Harold Baines vs. Joe Niekro — Matchup Analysis
Joe Niekro has completely neutralized Baines in this matchup. Baines's numbers against Niekro tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.624, 24% below the career mark of 0.820, with a batting average of just 0.214, 26% below their career average and below Niekro's career opposing average of 0.254. Niekro has been dominant in the strikeout department too, sending Baines down once every 3.5 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 7.7 PA, and Baines has yet to take Niekro deep. Edge: Niekro.
How Harold Baines put the ball into play against Joe Niekro
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joe Niekro to Harold Baines
Matchup Details for Harold Baines and Joe Niekro
Stats that describe the matchup between Harold Baines and Joe Niekro including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
14
Harold Baines Career Plate Appearances
11092
Joe Niekro Career Batters Faced
15166
In this matchup
0.214
Harold Baines Career Batting Average
0.289
Joe Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average
0.254
In this matchup
0
Harold Baines Career Home Runs
384
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed
276
Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In the Park Home Runs
In this matchup
0
In the Park Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0.000
Harold Baines Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.039
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.020
In this matchup
0.000
Harold Baines Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.134
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.080
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Harold Baines Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.266
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.158
In this matchup
0.300
Harold Baines Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.303
Joe Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.275
In this matchup
0
Harold Baines Career Hit By Pitch
14
Joe Niekro Career Batters Hit By Pitch
65
Outs
In this matchup
7
In this matchup
1
Harold Baines Career Intentional Walks
187
Joe Niekro Career Intentional Walks Allowed
71
In this matchup
4
Harold Baines Career Strikeouts
1441
Joe Niekro Career Strikeouts Thrown
1747
In this matchup
3.500
Harold Baines Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.700
Joe Niekro Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.681
In this matchup
0.250
Harold Baines Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.740
Joe Niekro Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.720
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.286
Harold Baines Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.371
Joe Niekro Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.316
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Harold Baines Career Sacrifice Hits
9
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Hits
106
In this matchup
0
Harold Baines Career Sacrifice Flies
99
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Flies
96
In this matchup
1
Harold Baines Career Ground into Double Play
298
Joe Niekro Career Double Plays Enabled
200
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0