Kirby Puckett career batting average

• Best season on file: .356 in 1988.
• Most recent: .314 in 1995.

Average of 12 regular seasons, 1984 through 1995. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.

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Kirby Puckett career batting average, season by season

Season↓	Team↓	GP↓iGP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.	AB↓iAB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.	R↓iR: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.	H↓iH: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.	HR↓iHR: Home runs hit.	RBI↓iRBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.	SB↓iSB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.	AVG↓iAVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.	OBP↓iOBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches.	SLG↓iSLG: Total bases per at-bat, so a home run counts four times a single.	OPS↓iOPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory.
1984	MIN	128	557	63	165	0	31	14	.296	.320	.336	.655
1985	MIN	161	691	80	199	4	74	21	.288	.330	.385	.715
1986	MIN	161	680	119	223	31	96	20	.328	.366	.537	.903
1987	MIN	157	624	96	207	28	99	12	.332	.367	.534	.900
1988	MIN	158	657	109	234	24	121	6	.356	.375	.545	.920
1989	MIN	159	635	75	215	9	85	11	.339	.379	.465	.843
1990	MIN	146	551	82	164	12	80	5	.298	.365	.446	.811
1991	MIN	152	611	92	195	15	89	11	.319	.352	.460	.812
1992	MIN	160	639	104	210	19	110	17	.329	.374	.490	.864
1993	MIN	156	622	89	184	22	89	8	.296	.349	.474	.824
1994	MIN	108	439	79	139	20	112	6	.317	.362	.540	.902
1995	MIN	137	538	83	169	23	99	3	.314	.379	.515	.894

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · SLG · OPS