Don Mattingly Vs Kirby Puckett

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Don mattingly vs kirby puckett.

Sportslifer filed under. View player bio from the sabr bioproject. Inducted as player in 2001. Comparing don mattingly and kirby puckett.

Don mattingly kirby puckett mattingly hall of fame mattingly vs. October 1 1995 age 34 164d vs. Mattingly retired at 34 years old after playing 1 785 games due to back issues while puckett called it a career at 35 after 1 783 games due to glaucoma. Mattingly won 9 gold gloves.

Puckett is the twins all time leader in career hits runs and total bases at the time of his retirement his 318 career batting average was the highest by any right handed. A few years ago i noted that mattingly s career statistics and achievements were nearly identical to kirby puckett s. Don mattingly was on track for the hall of fame before back injuries took their. That s a pretty compelling argument since puckett was a first ballot hall of famer whose achievements are universally regarded as worthy of cooperstown.

November 16 2013 author. Kirby puckett mattingly hall of fame mr. Kirby puckett march 14 1960 march 6 2006 was an american professional baseball player. He played his entire 12 year major league baseball mlb career as a center fielder for the minnesota twins 1984 1995.

Don mattingly and kirby puckett both provided major league baseball with plenty of highlight footage throughout the 1980s and early 90s. A case for mattingly and the hall of fame posted. Donald arthur mattingly nicknames. Don mattingly and kirby puckett had nearly identical numbers while playing at exactly the same time in the same conditions.

Exceeded rookie limits during 1983 season agents. Cle 0 ab 0 h 0 hr 0 rbi 0 sb hall of fame. Another point made in favor of don mattingly s hall of fame case has been how remarkably similar his career statistics are to those of kirby puckett the minnesota twins center fielder and also had to retire early. Mattingly had a 307 358 471 batting line to puckett s 318 360 477.

Donnie baseball the hit man or cap. Both players were the unrivaled leaders of their clubs and their career numbers are actually quite similar. Bal 0 ab 0 h 0 hr 0 rbi 0 sb last game. Yet puckett has been in the hall of fame since 2001 while mattingly hasn t come particularly close to earning enough votes.

Voted by bbwaa on 423 515 ballots view kirby puckett s page at the baseball hall of fame plaque photos videos. There are other similarities. Baseball mlb tags. Yankee puckett glaucoma puckett or mattingly sports comparisons sports debates sports h2h sports head to head twins 1987 world series twins 1991 world series.

As far as traditional stats mattingly finished with 222 homers and 1 099 rbis to puckett s 207 home runs and 1 085 rbis. Tor 4 ab 2 h 1 hr 1 rbi 0 sb rookie status.