Player Report for #75 Kirby Puckett

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Wednesday, September 27th, 1995

AB	635
HR	7
RBI	58
AVG	.282
OPS	.708

Name:	Kirby Puckett	Contract:	Major League Contract
Nickname:		Salary:	$1,010,000
Birthday:	03-14-1960	Signed Through:	1997 Season
Age:	35	Years of Major League Service:	10 Years, 77 Days
Born in:	Chicago (Illinois)	Major League Service Days this Year:	180 Days
Nationality:	American
Height:	5' 8"	Years on 40-Man Roster:	12 Years, None
Weight:	210 lbs	Years of Pro Service:	12 Years
		Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Position:	CF	Minor League Option Years:	1 option year left
Bats:	Right
Throws:	Right	Contract Extension	-
Status:	Completely Rested	Drafted	1983, 14th Pick in Round 1
Morale:	Great	Local Popularity (National)	Insignificant (Insignificant)

New York (N)

Mets

MLB

Batting Ratings (OSA)

Running & Bunting Ratings		Fielding Ratings
Running Speed:	7	Left Field 10 (Arm: 8)
Stealing Ability:	8	Center Field 10 (Arm: 8)
Baserunning Instincts:	9	Right Field 10 (Arm: 8)
Sacrifice Bunt:	10
Bunt for Hit:	2
Hitter Type:	Normal

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Opponent	Result	AB	R	H	BI	HR	BB	K	SB
09-25-1995	CIN	Loss, 2-3	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
09-24-1995	CIN	Win, 7-2	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
09-23-1995	CIN	Loss, 3-11	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
09-21-1995	@ CHN	Win, 11-9	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
09-20-1995	@ CHN	Loss, 1-9	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
09-19-1995	@ CHN	Loss, 1-6	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
09-18-1995	COL	Win, 8-1	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
09-17-1995	COL	Loss, 7-8	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
09-16-1995	COL	Win, 6-5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
09-15-1995	@ PIT	Win, 2-1	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Major League Baseball 1995 Batting Stats

