What years did Kirby Puckett play?

Kirby Puckett played in Major League Baseball from 1984 to 1995.

Was Kirby Puckett a pitcher?

No. Kirby Puckett was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Kirby Puckett hit?

Kirby Puckett hit 207 career home runs with 2304 hits.

Is Kirby Puckett in the Hall of Fame?

Yes. Kirby Puckett was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2001.

Kirby Puckett

Outfielder · Career Stats, Hall of Fame Bio & Records (1984-1995)

⭐ Hall of Fame 2001

AVG .318

HR 207

RBI 1,085

H 2,304

OPS .837

PIV 22,719

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'8" / 178 lb
Born: 3/14/1960 in Chicago, IL, USA
Died: 3/6/2006 in Phoenix, AZ, USA
MLB Debut: 1984-05-08
Last Game: 1995-09-28
Hall of Fame: Inducted 2001 (BBWAA)
Awards: 10× All-Star · ALCS MVP · All-Star Game MVP · 6× Gold Glove · 6× Silver Slugger · Roberto Clemente Award

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,783	7,244	1,071	2,304	414	57	207	1,085	134	450	965	.318	.360	.477	.837	22,719

Career AVG .318 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — +22.5% above league average.

Career OBP .360 vs. league average .326 across their career seasons — +10.2% above league average.

Career SLG .477 vs. league average .394 across their career seasons — +21.1% above league average.

Career OPS .837 vs. league average .720 across their career seasons — +16.2% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1984	MIN	AL	128	557	63	165	12	5	0	31	14	16	69	.296	.259 (+14%)	.322 (-1%)	.384 (-13%)	.707 (-7%)	-643.6
1985	MIN	AL	161	691	80	199	29	13	4	74	21	41	87	.288	.257 (+12%)	.323 (+2%)	.390 (-2%)	.714 (avg)	-50.7
1986	MIN	AL	161	680	119	223	37	6	31	96	20	34	99	.328	.257 (+27%)	.325 (+12%)	.395 (+36%)	.720 (+25%)	3339.6
1987	MIN	AL	157	624	96	207	32	5	28	99	12	32	91	.332	.262 (+26%)	.331 (+11%)	.415 (+28%)	.746 (+21%)	2541.2
1988	MIN	AL	158	657	109	234	42	5	24	121	6	23	83	.356	.254 (+40%)	.317 (+18%)	.377 (+44%)	.695 (+32%)	3838.6
1989	MIN	AL	159	635	75	215	45	4	9	85	11	41	59	.339	.254 (+33%)	.319 (+18%)	.375 (+24%)	.694 (+21%)	2609.4
1990	MIN	AL	146	551	82	164	40	3	12	80	5	57	73	.298	.257 (+15%)	.324 (+12%)	.385 (+16%)	.710 (+14%)	1601.2
1991	MIN	AL	152	611	92	195	29	6	15	89	11	31	78	.319	.255 (+25%)	.323 (+9%)	.384 (+20%)	.708 (+15%)	1622.4
1992	MIN	AL	160	639	104	210	38	4	19	110	17	44	97	.329	.255 (+29%)	.322 (+16%)	.377 (+30%)	.699 (+23%)	2902.9
1993	MIN	AL	156	622	89	184	39	3	22	89	8	47	93	.296	.265 (+12%)	.332 (+5%)	.403 (+18%)	.735 (+12%)	1459.9
1994	MIN	AL	108	439	79	139	32	3	20	112	6	28	47	.317	.269 (+17%)	.338 (+7%)	.424 (+27%)	.763 (+18%)	1457.5
1995	MIN	AL	137	538	83	169	39	0	23	99	3	56	89	.314	.266 (+18%)	.337 (+12%)	.417 (+23%)	.755 (+18%)	2040.5
Career · 12 seasons			1,783	7,244	1,071	2,304	414	57	207	1,085	134	450	965	.318	—	—	—	—	22,719

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
24	97	16	30	3	2	5	16	8	17	.309

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1991	ALCS	MIN	5	21	4	9	1	0	2	6	1	4	.429
1991	WS	MIN	7	24	4	6	0	1	2	4	5	7	.250
1987	ALCS	MIN	5	24	3	5	1	0	1	3	0	5	.208
1987	WS	MIN	7	28	5	10	1	1	0	3	2	1	.357

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	914	3689	626	1269	113	601	.344
Away	869	3555	445	1035	94	484	.291

