#28 Kirby Puckett, Centerfield, 25 yrs, Toronto Blue Jays
Monday, 5/13/1986 |
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| Kirby Puckett
3/14/1961
25
USA,IL,CHICAGO
5"8
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Centerfield
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R
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4.0 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 400,000
1986 (Automatic)
1 Year(s), 59 Days (231 total Days)
42 Day(s)
2 Year(s), 151 Days (495 total Days)
4 Year(s)
Protected (on 40 Man Roster)
Not eligible
1 Option Year(s) left
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
| Versus LHP | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Versus RHP | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
| Talent | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
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Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings
CF : 7 (Range), .993 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 7
Outfield Arm : 9
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
| 5/2 | @NYY | L 5-6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
| 5/4 | OAK | L 3-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
| 5/5 | OAK | W 5-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
| 5/6 | OAK | L 9-11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #2 | | |
| 5/7 | OAK | L 3-6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
| 5/8 | @CAL | W 6-2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #2 | | |
| 5/9 | @CAL | L 5-8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
| 5/10 | @CAL | W 4-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #2 | | |
| 5/11 | MIL | W 8-7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
| 5/12 | MIL | W 9-8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| | 37 | 162 | 57 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 26 | 8 | 20 | .352 | .380 | .500 | .880 | .814 | .148 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| | 37 | 171 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 37.5 | 33.0 | 7.8 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 39 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .325 | .513 | .838 |
| vs. RHP | 123 | 45 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .366 | .397 | .496 | .893 |
| Close/Late | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .357 | .615 | .973 |
| Scoring Position | 41 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .366 | .400 | .561 | .961 |
| Pinch Hitting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Home | 18 | 79 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 11 | .342 | .350 | .557 | .907 |
| Road | 19 | 83 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 9 | .361 | .407 | .446 | .852 |
| Last Week | 7 | 29 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | .414 | .438 | .517 | .955 |
| March/April | 26 | 117 | 40 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 16 | .342 | .374 | .513 | .887 |
| May | 11 | 45 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 4 | .378 | .396 | .467 | .863 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1984 | 160 | 590 | 170 | 38 | 8 | 15 | 101 | 108 | 59 | 80 | 10 | 8 | .288 | .353 | .456 | .809 | TOR |
| 1985 | 157 | 623 | 206 | 39 | 8 | 22 | 97 | 117 | 65 | 91 | 16 | 5 | .331 | .394 | .525 | .919 | TOR,AL |
| 1986 | 37 | 162 | 57 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 26 | 8 | 20 | 3 | 6 | .352 | .380 | .500 | .880 | TOR |
| Total | 354 | 1375 | 433 | 82 | 18 | 42 | 218 | 251 | 132 | 191 | 29 | 19 | .315 | .375 | .492 | .867 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1984 | 6 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .231 | .286 | .269 | .555 |
| 1985 | 6 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .208 | .269 | .375 | .644 |
| Total | 12 | 50 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 1 | .220 | .278 | .320 | .598 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Centerfield | 37 | 37 | 96 | 4 | 1 | 100 | 0 | 1.000 | 326.0 | 2.76 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 2nd overall pick, by Toronto in 1984...
Had first career hit on 4/1/1984, off Mark Brown (KC)...
Hit first career homerun on 4/23/1984, off Willie Hernandez (SEA)...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/5/1984, hitting .591 with 1 HR, 8 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/23/1984, hitting .560 with 2 HR, 10 RBI...
Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against Minnesota on 4/13/1985...
Was selected to the 1985 Allstar game...
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Washington on 8/12/1985...
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| Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG
1985 - .331 - 7th
| OBP
1985 - .394 - 9th
| SLG
1985 - .525 - 8th
| OPS
1985 - .919 - 8th
| Hits
1985 - 206 - 4th
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Runs
1984 - 108 - 9th
1985 - 117 - 7th
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