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO	VORP
Overall	156	635	179	32	7	7	58	80	37	84	.282	.321	.387	.708	.607	.106	15.1
Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	156	680	1	3	1	15	2	4	246	46	13	7	65.0	75.1	4.19
Batting		AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Versus Left		231	60	9	1	5	20	30	17	27	0	0	1	.260	.313	.372	.686
Versus Right		404	119	23	6	2	38	50	20	57	4	2	0	.295	.325	.396	.721
Batting		AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
This Week		8	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	.375	.375	.500	.875
Last Week		19	5	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0	1	0	.263	.364	.263	.627
April		114	30	4	2	2	12	14	5	15	0	0	0	.263	.294	.386	.680
May		119	38	6	2	0	10	23	10	23	2	0	1	.319	.371	.403	.775
June		101	34	8	1	1	12	14	5	16	1	0	0	.337	.364	.465	.830
July		113	28	7	1	2	11	9	4	9	0	0	0	.248	.274	.381	.654
August		102	30	4	1	2	7	11	5	9	0	1	0	.294	.327	.412	.739
September		86	19	3	0	0	6	9	8	12	1	1	0	.221	.284	.256	.540
Spring Training		91	25	6	1	2	12	12	9	12	0	1	1	.275	.347	.429	.775
Last Year		537	162	35	1	9	73	58	24	74	2	1	0	.302	.330	.421	.751
2 Years Ago		206	50	5	1	2	21	22	8	43	3	3	1	.243	.271	.306	.576
Career		5698	1704	314	47	48	526	832	260	743	36	31	14	.299	.329	.396	.725
Home		309	85	14	3	4	25	41	21	43	2	0	1	.275	.321	.379	.700
Road		326	94	18	4	3	33	39	16	41	2	2	0	.288	.320	.396	.715
Grass		488	138	28	5	4	40	63	30	63	3	1	1	.283	.324	.385	.709
Turf		147	41	4	2	3	18	17	7	21	1	1	0	.279	.310	.395	.704
Day		185	55	11	3	1	16	25	10	21	2	1	0	.297	.330	.405	.735
Night		450	124	21	4	6	42	55	27	63	2	1	1	.276	.317	.380	.697
Close/Late		137	37	6	0	0	12	17	10	17	1	0	0	.270	.318	.314	.631
Inning 1-3		205	64	13	4	2	22	27	11	26	1	2	1	.312	.349	.444	.793
Inning 4-6		224	60	12	2	5	18	31	11	33	1	0	0	.268	.301	.406	.707
Inning 7-9		187	52	6	1	0	17	20	13	19	2	0	0	.278	.322	.321	.643
Extra Innings		19	3	1	0	0	1	2	2	6	0	0	0	.158	.238	.211	.449
0 Outs		238	65	13	4	2	11	41	13	30	1	2	1	.273	.312	.387	.699
1 Outs		203	59	10	1	2	21	27	15	27	3	0	0	.291	.335	.379	.714
2 Outs		194	55	9	2	3	26	12	9	27	0	0	0	.284	.315	.397	.712
Scoring Position		174	45	9	1	1	47	14	10	28	4	1	0	.259	.293	.339	.632
Bases Empty		341	105	15	3	6	6	48	22	37	0	0	1	.308	.352	.422	.774
Runner on 1st		120	29	8	3	0	5	18	5	19	0	1	0	.242	.272	.358	.630
Runner on 2nd		59	18	4	0	0	14	6	6	10	0	1	0	.305	.369	.373	.742
Runner on 3rd		17	3	1	0	0	4	0	3	3	1	0	0	.176	.286	.235	.521
Runner on 1st & 2nd		53	11	0	0	0	5	4	0	8	0	0	0	.208	.208	.208	.415
Runner on 1st & 3rd		13	3	2	0	0	6	1	0	3	1	0	0	.231	.214	.385	.599
Runner on 2nd & 3rd		21	6	1	1	1	11	2	1	4	0	0	0	.286	.318	.571	.890
Bases Loaded		11	4	1	0	0	7	1	0	0	2	0	0	.364	.308	.455	.762
Two Strikes		272	66	8	2	2	20	24	14	84	3	0	1	.243	.279	.309	.588
First Pitch		92	28	10	1	3	10	15	0	0	0	1	0	.304	.304	.533	.837
Count 0-1		58	16	4	2	1	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.276	.466	.741
Count 0-2		33	9	0	0	1	3	4	0	11	1	0	0	.273	.265	.364	.628
Count 1-0		75	26	4	2	0	7	12	0	0	0	0	0	.347	.347	.453	.800
Count 1-1		51	17	2	0	0	4	7	0	0	1	0	0	.333	.327	.373	.699
Count 1-2		84	20	3	0	1	7	7	0	29	1	0	1	.238	.244	.310	.554
Count 2-0		25	8	2	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	1	0	.320	.320	.400	.720
Count 2-1		44	16	2	0	1	5	6	0	0	0	0	0	.364	.364	.477	.841
Count 2-2		95	19	1	1	0	5	2	0	33	0	0	0	.200	.200	.232	.432
Count 3-0		0	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	0	0	0	0	.000	1.000	.000	1.000
Count 3-1		18	2	0	0	0	1	4	12	0	0	0	0	.111	.467	.111	.578
Full Count		60	18	4	1	0	5	11	14	11	1	0	0	.300	.427	.400	.827
Behind in Count		175	45	7	2	3	17	18	0	40	2	0	1	.257	.258	.371	.630
Ahead in Count		162	52	8	2	1	17	27	23	0	0	1	0	.321	.405	.414	.819

Career Batting Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	VORP
1984 Pittsburgh - MLB	24	154	631	179	26	6	2	52	81	16	3	2	85	26	12	.284	.304	.353	.657	0.3
1985 Pittsburgh - MLB	25	65	275	86	11	0	3	26	52	15	0	1	22	19	4	.313	.347	.385	.733	15.7
1987 Pittsburgh - MLB	27	145	607	184	42	8	0	55	87	30	1	5	70	37	19	.303	.334	.399	.733	20.5
1988 Pittsburgh - MLB	28	158	729	236	44	7	6	65	141	31	4	5	83	51	17	.324	.352	.428	.780	54.2
1989 Pittsburgh - MLB	29	129	575	176	34	5	8	67	94	27	2	9	55	24	15	.306	.334	.424	.759	10.0
1990 Pittsburgh - MLB	30	135	401	115	18	3	1	19	50	20	1	2	60	11	7	.287	.321	.354	.675	-7.2
1991 Pittsburgh - MLB	31	158	687	203	44	3	7	52	105	37	0	2	101	26	9	.295	.331	.399	.729	13.9
1992 Pittsburgh - MLB	32	97	415	134	23	6	3	38	62	15	1	1	66	16	5	.323	.347	.429	.776	13.0
1993 Pittsburgh - MLB	33	126	206	50	5	1	2	21	22	8	1	3	43	7	5	.243	.271	.306	.576	-10.8
1994 Pittsburgh - MLB	34	14	19	7	0	0	2	5	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	.368	.400	.684	1.084	3.7
1994 New York (N) - MLB	34	130	518	155	35	1	7	68	55	23	0	2	74	15	4	.299	.328	.411	.739	23.2
1994 Total - MLB	34	144	537	162	35	1	9	73	58	24	0	2	74	16	4	.302	.330	.421	.751	26.8
1995 New York (N) - MLB	35	156	635	179	32	7	7	58	80	37	1	4	84	13	7	.282	.321	.387	.708	15.1
Total MLB		1467	5698	1704	314	47	48	526	832	260	14	36	743	246	104	.299	.329	.396	.725	151.5

