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Kirby Puckett

1960 - 2006

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Kirby Puckett (March 14, 1960 – March 6, 2006) was an American professional baseball player. He played his entire 12-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career for the Minnesota Twins (1984–1995). Puckett was instrumental in helping the Twins to win World Series championships in 1987 and 1991. Puckett generally played center field, although he was shifted to right field later in his career. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kirby Puckett is the 67th most popular baseball player (down from 66th in 2019), the 16,951st most popular biography from United States (down from 16,633rd in 2019) and the 45th most popular American Baseball Player.

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Among BASEBALL PLAYERS

Among baseball players, Kirby Puckett ranks 67 out of 91. Before him are Johan Santana, Jim Thome, Kenta Maeda, Max Scherzer, Paul Goldschmidt, and Yoshinobu Yamamoto. After him are Giancarlo Stanton, Tim Lincecum, José Altuve, Carlos Beltrán, Bartolo Colón, and José Bautista.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Kirby Puckett ranks 806. Before him are Ray Armstead, Keiichiro Nuno, Alexi Grewal, Nicola Griffith, Bradley Walsh, and Blanche Lincoln. After him are Craig Hodges, Mike McFarlane, Mark Gorski, Nalo Hopkinson, John Pizzarelli, and Heidi Hammel. Among people deceased in 2006, Kirby Puckett ranks 414. Before him are Raja Rao, Francisco Javier Toledo, Jesús Rollán, Corinne Rey-Bellet, Mohamed Abdelwahab, and Mohammed Bijeh. After him are Chun Wei Cheung, Elson Becerra, Nilton Pereira Mendes, Ana Carolina Reston, and Rafael Quintero.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kirby Puckett ranks 16,958 out of 20,380. Before him are Richey Reneberg (1965), Sean Elliott (1968), Fiona Dourif (1981), Ryan Hansen (1981), Joni Ernst (1970), and Addison Rae (2000). After him are Lauren Lapkus (1985), David Gordon Green (1975), Lark Voorhies (1974), Alysia Reiner (1970), Becky Hammon (1977), and Chris Kaman (1982).

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Among BASEBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among baseball players born in United States, Kirby Puckett ranks 45. Before him are Justin Verlander (1983), Mookie Betts (1992), Mike Trout (1991), Jim Thome (1970), Max Scherzer (1984), and Paul Goldschmidt (1987). After him are Giancarlo Stanton (1989), Tim Lincecum (1984), Johnny Damon (1973), Adrián González (1982), David Wright (1982), and Zack Greinke (1983).

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