Player Report for #77 Kirby Puckett

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Sunday, August 16th, 1998

AB	367
HR	4
RBI	35
AVG	.256
OPS	.625

Name:	Kirby Puckett	Contract:	Major League Contract
Nickname:		Salary:	$1,040,000
Birthday:	03-14-1960	Signed Through:	1999 Season
Age:	38	Years of Major League Service:	13 Years, 24 Days
Born in:	Chicago (Illinois)	Major League Service Days this Year:	139 Days
Nationality:	American
Height:	5' 8"	Years on 40-Man Roster:	14 Years, 119 Days
Weight:	210 lbs	Years of Pro Service:	15 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)	Unknown (Unknown)

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Batting Ratings (OSA)

Running & Bunting Ratings		Fielding Ratings
Running Speed:	6	Left Field 10 (Arm: 8)
Stealing Ability:	8	Center Field 9 (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
08-15-1998	FLO	Win, 7-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
08-12-1998	CHN	Loss, 4-6	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
08-11-1998	CHN	Win, 8-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
08-10-1998	CHN	Loss, 7-10	4	1	1	2	1	0	2	0
08-09-1998	ATL	Win, 4-3	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
08-08-1998	ATL	Win, 6-3	3	1	1	1	0	1	1	0
08-06-1998	@ NYM	Loss, 3-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
08-05-1998	@ NYM	Win, 4-3	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
08-04-1998	@ NYM	Win, 5-1	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
08-03-1998	@ PHI	Win, 6-4	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Major League Baseball 1998 Batting Stats

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO	VORP
Overall	111	367	94	10	1	4	35	38	24	63	.256	.304	.322	.625	.528	.065	-2.8
Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	82	398	1	2	0	7	6	0	118	15	8	2	80.0	35.6	3.33
Batting		AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Versus Left		115	31	1	1	1	12	13	8	17	0	0	1	.270	.323	.322	.644
Versus Right		252	63	9	0	3	23	25	16	46	0	6	0	.250	.295	.321	.616
Batting		AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Last Week		14	3	1	0	1	3	1	0	4	0	0	0	.214	.214	.500	.714
March		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
April		109	27	5	1	1	7	14	6	17	0	2	0	.248	.287	.339	.626
May		111	38	3	0	2	16	13	11	16	0	3	0	.342	.402	.423	.825
June		81	19	0	0	0	4	8	2	14	0	0	0	.235	.253	.235	.488
July		38	3	0	0	0	3	1	2	10	0	0	1	.079	.146	.079	.225
August		24	7	2	0	1	5	2	3	6	0	1	0	.292	.370	.500	.870
Spring Training		85	35	7	1	3	13	16	4	14	0	1	0	.412	.438	.624	1.062
Last Year		466	116	29	5	2	52	52	25	70	3	2	1	.249	.287	.345	.632
2 Years Ago		609	173	31	3	7	74	66	33	90	5	1	0	.284	.318	.379	.698
Career		7140	2087	384	56	61	687	988	342	966	44	40	16	.292	.324	.387	.712
Home		163	40	4	1	2	18	14	7	24	0	1	0	.245	.276	.319	.595
Road		204	54	6	0	2	17	24	17	39	0	5	1	.265	.324	.324	.648
Grass		322	80	7	1	3	28	32	21	60	0	5	0	.248	.294	.304	.599
Turf		45	14	3	0	1	7	6	3	3	0	1	1	.311	.367	.444	.812
Day		127	28	3	0	3	15	10	5	22	0	2	1	.220	.256	.315	.571
Night		240	66	7	1	1	20	28	19	41	0	4	0	.275	.328	.325	.653
Pinch Hitting		20	4	1	0	0	3	1	1	5	0	0	0	.200	.238	.250	.488
Close/Late		96	25	5	1	0	5	9	5	16	0	5	0	.260	.297	.333	.630
Inning 1-3		130	31	2	0	2	12	14	9	23	0	0	0	.238	.288	.300	.588
Inning 4-6		111	29	1	0	1	14	12	10	19	0	1	1	.261	.328	.297	.625
Inning 7-9		110	29	5	1	1	9	10	4	19	0	5	0	.264	.289	.355	.644
Extra Innings		16	5	2	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	.313	.353	.438	.790
0 Outs		121	33	6	0	0	8	19	9	16	0	3	0	.273	.323	.322	.645
1 Outs		136	37	2	0	2	12	15	5	25	0	3	0	.272	.298	.331	.629
2 Outs		110	24	2	1	2	15	4	10	22	0	0	1	.218	.289	.309	.598
Scoring Position		91	22	2	1	2	32	8	4	19	0	2	1	.242	.281	.352	.633
Bases Empty		199	56	5	0	2	2	24	15	31	0	0	0	.281	.332	.337	.668
Runner on 1st		77	16	3	0	0	1	6	5	13	0	4	0	.208	.256	.247	.503
Runner on 2nd		26	7	1	1	1	7	4	1	4	0	0	0	.269	.296	.500	.796
Runner on 3rd		7	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	.000	.125	.000	.125
Runner on 1st & 2nd		30	5	0	0	0	4	1	0	8	0	2	0	.167	.167	.167	.333
Runner on 1st & 3rd		9	4	1	0	0	4	1	0	3	0	0	0	.444	.444	.556	1.000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd		8	2	0	0	1	6	1	1	1	0	0	0	.250	.333	.625	.958
Bases Loaded		11	4	0	0	0	10	1	1	1	0	0	1	.364	.462	.364	.825
Two Strikes		154	37	6	0	1	15	13	8	63	0	0	0	.240	.278	.299	.576
First Pitch		52	7	1	0	1	7	3	0	0	0	3	1	.135	.151	.212	.362
Count 0-1		41	14	1	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	.341	.341	.366	.707
Count 0-2		32	8	0	0	1	6	3	0	17	0	0	0	.250	.250	.344	.594
Count 1-0		36	10	0	1	0	5	3	0	0	0	1	0	.278	.278	.333	.611
Count 1-1		33	9	0	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	1	0	.273	.273	.273	.545
Count 1-2		46	9	3	0	0	1	3	0	21	0	0	0	.196	.196	.261	.457
Count 2-0		16	8	1	0	1	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.750	1.250
Count 2-1		24	9	1	0	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.375	.542	.917
Count 2-2		42	8	2	0	0	3	3	0	16	0	0	0	.190	.190	.238	.429
Count 3-0		0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	0	0	0	0	.000	1.000	.000	1.000
Count 3-1		11	0	0	0	0	1	2	10	0	0	1	0	.000	.476	.000	.476
Full Count		34	12	1	0	0	5	4	8	9	0	0	0	.353	.476	.382	.859
Behind in Count		119	31	4	0	1	8	10	0	38	0	0	0	.261	.261	.319	.580
Ahead in Count		87	27	2	1	2	10	14	16	0	0	2	0	.310	.417	.425	.843

