George Brett vs Kirby Puckett

George BrettKirby Puckett

George Brett and Kirby Puckett compared on their MLB careers: George Brett played 21 seasons, 1973 to 1993, Kirby Puckett 12 seasons, 1984 to 1995. George Brett has .305 batting average to Kirby Puckett's .318. George Brett won 1 title, Kirby Puckett won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

George Brett and Kirby Puckett career totals
2,707GP1,783
10,349AB7,244
1,583R1,071
3,154H2,304
317HR207
1,596RBI1,085
201SB134
0.3AVG0.3
0.4OBP0.4
0.5SLG0.5
0.9OPS0.8

How do they compare in the postseason?

George Brett and Kirby Puckett postseason
43GP24
166AB97
30R16
56H30
10HR5
23RBI16
2SB3
0.3AVG0.3
0.4OBP0.4
0.6SLG0.5
1.0OPS0.9

Where each stands all time

George Brett and Kirby Puckett all-time places
143rd (317)Home runs—
18th (3,154)Hits153rd (2,304)
34th (1,596)RBI204th (1,085)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • George Brett: 1 championship; AL MVP, AL Silver Slugger ×3, AL Gold Glove
  • Kirby Puckett: 2 championships; AL Gold Glove ×6, AL Silver Slugger ×6

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

George Brett and Kirby Puckett season by season
AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.
1st1973.125001984.296031
2nd1974.2822471985.288474
3rd1975.30811901986.3283196
4th1976.3337671987.3322899
5th1977.31222881988.35624121
6th1978.2949621989.339985
7th1979.329231071990.2981280
8th1980.390241181991.3191589
9th1981.3146431992.32919110
10th1982.30121821993.2962289
11th1983.31025931994.31720112
12th1984.28413691995.3142399
13th1985.33530112————
14th1986.2901673————
15th1987.2902278————
16th1988.30624103————
17th1989.2821280————
18th1990.3291487————
19th1991.2551061————
20th1992.285761————
21st1993.2661975————

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI