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Kirby Puckett   |   Major Leaguer   1984-1995

Born:  March 14,1961  in  Chicago, Illinois
Death:  March 6,2006
Height:  5-9  Weight:  223  Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right
High School:  Calumet (Chicago,IL)
College:  Bradley University, Triton College

Baseball Lists:  Hitting for the Cycle ... MLB All-Star Game History ... AL Gold Glove Award Winners ... Retired Numbers ... Singles Leaders ... Hall of Famers

Debut:  May 8,1984

Drafted:  Selected by Minnesota Twins in 1st Round (3rd overall) of 1982 amateur entry draft (Jan-Reg)  

Transactions:   [Oct 28,1992] - Granted Free Agency.  [Dec 4,1992] - Signed as Free Agent by Twins.  

 Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.Level PosLnGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1982ElizabethtApp21MinRk of 652756510515333543425273011  .382.438.491929--
1983VisaliaCalif22MinA+ of 138548105172297997481146622235  .314.366.442808--
1984ToledoIL23MinAAA of 21809212015824140021  .263.294.325619--
 MinnesotaAL23MinMLB of1128557631651250311471669414211 .296.320.33665659%
1985MinnesotaAL24MinMLB of11616918019929134742112418740539 .288.330.38571563%
1986MinnesotaAL25MinMLB of1161680119223376319620123499742014 .328.366.53790347%
1987MinnesotaAL26MinMLB of31576249620732528991273291670616 .332.367.53490152%
1988MinnesotaAL27MinMLB of315865710923442524121672383240917 .356.375.54592046%
1989MinnesotaAL28MinMLB of3159635752154549851144159390521 .339.379.46584456%
1990MinnesotaAL29MinMLB of31465518216440312805457733111315 .298.365.44681159%
1991MinnesotaAL30MinMLB of31526119219529615891153178448727 .319.352.46081247%
1992MinnesotaAL31MinMLB of31606391042103841911017744976131617 .329.374.49086448%
1993MinnesotaAL32MinMLB of3156622891843932289864793771515 .296.349.47482345%
1994MinnesotaAL33MinMLB of31084397913932320112632847771711 .317.362.54090246%
1995MinnesotaAL34MinMLB of-dh31375388316939023993256893180515 .314.379.51589445%
 
Major League Totals - 12 Season(s)17837244107123044145720710851347645096556852358188 .318.360.47783751%
Minor League Totals - 3 Season(s)2249031792984610131379917751035267 .330.382.446828--


 Playoffs Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.SeriesGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1987MinnesotaAL26MinCh524351013100500000 .208.208.375583--
 MinnesotaAL26MinWs7285101103102100000 .357.400.464864--
1991MinnesotaAL30MinCh521491026001400000 .429.455.7621217--
 MinnesotaAL30MinWs724460124105700000 .250.379.583962--
 
Major League Totals - 2 Season(s)24971630325163081700000 .309.362.536898--

 Fielding Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrgLevelPosGGSInnPOAETCDPPBSBCSFPCTRF
1982ElizabethtApp21MinRkOF651331151491---.966--
 
1983VisaliaCalif22MinA+OF1372532252805---.982--
 
1984ToledoIL23MinAAAOF213513390---.923--
1984MinnesotaAL23MinMLBOF1284381634574---.993--
 
1985MinnesotaAL24MinMLBOF1614651984925---.984--
 
1986MinnesotaAL25MinMLBOF160429864433---.986--
 
1987MinnesotaAL26MinMLBOF147341853542---.986--
1987MinnesotaAL26MinMLBDH8--------
 
1988MinnesotaAL27MinMLBOF1584501234654---.994--
 
1989MinnesotaAL28MinMLBOF1574381344553---.991--
1989MinnesotaAL28MinMLBDH2--------
 
1990MinnesotaAL29MinMLB2B100000--------
1990MinnesotaAL29MinMLB3B100000--------
1990MinnesotaAL29MinMLBSS100000--------
1990MinnesotaAL29MinMLBOF141354943673---.989--
1990MinnesotaAL29MinMLBDH4--------
 
1991MinnesotaAL30MinMLBOF1523731363925---.985--
 
1992MinnesotaAL31MinMLB2B200000--------
1992MinnesotaAL31MinMLB3B200000--------
1992MinnesotaAL31MinMLBSS100000--------
1992MinnesotaAL31MinMLBOF149394934063---.993--
1992MinnesotaAL31MinMLBDH9--------
 
1993MinnesotaAL32MinMLBOF1393121323272---.994--
1993MinnesotaAL32MinMLBDH17--------
 
1994MinnesotaAL33MinMLBOF952041332202---.986--
1994MinnesotaAL33MinMLBDH13--------
 
1995MinnesotaAL34MinMLB2B101010---1.000--
1995MinnesotaAL34MinMLB3B100000--------
1995MinnesotaAL34MinMLBSS100000--------
1995MinnesotaAL34MinMLBOF109194942071---.981--
1995MinnesotaAL34MinMLBDH28--------
 


 Awards
[1984] - AL Rookie of the Year (Voting Rank: #3)  [1985] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #21)  [1986] - AL Gold Glove Award (OF), AL MVP (Voting Rank: #6), AL Silver Slugger Award (OF), Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1987] - Played in MLB All-Star Game, AL MVP (Voting Rank: #3), AL Gold Glove Award (OF), AL Silver Slugger Award (OF)  [1988] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #3), Played in MLB All-Star Game, AL Silver Slugger Award (OF), AL Gold Glove Award (OF)  [1989] - Played in MLB All-Star Game, AL MVP (Voting Rank: #7), AL Gold Glove Award (OF), AL Silver Slugger Award (OF)  [1990] - Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1991] - Played in MLB All-Star Game, AL MVP (Voting Rank: #7), AL Gold Glove Award (OF), ALCS Most Valuable Player  [1992] - Played in MLB All-Star Game, AL Silver Slugger Award (OF), AL Gold Glove Award (OF), AL MVP (Voting Rank: #2)  [1993] - Branch Rickey Award, Played in MLB All-Star Game, All-Star Game Most Valuable Player  [1994] - Played in MLB All-Star Game, AL MVP (Voting Rank: #7), AL Silver Slugger Award (OF), Baseball America American League All-Star OF  [1995] - Played in MLB All-Star Game, AL MVP (Voting Rank: #21)  [1996] - Roberto Clemente Award  [2001] - Elected to Hall of Fame (423 votes - 82.14%)
 Salaries
YearSalary Rank  Lg Avg  Centile
1985130,000  299,10854
1986255,000  325,46644
1987465,000  292,85325
19881,090,00059  325,3057
19892,000,00024  375,2573
19902,816,6672  426,3581
19913,166,66726  617,6273
19922,966,66773  798,1858
19935,300,0009  815,7231
19945,300,00010  914,1571
19956,300,00011  831,5041
19966,200,00015  835,2622
19977,200,0008  996,9901
 
Career:  $43,190,001   estimate
 Trivia and Player Notes
Member of the World Series Champion Minnesota Twins in 1987 and 1991.

Puckett died suddenly on March 6, 2006 from complications as a result of a stroke. He was 44.

Notes: Played in 10 All-Star games during his career (1986-1995)
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