Kirby Puckett
Retired
Kirby Puckett
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Birthdate:
March 14, 1960 (51 y, 5 m, 4 d)
Born In:
Chicago, IL, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
LF
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Height/Weight:
5'8"/185
Entry:
1981 Draft - Round: 1, Overall: 5, Team: Toronto Blue Jays
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
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Player Awards
Award Date Team
Rookie of the Year 1982 (3rd) Toronto (MLB)
All-Star 1992 Detroit (MLB)
1984 Toronto (MLB)
Gold Glove 1992 - RF Detroit (MLB)
1990 - LF Detroit (MLB)
Silver Slugger 1984 - LF Toronto (MLB)
Championship Series MVP 1988 Detroit (MLB)
Rookie of the Month Sep 1982 Toronto (MLB)
Player of the Week Aug 16, 1982 Toronto (MLB)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink3
Grey Ink46
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Player Score
Lou Brock 929
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Carl Crawford 904
Bing Miller 901
George H Burns 880
Shane Mack 880
Tony Gwynn 877
Larry Herndon 876
Jim Eisenreich 871
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year GS Rank
1983 157 5
Year PA Rank
1983 717 3
Year AB Rank
1983 671 1
1984 633 8
1990 637 6
Year Hits Rank
1983 218 4
1984 221 2
1986 192 8
1987 208 4
Year TB Rank
1984 317 5
Year 2B Rank
1984 40 4
1986 50 1
1987 44 3
Year 3B Rank
1990 8 7
Year SB Rank
1983 33 6
1984 38 6
Year IBB Rank
1988 8 2
Year SF Rank
1983 10 7
1986 10 5
1987 8 8
1991 8 10
Year XBH Rank
1984 61 9
1986 67 3
Year Avg Rank
1984 0.349 5
1986 0.314 9
1987 0.332 5
Year SLG Rank
1984 0.501 10
Year G Rank
1983 161 2
Year WAR Rank
1984 5.5 10