John Bateman vs. Phil Niekro — Matchup Analysis
Phil Niekro has had the better of this matchup. Bateman is hitting just 0.219 in this matchup, 5% below their career average and below Niekro's career opposing average of 0.246. Bateman also posted an OPS of 0.556, modestly below the career mark of 0.621. Even with Bateman striking out less often than usual, once every 7 PA versus a career rate of once every 5.9 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Niekro. Slight edge: Niekro.
How John Bateman put the ball into play against Phil Niekro
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Phil Niekro to John Bateman
Matchup Details for John Bateman and Phil Niekro
Stats that describe the matchup between John Bateman and Phil Niekro including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
35
John Bateman Career Plate Appearances
3585
Phil Niekro Career Batters Faced
22677
In this matchup
0.219
John Bateman Career Batting Average
0.230
Phil Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average
0.246
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
John Bateman Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.024
Phil Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.024
In this matchup
0.000
John Bateman Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.106
Phil Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.096
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
John Bateman Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.133
Phil Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.144
In this matchup
0.259
John Bateman Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.256
Phil Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.274
In this matchup
0
John Bateman Career Hit By Pitch
27
Phil Niekro Career Batters Hit By Pitch
123
Outs
In this matchup
21
In this matchup
2
John Bateman Career Intentional Walks
69
Phil Niekro Career Intentional Walks Allowed
86
In this matchup
5
John Bateman Career Strikeouts
610
Phil Niekro Career Strikeouts Thrown
3342
In this matchup
7.000
John Bateman Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.880
Phil Niekro Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.785
In this matchup
0.800
John Bateman Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.280
Phil Niekro Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.540
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.314
John Bateman Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.281
Phil Niekro Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.306
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
1
John Bateman Career Sacrifice Hits
25
Phil Niekro Career Sacrifice Hits
167
In this matchup
0
John Bateman Career Sacrifice Flies
31
Phil Niekro Career Sacrifice Flies
87
In this matchup
0
John Bateman Career Ground into Double Play
123
Phil Niekro Career Double Plays Enabled
292
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0