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	VORP
1983 Syracuse - A	23	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	0.0
1983 Newark - AAA	23	58	254	62	6	1	0	23	27	13	2	0	26	8	4	.244	.286	.276	.562	-6.1
1985 Newark - AAA	25	56	238	79	13	2	2	41	33	19	0	1	19	22	5	.332	.380	.429	.808	20.2
1986 Newark - AAA	26	119	493	185	30	5	5	58	78	39	1	4	48	26	14	.375	.419	.487	.906	53.9
Total MLBAAA		233	985	326	49	8	7	122	138	71	3	5	93	56	23	.331	.376	.418	.794	68.0
Total MLBA		1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	0.0

Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	VORP
1987 Pittsburgh - MLB	27	4	16	4	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.250	.250	.250	.500	0.0
1988 Pittsburgh - MLB	28	7	29	9	2	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	4	2	0	.310	.323	.379	.702	0.0
1989 Pittsburgh - MLB	29	12	49	15	0	1	1	2	8	1	2	0	6	3	0	.306	.346	.408	.754	0.0
1990 Pittsburgh - MLB	30	4	12	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	0.0
1991 Pittsburgh - MLB	31	4	11	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	0.0
1993 Pittsburgh - MLB	33	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.0
1994 New York (N) - MLB	34	12	45	16	2	1	0	1	5	2	0	0	6	1	0	.356	.383	.444	.827	0.0
Total MLB		46	164	50	4	2	1	9	17	4	2	2	19	8	1	.305	.326	.372	.698	0.0

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1984 Pittsburgh - ML	CF	102	101	253	3	1	256	0	1.000	864.1	2.67
1984 Pittsburgh - ML	RF	53	53	104	10	0	120	6	.950	457.0	2.25
1985 Pittsburgh - ML	CF	65	65	183	5	1	188	0	1.000	577.1	2.93
1987 Pittsburgh - ML	LF	68	68	165	2	0	168	1	.994	604.2	2.49
1987 Pittsburgh - ML	CF	54	54	147	3	0	150	0	1.000	479.1	2.82
1987 Pittsburgh - ML	RF	23	23	55	0	0	56	1	.982	206.1	2.40
1988 Pittsburgh - ML	CF	158	158	409	8	3	417	0	1.000	1419.2	2.64
1989 Pittsburgh - ML	CF	125	125	364	6	2	370	0	1.000	1132.2	2.94
1989 Pittsburgh - ML	RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	1.0	0.00
1990 Pittsburgh - ML	C	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1.000	1.0	9.00	0	0	0	0.0
1990 Pittsburgh - ML	3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	1.0	0.00
1990 Pittsburgh - ML	LF	2	1	7	0	0	7	0	1.000	16.1	3.86
1990 Pittsburgh - ML	CF	81	79	209	3	2	212	0	1.000	715.0	2.67
1990 Pittsburgh - ML	RF	7	0	1	0	0	1	0	1.000	10.0	0.90
1991 Pittsburgh - ML	CF	158	158	392	7	1	399	0	1.000	1408.0	2.55
1992 Pittsburgh - ML	CF	51	51	119	3	1	123	1	.992	448.2	2.45
1992 Pittsburgh - ML	RF	46	46	87	3	0	90	0	1.000	424.0	1.91
1993 Pittsburgh - ML	SS	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	1.000	2.0	4.50
1993 Pittsburgh - ML	LF	50	18	59	2	0	61	0	1.000	230.0	2.39
1993 Pittsburgh - ML	CF	10	7	20	0	0	20	0	1.000	67.0	2.69
1993 Pittsburgh - ML	RF	7	3	11	0	0	11	0	1.000	40.1	2.45
1994 Pittsburgh - ML	LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	1.0	0.00
1994 Pittsburgh - ML	CF	4	2	6	0	0	6	0	1.000	22.1	2.42
1994 New York (N) - ML	CF	130	130	297	8	2	308	3	.990	1137.2	2.41
1994 Pittsburgh - ML	RF	1	1	2	0	0	2	0	1.000	8.0	2.25
1995 New York (N) - ML	CF	156	156	374	9	3	383	0	1.000	1401.2	2.46

