Don Mattingly Vs Kirby Puckett

A case for mattingly and the hall of fame posted.

Don mattingly vs kirby puckett.

As far as traditional stats mattingly finished with 222 homers and 1 099 rbis to puckett s 207 home runs and 1 085 rbis. Cle 0 ab 0 h 0 hr 0 rbi 0 sb hall of fame. Exceeded rookie limits during 1983 season agents. Donnie baseball the hit man or cap.

Kirby puckett mattingly hall of fame mr. Kirby puckett march 14 1960 march 6 2006 was an american professional baseball player. Puckett twins yankees 1 comment the sportslifer and don mattingly a couple of former players and current managers. That s a pretty compelling argument since puckett was a first ballot hall of famer whose achievements are universally regarded as worthy of cooperstown.

Mattingly had a 307 358 471 batting line to puckett s 318 360 477. Bal 0 ab 0 h 0 hr 0 rbi 0 sb last game. Most people now recognize don mattingly as a coach whereas kirby puckett has moved on to the. There are other similarities.

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. View player bio from the sabr bioproject. Exceeded rookie limits during 1984 season agents. This entry was posted in baseball and tagged best 1980s baseball players best twins player decade of dominance don mattingly vs.

Sportslifer filed under. 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. He played his entire 12 year major league baseball mlb career as a center fielder for the minnesota twins 1984 1995. Tor 4 ab 2 h 1 hr 1 rbi 0 sb rookie status.

Comparing don mattingly and kirby puckett. Baseball mlb tags. Voted by bbwaa on 423 515 ballots view kirby puckett s page at the baseball hall of fame plaque photos videos. Inducted as player in 2001.

Donald arthur mattingly nicknames. Both players were the unrivaled leaders of their clubs and their career numbers are actually quite similar. Don mattingly and kirby puckett both provided major league baseball with plenty of highlight footage throughout the 1980s and early 90s. 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.

Don mattingly was on track for the hall of fame before back injuries took their. Don mattingly and kirby puckett had nearly identical numbers while playing at exactly the same time in the same conditions. Don mattingly kirby puckett mattingly hall of fame mattingly vs. A few years ago i noted that mattingly s career statistics and achievements were nearly identical to kirby puckett s.

Mattingly won 9 gold gloves. October 1 1995 age 34 164d vs.