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
1995-09-28	MIN	CLE	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1995-09-27	MIN	CLE	L	5	1	1	0	1	0	2
1995-09-26	MIN	CLE	W	5	2	2	1	1	0	1
1995-09-25	MIN	CHW	W	3	0	0	0	0	1	1
1995-09-24	MIN	CHW	W	4	1	2	1	1	1	0
1995-09-23	MIN	CHW	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
1995-09-22	MIN	CHW	L	2	0	0	0	0	2	0
1995-09-21	MIN	KCR	W	4	1	1	0	0	1	1
1995-09-20	MIN	KCR	W	6	0	1	0	0	0	0
1995-09-19	MIN	KCR	W	4	0	1	0	1	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	4	0	0	1	0	0
3B	4	0	0	0	0	0
OF	1696	1684	4392	142	51	37
SS	3	0	0	0	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1984	MIN	OF	128	128	438	16	3	4
1985	MIN	OF	161	160	465	19	8	5
1986	MIN	OF	160	157	429	8	6	3
1987	MIN	OF	147	147	341	8	5	2
1988	MIN	OF	158	157	450	12	3	4
1989	MIN	OF	157	154	438	13	4	3
1990	MIN	2B	1	0	0	0	0	0
1990	MIN	3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
1990	MIN	OF	141	140	354	9	4	3
1990	MIN	SS	1	0	0	0	0	0
1991	MIN	OF	152	152	373	13	6	5
1992	MIN	2B	2	0	0	0	0	0
1992	MIN	3B	2	0	0	0	0	0
1992	MIN	OF	149	147	394	9	3	3
1992	MIN	SS	1	0	0	0	0	0
1993	MIN	OF	139	139	312	13	2	2
1994	MIN	OF	95	95	204	13	3	2
1995	MIN	2B	1	0	0	1	0	0
1995	MIN	3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
1995	MIN	OF	109	108	194	9	4	1
1995	MIN	SS	1	0	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Second Base	4
Third Base	4
Shortstop	2
Left Field	10
Center Field	1432
Right Field	276
Designated Hitter	81

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
1996	Roberto Clemente Award
1994	Silver Slugger	OF
1994	TSN All-Star	OF
1993	All-Star Game MVP
1993	Branch Rickey Award
1992	Gold Glove	OF
1992	Player of the Month	June
1992	Player of the Month	May
1992	Player of the Week	Week of 1992-06-06
1992	Silver Slugger	OF
1992	TSN All-Star	OF
1991	ALCS MVP
1991	Gold Glove	OF
1989	Gold Glove	OF
1989	Silver Slugger	OF
1989	TSN All-Star	OF
1988	Gold Glove	OF
1988	Silver Slugger	OF
1988	TSN All-Star	OF
1987	Gold Glove	OF
1987	Player of the Week	Week of 1987-08-29
1987	Silver Slugger	OF
1987	TSN All-Star	OF
1986	Gold Glove	OF
1986	Player of the Month	April
1986	Player of the Week	Week of 1986-04-25
1986	Player of the Week	Week of 1986-08-01
1986	Silver Slugger	OF
1986	TSN All-Star	OF

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
1997	MIN	AL	$7,200,000
1996	MIN	AL	$6,200,000
1995	MIN	AL	$6,300,000
1994	MIN	AL	$5,300,000
1993	MIN	AL	$5,300,000
1992	MIN	AL	$2,966,667
1991	MIN	AL	$3,166,667
1990	MIN	AL	$2,816,667
1989	MIN	AL	$2,000,000
1988	MIN	AL	$1,090,000
1987	MIN	AL	$465,000
1986	MIN	AL	$255,000
1985	MIN	AL	$130,000
Total Career Earnings			$43,190,001

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Bradley University	Peoria	IL	1981
Triton College	River Grove	IL	1982

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1995	Most Valuable Player	AL	21th	2.0	392	0
1994	Most Valuable Player	AL	7th	100.0	392	0
1992	Most Valuable Player	AL	2nd	209.0	392	3
1991	Most Valuable Player	AL	7th	78.0	392	0
1989	Most Valuable Player	AL	7th	84.0	392	0
1988	Most Valuable Player	AL	3rd	219.0	392	0
1987	Most Valuable Player	AL	3rd	201.0	392	0
1986	Most Valuable Player	AL	6th	105.0	392	0
1985	Most Valuable Player	AL	21th	3.0	392	0
1984	Rookie of the Year	AL	3rd	23.0	140	0

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Frequently Asked Questions about Kirby Puckett

What years did Kirby Puckett play?: Kirby Puckett played in Major League Baseball from 1984 to 1995.
Was Kirby Puckett a pitcher?: No. Kirby Puckett was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Kirby Puckett hit?: Kirby Puckett hit 207 career home runs with 2304 hits.
Is Kirby Puckett in the Hall of Fame?: Yes. Kirby Puckett was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2001.