There are other similarities.
Don mattingly vs kirby puckett.
October 1 1995 age 34 164d vs.
Mattingly won 9 gold gloves.
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As far as traditional stats mattingly finished with 222 homers and 1 099 rbis to puckett s 207 home runs and 1 085 rbis.
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Exceeded rookie limits during 1984 season agents.
Most people now recognize don mattingly as a coach whereas kirby puckett has moved on to the.
Yet puckett has been in the hall of fame since 2001 while mattingly hasn t come particularly close to earning enough votes.
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.
Mattingly had a 307 358 471 batting line to puckett s 318 360 477.
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That s a pretty compelling argument since puckett was a first ballot hall of famer whose achievements are universally regarded as worthy of cooperstown.
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.
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Both players were the unrivaled leaders of their clubs and their career numbers are actually quite similar.
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Kirby puckett march 14 1960 march 6 2006 was an american professional baseball player.
Inducted as player in 2001.
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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.
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A few years ago i noted that mattingly s career statistics and achievements were nearly identical to kirby puckett s.
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He played his entire 12 year major league baseball mlb career as a center fielder for the minnesota twins 1984 1995.
Don mattingly was on track for the hall of fame before back injuries took their.
