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Kirby Puckett
Kirby Puckett

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 8", Weight 210 lb.
School Triton (IL) CC

MLB Debut May 8, 1984
Final Game September 28, 1995
Born March 14, 1960 in Chicago, IL
Died March 6, 2006 (age 45)

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 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1984 24 MNA AL  145  580   75  162  15   4   0   44  17   6   10   89  .279  .297  .319  .616    85   185  29   3   0   6  10  
 1985 25 MNA AL  162  698  102  189  30  17   4   44  33   3   48   93  .271  .319  .380  .699    96   265   7   1   7   2  13  
 1986 26 MNA AL  160  686  103  221  31  11  20  101  25   5   37   94  .322  .358  .487  .845   114   334   2   7   2   5  20  MVP-5
 1987 27 MNA AL  155  644  112  204  23   1  34  112  13   5   29  100  .317  .351  .514  .865   107   331   0   6   5   8  18  MVP-6
 1988 28 MNA AL  158  665  114  221  33   4  23  117  16  10   38   95  .332  .368  .498  .866   116   331   6   6  15   3  11  MVP-4
 1989 29 MNA AL  162  658   88  223  41   3  11   63  11   2   51   60  .339  .388  .460  .848   115   303  13   4  16   4  14  MVP-6
 1990 30 MNA AL  162  580   84  187  48   2  13   92   6   5   44   81  .322  .367  .479  .846   116   278   9  11   9   3  15  MVP-9
 1991 31 MNA AL  162  642   89  189  23   7  16   83   9   7   25   80  .294  .327  .427  .754   100   274  12   0   4   6  26  
 1992 32 MNA AL  162  646   78  177  31   3  10   79  20   6   42  102  .274  .325  .378  .703    94   244   5   4   9   9  22  
 1993 33 MNA AL  161  652   95  195  39   3  21   93  14   7   42  115  .299  .339  .465  .804   107   303   2   7   4   1  15  MVP-14
 1994 34 MNA AL  159  616  100  185  43   1  35  125   5   2   37   77  .300  .347  .544  .891   111   335   3   7   9  11  21  MVP-8
 1995 35 MNA AL  161  612   84  179  45   2  12   79   4   0   44   93  .292  .340  .431  .771    97   264   4   6   8   3  18  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 12 Seasons     1909 7679 1124 2332 402  58 199 1032 173  58  447 1079  .304  .344  .449  .793        3447  92  62  88  61 203
 Per 600 PA           552   81  168  29   4  14   74  12   4   32   78                                 248   7   4   6   4  15
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With MNA     1909 7679 1124 2332 402  58 199 1032 173  58  447 1079  .304  .344  .449  .793        3447  92  62  88  61 203
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals     1783 7244 1071 2304 414  57 207 1085 134  76  450  965  .318  .360  .477  .837        3453  23  58  85  56 188
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1984 24 MNA AL  28   55   3.2   1   1   0 1.000   3   62   61  .984    0    0  .000  OF   1(-2)e4   -39   
 1985 25 MNA AL  32   87   4.4   0   0   0  .000   6   75   72  .960    0    0  .000  OF   1(-4)e8   -16   
 1986 26 MNA AL  31  116   6.3   1   0   0  .000   5   65   65 1.000    0    0  .000  OF   1(-4)e6   -58   
 1987 27 MNA AL  35  110   6.4   2   0   0  .000  12   91   86  .945    0    0  .000  OF   1(-4)e6   -36   
 1988 28 MNA AL  20  118   6.7   1   1   0 1.000   3   77   74  .961    0    0  .000  OF   1(-4)e3   -54   
 1989 29 MNA AL  28  117   6.8   3   2   0  .667   3   89   87  .978    0    0  .000  OF   1(-4)e4     5   
 1990 30 MNA AL  27   99   6.2   7   0   0  .000   1   62   57  .919    0    0  .000  OF   2(-2)e5    35   
 1991 31 MNA AL  21   79   4.3   0   0   0  .000   3   78   75  .962    0    0  .000  OF   1(-2)e7   -58   
 1992 32 MNA AL  23   76   4.1   0   0   0  .000   3   91   89  .978    0    0  .000  OF   1(-2)e3  -161   
 1993 33 MNA AL  23   99   5.5   0   0   0  .000   2   85   57  .671    0    0  .000  OF   3(-3)e2   -20   
 1994 34 MNA AL  22  109   6.4   3   1   0  .333   6   56   36  .643    0    0  .000  OF   2(-3)e5   -11   
 1995 35 MNA AL  30   87   5.1   3   0   0  .000   6   51   38  .745    0    0  .000  OF   2(-3)e6  -122   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 12 Seasons         1159   5.4  21   5   0  .238  53  882  797  .904    0    0  .000                 -44   7
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 40.5 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 108.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1984 24 MNA AL  CF   143   400    21    3    3   .993   138  1254.2   3.02
 1985 25 MNA AL  CF   162   468    23    6    1   .988   162  1436.1   3.08  GG
 1986 26 MNA AL  CF   160   379    17    5    2   .988   158  1448.1   2.46  GG
 1987 27 MNA AL  CF   154   403    12   12    2   .972   152  1359.0   2.75  GG
 1988 28 MNA AL  CF   158   377    13    3    0   .992   154  1396.1   2.51  GG
 1989 29 MNA AL  CF   162   432    21    3    2   .993   159  1409.2   2.89  GG
 1990 30 MNA AL  RF   118   175     9    1    0   .995    99   895.0   1.85
                 CF    52    98     5    0    0  1.000    47   395.0   2.35
                 2B     6     3     0    0    0  1.000     0     7.0   3.86
                 SS     3     1     2    0    0  1.000     0     6.1   4.26
                 3B     2     0     1    0    0  1.000     0     6.0   1.50
                 LF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
 1991 31 MNA AL  CF   120   279    17    1    4   .997   117  1020.1   2.61  GG
                 RF    46    78     2    2    1   .976    45   393.1   1.83
 1992 32 MNA AL  CF   162   422    13    3    2   .993   162  1467.1   2.67  GG
 1993 33 MNA AL  CF   108   228    15    1    1   .996   105   890.0   2.46
                 RF    63   117     3    1    1   .992    55   518.1   2.08
 1994 34 MNA AL  RF   132   212     8    5    2   .978   122  1107.1   1.79
                 CF    31    64     1    1    1   .985    30   257.0   2.28
 1995 35 MNA AL  RF   120   219    15    5    4   .979   106   977.2   2.15
                 CF    51   101     8    0    1  1.000    49   383.2   2.56
                 2B     3     4     2    1    2   .857     0    13.0   4.15
                 3B     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 CF  1463  3651   166   38   19   .990  1433 12717.2   2.70
                 RF   479   801    37   14    8   .984   427  3891.2   1.94
                 2B     9     7     2    1    2   .900     0    20.0   4.05
                 3B     3     0     1    0    0  1.000     0     7.0   1.29
                 SS     3     1     2    0    0  1.000     0     6.1   4.26
                 LF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1984  MNA   71-91   Tom Austad
 1985  MNA   73-89   Tom Austad
 1986  MNA   84-78   Tom Austad
 1987  MNA   86-76   Tom Austad
 1988  MNA   93-69   Darren Dawson
 1989  MNA   96-66   Darren Dawson
 1990  MNA   84-78   Darren Dawson
 1991  MNA   86-76   Darren Dawson
 1992  MNA   87-75   Darren Dawson
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