Don Mattingly Vs Kirby Puckett

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Donnie baseball the hit man or cap. View player bio from the sabr bioproject. This entry was posted in baseball and tagged best 1980s baseball players best twins player decade of dominance don mattingly vs. 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 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. Both players were the unrivaled leaders of their clubs and their career numbers are actually quite similar. Kirby puckett mattingly hall of fame mr.

Puckett twins yankees 1 comment the sportslifer and don mattingly a couple of former players and current managers. Inducted as player in 2001. Bal 0 ab 0 h 0 hr 0 rbi 0 sb last game. Cle 0 ab 0 h 0 hr 0 rbi 0 sb hall of fame.

Exceeded rookie limits during 1983 season agents. 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. Baseball mlb tags. Don mattingly and kirby puckett had nearly identical numbers while playing at exactly the same time in the same conditions.

That s a pretty compelling argument since puckett was a first ballot hall of famer whose achievements are universally regarded as worthy of cooperstown. A few years ago i noted that mattingly s career statistics and achievements were nearly identical to kirby puckett s. There are other similarities. Don mattingly and kirby puckett both provided major league baseball with plenty of highlight footage throughout the 1980s and early 90s.

Comparing don mattingly and kirby puckett. Yet puckett has been in the hall of fame since 2001 while mattingly hasn t come particularly close to earning enough votes. Sportslifer filed under. Don mattingly was on track for the hall of fame before back injuries took their.

Most people now recognize don mattingly as a coach whereas kirby puckett has moved on to the. As far as traditional stats mattingly finished with 222 homers and 1 099 rbis to puckett s 207 home runs and 1 085 rbis. Kirby puckett march 14 1960 march 6 2006 was an american professional baseball player. Mattingly had a 307 358 471 batting line to puckett s 318 360 477.

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Tor 4 ab 2 h 1 hr 1 rbi 0 sb rookie status. Exceeded rookie limits during 1984 season agents.