Kirby Puckett
1984–1995 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Minnesota Twins
1,783G
.318AVG
.360OBP
.477SLG
More career statistics
2,304H
207HR
1,085RBI
134SB
12Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,783 | 7,831 | 7,244 | 1,071 | 2,304 | 414 | 57 | 207 | 1,085 | 450 | 965 | 134 | 76 | 56 | 58 | 3,453 | .318 | .360 | .477 | .837 |
Streaks
23longest hitting streak · 1993-09-26 to 1994-04-20
23longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | Four-Double Game | 1989-05-13 | 1 in 3,923 games | box score ↗ |
| 74 | Six for Six | 1987-08-30 | 1 in 2,457 games | box score ↗ |
| 70 | Six-Hit Game | 1987-08-30 | 1 in 1,644 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 914 | 4014 | 1269 | 113 | 601 | 247 | 497 | .344 | .378 | .521 |
| Away | 869 | 3817 | 1035 | 94 | 484 | 203 | 468 | .291 | .324 | .430 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 217 | 954 | 289 | 33 | 148 | 55 | 108 | .327 | .361 | .524 |
| May | 306 | 1362 | 412 | 43 | 206 | 84 | 145 | .327 | .364 | .497 |
| June | 317 | 1401 | 412 | 36 | 192 | 63 | 154 | .314 | .339 | .468 |
| July | 313 | 1373 | 389 | 27 | 178 | 88 | 169 | .309 | .347 | .453 |
| August | 310 | 1351 | 401 | 37 | 179 | 69 | 201 | .320 | .348 | .476 |
| September | 291 | 1265 | 354 | 27 | 165 | 83 | 165 | .305 | .345 | .438 |
| October | 29 | 125 | 47 | 4 | 17 | 8 | 23 | .405 | .440 | .638 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| kansas-city-royals | 148 | 651 | 180 | 12 | 85 | 37 | 79 | .300 | .333 | .428 |
| texas-rangers | 143 | 630 | 183 | 16 | 92 | 31 | 90 | .310 | .340 | .452 |
| cleveland-guardians | 143 | 640 | 201 | 14 | 84 | 26 | 69 | .334 | .355 | .478 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 142 | 629 | 202 | 18 | 94 | 37 | 70 | .346 | .380 | .533 |
| california-angels | 140 | 613 | 187 | 19 | 89 | 33 | 88 | .331 | .359 | .501 |
| athletics | 139 | 618 | 183 | 15 | 97 | 33 | 68 | .320 | .350 | .477 |
| seattle-mariners | 139 | 601 | 179 | 18 | 84 | 41 | 77 | .321 | .366 | .474 |
| chicago-white-sox | 138 | 595 | 172 | 18 | 77 | 33 | 75 | .310 | .345 | .471 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 |  Minnesota Twins | 128 | 557 | 165 | – | 31 | 14 | .296 | – | – |
| 1985 | Minnesota Twins | 161 | 691 | 199 | 4 | 74 | 21 | .288 | – | – |
| 1986 | Minnesota Twins | 161 | 680 | 223 | 31 | 96 | 20 | .328 | – | – |
| 1987 | Minnesota Twins | 157 | 624 | 207 | 28 | 99 | 12 | .332 | – | – |
| 1988 | Minnesota Twins | 158 | 657 | 234 | 24 | 121 | 6 | .356 | – | – |
| 1989 | Minnesota Twins | 159 | 635 | 215 | 9 | 85 | 11 | .339 | – | – |
| 1990 | Minnesota Twins | 146 | 551 | 164 | 12 | 80 | 5 | .298 | – | – |
| 1991 | Minnesota Twins | 152 | 611 | 195 | 15 | 89 | 11 | .319 | – | – |
| 1992 | Minnesota Twins | 160 | 639 | 210 | 19 | 110 | 17 | .329 | – | – |
| 1993 | Minnesota Twins | 156 | 622 | 184 | 22 | 89 | 8 | .296 | – | – |
| 1994 | Minnesota Twins | 108 | 439 | 139 | 20 | 112 | 6 | .317 | – | – |
| 1995 | Minnesota Twins | 137 | 538 | 169 | 23 | 99 | 3 | .314 | – | – |