Kirby Puckett made their MLB debut in 1984 and appeared in 1,783 games over 12 seasons. They posted a batting average of 0.318, OPS of 0.837, hit 207 HRs, and recorded 51.1 WAR. They rank 353th all-time in HRs and 196th in WAR.
Kirby Puckett Year-by-Year Stat Trends
This chart visualizes Kirby Puckett's seasonal trends in HR, H, and BA.
📊 Career Summary
Kirby Puckett made their MLB debut in 1984 and played in 1,783 games over 12 seasons.
Below are key cumulative stats along with their respective all-time MLB ranks.
| G | 1,783 (MLB Rank: 428) |
| AB | 7,244 (MLB Rank: 257) |
| H | 2,304 (MLB Rank: 154) |
| BA | 0.318 (MLB Rank: 1,053) |
| 2B | 414 (MLB Rank: 168) |
| 3B | 57 (MLB Rank: 571) |
| HR | 207 (MLB Rank: 353) |
| RBI | 1085 (MLB Rank: 229) |
| R | 1071 (MLB Rank: 290) |
| BB | 450 (MLB Rank: 928) |
| OBP | 0.360 (MLB Rank: 1,936) |
| SLG | 0.477 (MLB Rank: 1,003) |
| OPS | 0.837 (MLB Rank: 1,018) |
| SB | 134 (MLB Rank: 646) |
| SO | 965 (MLB Rank: 418) |
| GIDP | 188 (MLB Rank: 150) |
| CS | 76 (MLB Rank: 279) |
| Rbat+ | 126 (MLB Rank: 1,307) |
| WAR | 51.1 (MLB Rank: 196) |
📊 Last Season Summary (1995)
In 1995, Kirby Puckett played in 137 games and posted the following stats:
| G | 137 |
| AB | 538 |
| H | 169 |
| BA | 0.314 |
| 2B | 39 |
| 3B | 0 |
| HR | 23 |
| RBI | 99 |
| R | 83 |
| BB | 56 |
| OBP | 0.379 |
| SLG | 0.515 |
| OPS | 0.894 |
| SB | 3 |
| SO | 89 |
| GIDP | 15 |
| CS | 2 |
| Rbat+ | 130 |
| WAR | 3.1 |
📈 Peak Seasons
Here are Kirby Puckett's best seasons by category:
- Most HR in a season: 1986, 31 HR
- Most H in a season: 1988, 234 H
- Most RBI in a season: 1988, 121 RBI
- Most SB in a season: 1985, 21 SB
- Best BA in a season: 1988, 0.356 BA
- Best OBP in a season: 1989, 0.379 OBP
- Best SLG in a season: 1988, 0.545 SLG
- Best OPS in a season: 1988, 0.920 OPS
- Best WAR in a season: 1988, 7.8 WAR
🎯 Postseason Stats
Kirby Puckett appeared in 24 postseason games. In those games, they recorded a batting average of 0.309, OBP of 0.361, SLG of 0.536, and OPS of 0.897. They also tallied 5 HR, 30 H, 16 RBI, and 3 SB.
Kirby Puckett Career Stat Summary
| season | H | HR | RBI | BA | R | OPS | WAR | OBP | SLG | PA | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | TB | rOBA | Rbat+ | OPS+ | G | GIDP | HBP | IBB | SB | CS | SF | SH | AB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1984 | 165 | 0 | 31 | 0.296 | 63 | 0.655 | 3.3 | 0.32 | 0.336 | 583 | 16 | 69 | 12 | 5 | 187 | 0.307 | 75 | 79 | 128 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 557 |
1985 | 199 | 4 | 74 | 0.288 | 80 | 0.715 | 2.9 | 0.33 | 0.385 | 744 | 41 | 87 | 29 | 13 | 266 | 0.327 | 90 | 92 | 161 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 691 |
1986 | 223 | 31 | 96 | 0.328 | 119 | 0.903 | 5.7 | 0.366 | 0.537 | 723 | 34 | 99 | 37 | 6 | 365 | 0.406 | 148 | 142 | 161 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 680 |
1987 | 207 | 28 | 99 | 0.332 | 96 | 0.9 | 4.2 | 0.367 | 0.534 | 668 | 32 | 91 | 32 | 5 | 333 | 0.39 | 132 | 132 | 157 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 624 |
1988 | 234 | 24 | 121 | 0.356 | 109 | 0.92 | 7.8 | 0.375 | 0.545 | 691 | 23 | 83 | 42 | 5 | 358 | 0.409 | 156 | 153 | 158 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 657 |
1989 | 215 | 9 | 85 | 0.339 | 75 | 0.843 | 4.9 | 0.379 | 0.465 | 684 | 41 | 59 | 45 | 4 | 295 | 0.386 | 131 | 131 | 159 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 635 |
1990 | 164 | 12 | 80 | 0.298 | 82 | 0.811 | 2.8 | 0.365 | 0.446 | 615 | 57 | 73 | 40 | 3 | 246 | 0.375 | 124 | 121 | 146 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 551 |
1991 | 195 | 15 | 89 | 0.319 | 92 | 0.812 | 4.3 | 0.352 | 0.46 | 661 | 31 | 78 | 29 | 6 | 281 | 0.378 | 126 | 119 | 152 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 611 |
1992 | 210 | 19 | 110 | 0.329 | 104 | 0.864 | 7.1 | 0.374 | 0.49 | 696 | 44 | 97 | 38 | 4 | 313 | 0.399 | 145 | 139 | 160 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 639 |
1993 | 184 | 22 | 89 | 0.296 | 89 | 0.824 | 1.4 | 0.349 | 0.474 | 682 | 47 | 93 | 39 | 3 | 295 | 0.371 | 120 | 120 | 156 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 622 |
1994 | 139 | 20 | 112 | 0.317 | 79 | 0.902 | 3.6 | 0.362 | 0.54 | 482 | 28 | 47 | 32 | 3 | 237 | 0.395 | 131 | 129 | 108 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 439 |
1995 | 169 | 23 | 99 | 0.314 | 83 | 0.894 | 3.1 | 0.379 | 0.515 | 602 | 56 | 89 | 39 | 0 | 277 | 0.393 | 130 | 130 | 137 | 15 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 538 |