Jesse Barfield vs. Joe Niekro — Matchup Analysis
Joe Niekro has completely neutralized Barfield in this matchup. Barfield's numbers against Niekro tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.350, 56% below the career mark of 0.802, with a batting average of just 0.100, 61% below their career average and below Niekro's career opposing average of 0.254. Even with Barfield striking out less often than usual, once every 12 PA versus a career rate of once every 4.4 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Niekro. Edge: Niekro.
How Jesse Barfield put the ball into play against Joe Niekro
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joe Niekro to Jesse Barfield
Matchup Details for Jesse Barfield and Joe Niekro
Stats that describe the matchup between Jesse Barfield and Joe Niekro including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
12
Jesse Barfield Career Plate Appearances
5394
Joe Niekro Career Batters Faced
15166
In this matchup
0.100
Jesse Barfield Career Batting Average
0.256
Joe Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average
0.254
In this matchup
0
Jesse Barfield Career Home Runs
241
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
Jesse Barfield Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.051
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.020
In this matchup
0.000
Jesse Barfield Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.198
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.080
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Jesse Barfield Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.195
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.158
In this matchup
0.111
Jesse Barfield Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.295
Joe Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.275
In this matchup
1
Jesse Barfield Career Hit By Pitch
34
Joe Niekro Career Batters Hit By Pitch
65
Outs
In this matchup
7
In this matchup
0
Jesse Barfield Career Intentional Walks
49
Joe Niekro Career Intentional Walks Allowed
71
In this matchup
1
Jesse Barfield Career Strikeouts
1234
Joe Niekro Career Strikeouts Thrown
1747
In this matchup
12.000
Jesse Barfield Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.370
Joe Niekro Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.681
In this matchup
1.000
Jesse Barfield Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.450
Joe Niekro Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.720
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.167
Jesse Barfield Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.337
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
Jesse Barfield Career Sacrifice Hits
16
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Hits
106
In this matchup
0
Jesse Barfield Career Sacrifice Flies
34
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Flies
96
In this matchup
0
Jesse Barfield Career Ground into Double Play
100
Joe Niekro Career Double Plays Enabled
200
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0