Don Mattingly Vs Kirby Puckett

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Don mattingly vs kirby puckett. Exceeded rookie limits during 1983 season agents. November 16 2013 author. There are other similarities. Puckett twins yankees 1 comment the sportslifer and don mattingly a couple of former players and current managers.

Yet puckett has been in the hall of fame since 2001 while mattingly hasn t come particularly close to earning enough votes. Cle 0 ab 0 h 0 hr 0 rbi 0 sb hall of fame. This entry was posted in baseball and tagged best 1980s baseball players best twins player decade of dominance don mattingly vs. Sportslifer filed under.

Don mattingly was on track for the hall of fame before back injuries took their. Don mattingly kirby puckett mattingly hall of fame mattingly vs. 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.

Most people now recognize don mattingly as a coach whereas kirby puckett has moved on to the. Mattingly had a 307 358 471 batting line to puckett s 318 360 477. 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. October 1 1995 age 34 164d vs.

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. 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. Donald arthur mattingly nicknames. Bal 0 ab 0 h 0 hr 0 rbi 0 sb last game.

Both players were the unrivaled leaders of their clubs and their career numbers are actually quite similar. Voted by bbwaa on 423 515 ballots view kirby puckett s page at the baseball hall of fame plaque photos videos. Yankee puckett glaucoma puckett or mattingly sports comparisons sports debates sports h2h sports head to head twins 1987 world series twins 1991 world series. Kirby puckett mattingly hall of fame mr.

Inducted as player in 2001. He played his entire 12 year major league baseball mlb career as a center fielder for the minnesota twins 1984 1995. A case for mattingly and the hall of fame posted. Kirby puckett march 14 1960 march 6 2006 was an american professional baseball player.

Don mattingly and kirby puckett had nearly identical numbers while playing at exactly the same time in the same conditions. Comparing don mattingly and kirby puckett. 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.

Mattingly won 9 gold gloves. View player bio from the sabr bioproject.