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
1996 New York (N) - MLB	36	156	609	173	31	3	7	74	66	33	0	5	90	11	6	.284	.318	.379	.698	17.2
1997 Colorado - MLB	37	67	246	57	12	4	0	19	25	13	0	2	32	5	2	.232	.268	.313	.581	-9.6
1997 New York (N) - MLB	37	62	220	59	17	1	2	33	27	12	1	1	38	6	1	.268	.308	.382	.690	-0.2
1997 Total - MLB	37	129	466	116	29	5	2	52	52	25	1	3	70	11	3	.249	.287	.345	.632	-9.8
1998 San Francisco - MLB	38	43	84	16	2	0	1	9	5	7	1	0	19	1	0	.190	.261	.250	.511	-5.1
1998 Tampa Bay - MLB	38	68	283	78	8	1	3	26	33	17	0	0	44	7	2	.276	.317	.343	.659	2.2
1998 Total - MLB	38	111	367	94	10	1	4	35	38	24	1	0	63	8	2	.256	.304	.322	.625	-2.8
Total MLB		1863	7140	2087	384	56	61	687	988	342	16	44	966	276	115	.292	.324	.387	.712	156.1

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
1995 New York (N) - MLB	35	5	20	5	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	.250	.250	.300	.550	0.0
1996 New York (N) - MLB	36	11	47	12	6	0	1	5	7	1	0	0	11	0	1	.255	.271	.447	.718	0.0
Total MLB		62	231	67	11	2	2	16	25	5	2	2	31	9	2	.290	.308	.381	.689	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
1996 New York (N) - ML	CF	156	156	428	6	2	435	1	.998	1379.2	2.83
1997 New York (N) - ML	LF	1	1	2	0	0	2	0	1.000	8.0	2.25
1997 Colorado - ML	LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	3.0	0.00
1997 New York (N) - ML	CF	16	14	40	1	0	41	0	1.000	137.1	2.69
1997 Colorado - ML	CF	65	65	161	2	1	163	0	1.000	569.2	2.58
1997 New York (N) - ML	RF	40	40	93	2	0	96	1	.990	358.1	2.39
1997 Colorado - ML	RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	2.0	0.00
1998 San Francisco - ML	LF	15	7	21	0	0	21	0	1.000	85.0	2.22
1998 Tampa Bay - ML	CF	68	68	219	3	0	222	0	1.000	595.1	3.36
1998 San Francisco - ML	CF	3	3	8	0	0	8	0	1.000	25.0	2.88
1998 San Francisco - ML	RF	7	4	15	2	0	17	0	1.000	47.2	3.21
1998 San Francisco - ML	3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	1.0	0.00

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).
01-01-1996	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 4 (4).
08-15-1996	Goes 5-7 against the Florida Marlins, with 1 2B, 1 RBI and 0 R.
09-16-1996	Injured (bruised jaw), day-to-day for 6 days.
11-03-1996	Wins the 1996 MLB NL Gold Glove at CF.
01-01-1997	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 4 (4).
04-16-1997	Was traded by the New York (N) Mets to the Colorado Rockies in exchange for .
05-06-1997	Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $2,080,000 with the Colorado Rockies organization.
10-30-1997	Drafted in the 1997 expansion draft (Round 11, Pick 1, 21st overall Pick) by the Tampa Bay Rays.
01-01-1998	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 4 (4).
04-04-1998	Collects his 2000th career Major League Baseball hit!
06-15-1998	Was traded by the Tampa Bay Rays to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for .

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	GS	Rank
1988	158	9
1991	158	6
1996	156	10

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