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Kirby Puckett played 12 major-league seasons (1984-1995) as a OF (1,696), 2B (4), 3B (4), SS (3). Career totals and every year-by-year line below come from the SABR/Lahman database (CC BY-SA), covering 1871-2025.
Showing 12 season lines
| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 24 | MIN | 128 | 557 | 63 | 165 | 0 | 31 | 14 | 16 | 69 | .296 | .655 | 82 |
| 1985 | 25 | MIN | 161 | 691 | 80 | 199 | 4 | 74 | 21 | 41 | 87 | .288 | .715 | 96 |
| 1986 | 26 | MIN | 161 | 680 | 119 | 223 | 31 | 96 | 20 | 34 | 99 | .328 | .903 | 143 |
| 1987 | 27 | MIN | 157 | 624 | 96 | 207 | 28 | 99 | 12 | 32 | 91 | .332 | .900 | 135 |
| 1988 | 28 | MIN | 158 | 657 | 109 | 234 | 24 | 121 | 6 | 23 | 83 | .356 | .920 | 155 |
| 1989 | 29 | MIN | 159 | 635 | 75 | 215 | 9 | 85 | 11 | 41 | 59 | .339 | .843 | 137 |
| 1990 | 30 | MIN | 146 | 551 | 82 | 164 | 12 | 80 | 5 | 57 | 73 | .298 | .811 | 127 |
| 1991 | 31 | MIN | 152 | 611 | 92 | 195 | 15 | 89 | 11 | 31 | 78 | .319 | .812 | 124 |
| 1992 | 32 | MIN | 160 | 639 | 104 | 210 | 19 | 110 | 17 | 44 | 97 | .329 | .864 | 141 |
| 1993 | 33 | MIN | 156 | 622 | 89 | 184 | 22 | 89 | 8 | 47 | 93 | .296 | .824 | 120 |
| 1994 | 34 | MIN | 108 | 439 | 79 | 139 | 20 | 112 | 6 | 28 | 47 | .317 | .902 | 129 |
| 1995 | 35 | MIN | 137 | 538 | 83 | 169 | 23 | 99 | 3 | 56 | 89 | .314 | .894 | 131 |
| Year | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | OF | 128 | 128 | 438 | 16 | 3 | 4 |
| 1985 | OF | 161 | 160 | 465 | 19 | 8 | 5 |
| 1986 | OF | 160 | 157 | 429 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
| 1987 | OF | 147 | 147 | 341 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 1988 | OF | 158 | 157 | 450 | 12 | 3 | 4 |
| 1989 | OF | 157 | 154 | 438 | 13 | 4 | 3 |
| 1990 | OF | 141 | 140 | 354 | 9 | 4 | 3 |
| 1990 | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | OF | 152 | 152 | 373 | 13 | 6 | 5 |
| 1992 | OF | 149 | 147 | 394 | 9 | 3 | 3 |
| 1992 | 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | OF | 139 | 139 | 312 | 13 | 2 | 2 |
| 1994 | OF | 95 | 95 | 204 | 13 | 3 | 2 |
| 1995 | OF | 109 | 108 | 194 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 1995 | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Team codes are the source codes (e.g. NYN for the New York Mets, BS1 for the 1875 Boston club). OPS+ is league-season normalized, not park-adjusted; unrecorded source values (such as RBI in the earliest recorded seasons) are absent, never zero-filled.
Kirby Puckett won: Gold Glove 1986 (AL), Silver Slugger 1986 (AL), TSN All-Star 1986 (AL), Gold Glove 1987 (AL), Silver Slugger 1987 (AL), TSN All-Star 1987 (AL), Gold Glove 1988 (AL), Silver Slugger 1988 (AL), TSN All-Star 1988 (AL), Gold Glove 1989 (AL), Silver Slugger 1989 (AL), TSN All-Star 1989 (AL), ALCS MVP 1991 (AL), Gold Glove 1991 (AL), Gold Glove 1992 (AL), Silver Slugger 1992 (AL), TSN All-Star 1992 (AL), Silver Slugger 1994 (AL), TSN All-Star 1994 (AL).
MVP, Cy Young and Rookie of the Year voting history (10 ballot finishes, 0 wins). Full year pages: 1995, 1994, 1992, 1991, 1989, 1988, 1987, 1986, 1985, 1984.
| Year | Award | Lg | Rank | Points | First-place votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Rookie of the Year | AL | 3 | 23 / 140 | 0 |
| 1985 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 23 | 3 / 392 | 0 |
| 1986 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 6 | 105 / 392 | 0 |
| 1987 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 3 | 201 / 392 | 0 |
| 1988 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 3 | 219 / 392 | 0 |
| 1989 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 7 | 84 / 392 | 0 |
| 1991 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 7 | 78 / 392 | 0 |
| 1992 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 2 | 209 / 392 | 3 |
| 1994 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 7 | 100 / 392 | 0 |
| 1995 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 21 | 2 / 392 | 0 |
Kirby Puckett ranks on 1 all-time single-season position leaderboard (1871-2025, league-season-normalized OPS+ / ERA+).
| Rank | Board | Year | Stat |
|---|---|---|---|
| #141 | center fielders | 1988 | 155 OPS+ |
Every career total and season line is computed from the SABR / Sean Lahman baseball database (2025 edition, CC BY-SA 3.0), the same source behind our historical position leaderboards. Rate stats use league-season normalization only (OPS+ and ERA+ as marked, never park-adjusted); unrecorded early-era values stay absent rather than being invented. Career totals sum only what the source records.
Award winners and MVP / Cy Young / Rookie of the Year voting history come from the same database; the year pages live under MLB award voting history. Official transactions (2011 to the current season) come from the MLB StatsAPI feed on our transactions archive.