 4	MIN		TEX	L,4-6	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
119	136	Sep 5	MIN		TEX	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
120	137	Sep 7	MIN	@	CLE	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
121	139 (1)	Sep 9	MIN	@	CLE	W,5-3	CG	51	12.0	4	1	0	5	0	RF
122	140	Sep 10 (1)	MIN	@	TEX	L,3-4	CG	40	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
123	142 (1)	Sep 11	MIN	@	TEX	L,4-7	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
124	143	Sep 12	MIN	@	TEX	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
125	146 (2)	Sep 15	MIN		OAK	L,2-15	GS	31	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
126	147	Sep 16	MIN		OAK	W,5-4	GS	52	13.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF RF
127	148	Sep 17	MIN		TOR	L,2-4	CG	41	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
128	149	Sep 18	MIN		TOR	L,1-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
129	150	Sep 19	MIN		TOR	L,0-10	CG	48	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
130	151	Sep 21	MIN	@	NYY	W,5-4	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
131	152	Sep 22	MIN	@	NYY	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
132	153	Sep 24	MIN	@	BOS	L,4-7	CG	40	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
133	155 (1)	Sep 26	MIN	@	BOS	W,5-2	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
134	156	Sep 27	MIN		CAL	W,11-3	GS	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
135	157	Sep 28	MIN		CAL	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
136	158	Sep 29	MIN		CAL	W,3-2	CG	40	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
137	160 (1)	Oct 1	MIN		SEA	L,2-8	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
138	161	Oct 2	MIN		SEA	L,3-7	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
139	162	Oct 3	MIN		SEA	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
							143gm		1222.1	314	12	2	328	2