Player History
06-15-1983	Drafted in the 1983 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 14, 14th overall Pick) by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
01-01-1984	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 1 (1); Eye: 2 (2).
11-18-1984	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through automatic renewal.
01-01-1985	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 3 (8); Eye: 3 (4).
06-08-1985	Injured (bruised finger), day-to-day for 3 days.
01-01-1986	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 3 (8); Eye: 3 (3).
04-08-1986	Goes 0-4 against the St. Louis Sun Kings, ending his hitting streak at 29 games.
04-18-1986	Goes 5-6 against the Birmingham Millionaires, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI and 4 R.
06-16-1986	Wins the MLBAAA SL2 Player of the Week Award.
01-01-1987	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 1 (3); Eye: 4 (5).
08-07-1987	Goes 5-6 against the Chicago (N) Cubs, with 1 2B, 4 RBI and 3 R.
09-01-1987	Injured (bruised foot), out for 2 weeks.
11-16-1987	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through automatic renewal.
01-01-1988	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 1 (2); Eye: 3 (3).
05-27-1988	Goes 5-5 against the St. Louis Cardinals, with 1 HR, 1 RBI and 4 R.
07-18-1988	Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
09-06-1988	Goes 5-7 against the Cincinnati Reds, with 1 2B, 2 RBI and 1 R.
11-18-1988	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $5,076,000 through arbitration.
01-01-1989	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (6); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 2 (3).
06-27-1989	Injured (damaged meniscus (knee)), out for one week.
08-06-1989	Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $24,350,000 with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
08-11-1989	Injured (torn groin muscle), out for 4 weeks.
01-01-1990	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 3 (3).
01-01-1991	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 3 (3).
06-22-1991	Injured (bruised foot), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
07-22-1991	Injured (swollen ear), day-to-day for one week.
08-28-1991	Goes 5-6 against the Los Angeles (N) Dodgers, with 1 2B, 2 RBI and 2 R.
08-30-1991	Goes 5-6 against the Los Angeles (N) Dodgers, with 1 2B, 0 RBI and 4 R.
01-01-1992	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 2 (4); Eye: 3 (3).
04-19-1992	Injured (strained anterior cruciate ligament), out for 5 weeks.
06-24-1992	Injured (torn rib cage muscle), out for 6 weeks.
08-30-1992	Goes 0-6 against the Montreal Expos, ending his hitting streak at 26 games.
09-23-1992	Injured (torn rib cage muscle), out for 4 months.
01-01-1993	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 3 (3).
01-01-1994	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (6); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 3 (3).
05-01-1994	Was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the New York (N) Mets in exchange for .
05-17-1994	Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $3,030,000 with the New York (N) Mets organization.
08-15-1994	Goes 0-4 against the Montreal Expos, ending his hitting streak at 23 games.
01-01-1995	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (6); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 4 (4).

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	GS	Rank
1988	158	9
1991	158	6

Year	PA	Rank
1988	772	1
1991	733	1

Year	AB	Rank
1984	631	7
1988	729	1
1991	687	1
1995	635	9

Year	H	Rank
1988	236	1
1991	203	3

Year	TB	Rank
1988	312	6

Year	2B	Rank
1988	44	10
1991	44	2

Year	3B	Rank
1987	8	5
1992	6	8
1995	7	5

Year	SB	Rank
1987	37	8
1988	51	4
1991	26	9

Year	R	Rank
1988	141	2

Year	SF	Rank
1989	9	3

Year	AVG	Rank
1988	.324	7