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
32
John Bateman Career At Bats
3330
Phil Niekro Career At Bats Pitched
20491
In this matchup
0.219
John Bateman Career Batting Average
0.230
Phil Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average
0.246
In this matchup
7
John Bateman Career Hits
765
Phil Niekro Career Hits Allowed
5044
In this matchup
6
John Bateman Career Singles
543
In this matchup
1
John Bateman Career Doubles
123
In this matchup
0
John Bateman Career Triples
18
In this matchup
0
John Bateman Career Home Runs
81
Phil Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed
482

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
1
John Bateman Career Extra Base Hits
222
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
8
John Bateman Total Bases
1167
In this matchup
11
John Bateman Career Times on Base
964
In this matchup
0.306
John Bateman Career On Base Percentage
0.271
In this matchup
0.250
John Bateman Career Slugging Percentage
0.351
In this matchup
0.556
John Bateman Career OPS
0.621
In this matchup
0.031
John Bateman Career Isolated Power
0.121
In this matchup
0.200
John Bateman Career Gross Production Average
0.210
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
3
John Bateman Career RBIs
375
In this matchup
2.444
John Bateman Career Runs Created
295.400
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 Walks
172
Phil Niekro Career Walks Allowed
1809
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