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.

1994 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1994 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 5	MIN		CAL	L,2-8	CG	47	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
2	2	Apr 6	MIN		CAL	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	RF
3	3	Apr 7	MIN		CAL	W,7-4	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
4	4	Apr 8	MIN		OAK	L,9-10	CG	44	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
5	5	Apr 9	MIN		OAK	L,0-14	GS	47	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
6	7 (1)	Apr 11	MIN	@	SEA	L,8-9	CG	47	9.2	2	0	0	2	0	RF
7	8	Apr 12	MIN	@	SEA	L,0-12	GS	31	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
8	9	Apr 13	MIN	@	SEA	W,9-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
9	10	Apr 14	MIN	@	OAK	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
10	11	Apr 15	MIN	@	OAK	W,8-7	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
11	13 (1)	Apr 17	MIN	@	OAK	L,1-5	CG	42	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
12	14	Apr 19	MIN		CLE	L,6-7	CG	45	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	RF
13	15	Apr 20	MIN		CLE	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
14	17 (1)	Apr 22	MIN	@	TOR	L,2-8	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
15	18	Apr 23	MIN	@	TOR	L,6-8	CG	37	8.0	5	1	0	6	1	RF
16	19	Apr 24	MIN	@	TOR	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
17	20	Apr 25	MIN	@	CLE	W,9-7	CG	42	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	RF
18	21	Apr 26	MIN	@	CLE	L,3-11	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
19	22	Apr 27	MIN		MIL	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
20	23	Apr 28	MIN		MIL	L,2-12	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
21	24	Apr 29	MIN		TOR	L,7-12	GS	46	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF CF
22	25	Apr 30	MIN		TOR	W,11-9	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	26	May 1	MIN		TOR	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
24	27	May 3	MIN	@	MIL	L,6-7	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
25	29 (1)	May 6	MIN	@	TEX	L,0-7	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
26	31 (1)	May 8	MIN	@	TEX	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
27	32	May 9	MIN	@	KCR	W,9-5	CG	38	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF
28	33	May 10	MIN	@	KCR	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
29	35 (1)	May 13	MIN		BAL	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
30	36	May 14	MIN		BAL	W,8-5	GS	28	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
31	37	May 15	MIN		BAL	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
32	38	May 17	MIN		NYY	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
33	39	May 18	MIN		NYY	W,13-5	GS	21	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
34	40	May 20	MIN		BOS	W,21-2	GS	17	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
35	41	May 21	MIN		BOS	W,1-0	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
36	42	May 22	MIN		BOS	L,2-9	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
37	43	May 24	MIN	@	CHW	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
38	44	May 25	MIN	@	CHW	L,1-12	CG	45	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	RF
39	45	May 27	MIN		DET	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
40	46	May 28	MIN		DET	W,10-9	CG	48	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
41	47	May 29	MIN		DET	L,1-5	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
42	49 (1)	May 31	MIN		SEA	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	50	Jun 1	MIN		SEA	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
44	51	Jun 3	MIN	@	DET	L,8-9	CG	58	12.1	6	0	0	6	0	RF
45	53 (1)	Jun 5	MIN	@	DET	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
46	54	Jun 6	MIN	@	CAL	W,8-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
47	55	Jun 7	MIN	@	CAL	W,8-6	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
48	56	Jun 8	MIN	@	CAL	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
49	57	Jun 9	MIN		CHW	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF
50	58	Jun 10	MIN		CHW	W,8-6	CG	43	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
51	59	Jun 11	MIN		CHW	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
52	60	Jun 12	MIN		CHW	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
53	61	Jun 13	MIN	@	BOS	W,5-2	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
54	62	Jun 14	MIN	@	BOS	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
55	64 (1)	Jun 17	MIN	@	BAL	L,2-9	GS	34	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	RF
56	65	Jun 18	MIN	@	BAL	L,6-11	GS	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF CF
57	67 (1)	Jun 20	MIN	@	NYY	L,5-7	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
58	68	Jun 21	MIN	@	NYY	L,4-6	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
59	69	Jun 22	MIN	@	NYY	L,2-9	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
60	70	Jun 24	MIN		KCR	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
61	71	Jun 25	MIN		KCR	L,1-4	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	RF
62	72	Jun 26	MIN		KCR	W,11-4	GS	22	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
63	73	Jun 27	MIN		KCR	L,1-2	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
64	75 (1)	Jun 29	MIN		TEX	L,10-11	CG	47	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
65	76	Jun 30	MIN		TEX	W,6-4	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
66	77	Jul 1	MIN	@	CLE	L,1-6	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
67	78	Jul 2	MIN	@	CLE	L,1-9	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
68	79	Jul 3	MIN	@	CLE	L,9-10	CG	53	10.2	3	0	0	3	0	RF
69	80	Jul 4	MIN	@	CLE	L,1-7	CG	35	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
70	81	Jul 5	MIN		TOR	L,3-14	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
71	82	Jul 6	MIN		TOR	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
72	84 (1)	Jul 8	MIN		CLE	W,8-6	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
73	85	Jul 9	MIN		CLE	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
74	86	Jul 10	MIN		CLE	L,1-9	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
75	87	Jul 14	MIN		MIL	L,4-6	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
76	88	Jul 15	MIN		MIL	L,7-8	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
77	89	Jul 16	MIN		MIL	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
78	90	Jul 17	MIN		MIL	L,3-5	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
79	92 (1)	Jul 19	MIN	@	TOR	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
80	93	Jul 20	MIN	@	TOR	L,2-9	GS	28	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
81	95 (1)	Jul 22	MIN	@	MIL	W,6-5	CG	54	13.0	2	1	1	4	0	RF
82	96	Jul 23	MIN	@	MIL	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
83	97	Jul 24	MIN	@	MIL	W,10-6	GS	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF CF
84	98	Jul 25	MIN	@	TEX	L,4-7	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
85	100 (1)	Jul 27	MIN	@	TEX	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
86	101	Jul 29	MIN	@	KCR	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
87	103 (1)	Jul 31	MIN	@	KCR	L,5-9	CG	44	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
88	105 (1)	Aug 2	MIN		BAL	L,0-10	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
89	106	Aug 3	MIN		BAL	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
90	107	Aug 4	MIN		NYY	L,2-9	CG	48	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
91	108	Aug 5	MIN		NYY	L,3-12	GS	43	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
92	110 (1)	Aug 7	MIN		NYY	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
93	111	Aug 8	MIN		BOS	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
94	112	Aug 9	MIN		BOS	W,4-3	CG	50	12.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
95	113	Aug 10	MIN		BOS	W,17-7	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
							98gm		823.2	205	13	3	221	2