Johnny Bench vs. Phil Niekro Matchup
It doesn't matter if you are trying to make your next big bet or parlay, tweak your fantasy team, rub something in your buddy's face,
or just want to understand the game better, it's always interesting to look at a matchup. Johnny Bench and Phil Niekro have faced off against
each other 200 times throughout their careers. Against Phil Niekro, Johnny Bench has maintained a Batting Average of 0.259, lower than his career batting average of 0.267. Phil Niekro's career opposing batting average is 0.246, lower than their face-off average, possibly underperforming against Johnny Bench. Johnny Bench's OPS against Phil Niekro is 0.843, higher than his career OPS of 0.817.
Phil Niekro has struck out Johnny Bench 31 times in 174 at-bats. Against Phil Niekro, Johnny Bench strikes out every 6.452 plate appearances. Johnny Bench's career Plate Appearance per Strikeout is 6.78, striking out less often against Phil Niekro than average. Phil Niekro strikes out a batter every 6.785 plate appearances, striking out Johnny Bench more often than his average.
Phil Niekro has struck out Johnny Bench 31 times in 174 at-bats. Against Phil Niekro, Johnny Bench strikes out every 6.452 plate appearances. Johnny Bench's career Plate Appearance per Strikeout is 6.78, striking out less often against Phil Niekro than average. Phil Niekro strikes out a batter every 6.785 plate appearances, striking out Johnny Bench more often than his average.
How Johnny Bench put the ball into play against Phil Niekro
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Phil Niekro to Johnny Bench
Matchup Details for Johnny Bench and Phil Niekro
Stats that describe the matchup between Johnny Bench and Phil Niekro including some career level stats for context.
Plate Appearances
Johnny Bench vs. Phil Niekro Plate Appearances
200
Johnny Bench Career Plate Appearances
8669
Phil Niekro Career Batters Faced
22677
At Bats
Johnny Bench vs. Phil Niekro At Bats
174
Johnny Bench Career At Bats
7658
Phil Niekro Career At Bats Pitched
20405
Batting Average
Johnny Bench vs. Phil Niekro Batting Average
0.259
Johnny Bench Career Batting Average
0.267
Phil Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average
0.246
Hits
Johnny Bench vs. Phil Niekro Hits
45
Johnny Bench Career Hits
2048
Phil Niekro Career Hits Allowed
5044
Singles
Johnny Bench vs. Phil Niekro Singles
25
Johnny Bench Career Singles
1254
Doubles
Johnny Bench vs. Phil Niekro Doubles
9
Johnny Bench Career Doubles
381
Triples
Johnny Bench vs. Phil Niekro Triples
0
Johnny Bench Career Triples
24
Home Runs
Johnny Bench vs. Phil Niekro Home Runs
11
Johnny Bench Career Home Runs
389
Phil Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed
482
Grand Slams
Johnny Bench vs. Phil Niekro Grand Slams
0
In the Park Home Runs
Johnny Bench vs. Phil Niekro In the Park Home Runs
0
In the Park Grand Slams
Johnny Bench vs. Phil Niekro In the Park Grand Slams
0
Extra Base Hits
Johnny Bench vs. Phil Niekro Extra Base Hits
20
Johnny Bench Career Extra Base Hits
794
Home Runs Per at Bat
Johnny Bench vs. Phil Niekro Home Runs Per at Bat
0.063
Johnny Bench Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.051
Phil Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.02362166135751
Home Runs Per Hit
Johnny Bench vs. Phil Niekro Home Runs Per Hit
0.244
Johnny Bench Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.19
Phil Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.095559080095163
Home Runs Per Strikeout
Johnny Bench vs. Phil Niekro Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.355
Johnny Bench Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.30438184663537
Phil Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.1442250149611
Total Bases
Johnny Bench vs. Phil Niekro Total Bases
87
Johnny Bench Total Bases
3644
Times on Base
Johnny Bench vs. Phil Niekro Times on Base
68
Johnny Bench Career Times on Base
2958
On Base Pct
Johnny Bench vs. Phil Niekro On Base Pct
0.343
Johnny Bench Career On Base Percentage
0.341
Slugging Pct
Johnny Bench vs. Phil Niekro Slugging Pct
0.500
Johnny Bench Career Slugging Percentage
0.476
On Base Plus Slugging (OPS)
Johnny Bench vs. Phil Niekro On Base Plus Slugging (OPS)
0.843
Johnny Bench Career OPS
0.817
Isolated Power
Johnny Bench vs. Phil Niekro Isolated Power
0.241
Johnny Bench Career Isolated Power
0.208
Gross Production Average
Johnny Bench vs. Phil Niekro Gross Production Average
0.280
Johnny Bench Career Gross Production Average
0.273
Batting Average on Balls in Play
Johnny Bench vs. Phil Niekro Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.256
Johnny Bench Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.273
Phil Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.27369810415167
Runs Batted In (RBI)
Johnny Bench vs. Phil Niekro Runs Batted In (RBI)
26
Johnny Bench Career RBIs
1376
Runs Created
Johnny Bench vs. Phil Niekro Runs Created
30.096
Johnny Bench Career Runs Created
1241.05
Hit By Pitch
Johnny Bench vs. Phil Niekro Hit By Pitch
0
Johnny Bench Career Hit By Pitch
19
Phil Niekro Career Batters Hit By Pitch
123
Outs
Johnny Bench vs. Phil Niekro Outs
93
Walks
Johnny Bench vs. Phil Niekro Walks
23
Johnny Bench Career Walks
891
Phil Niekro Career Walks Allowed
1809
Intentional Walks
Johnny Bench vs. Phil Niekro Intentional Walks
1
Johnny Bench Career Intentional Walks
135
Phil Niekro Career Intentional Walks Allowed
86
Strikeouts
Johnny Bench vs. Phil Niekro Strikeouts
31
Johnny Bench Career Strikeouts
1278
Phil Niekro Career Strikeouts Thrown
3342
Plate Appearance Per Strikout
Johnny Bench vs. Phil Niekro Plate Appearance Per Strikout
6.452
Johnny Bench Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.78
Phil Niekro Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.7854578096948
Walks Per Strikeout
Johnny Bench vs. Phil Niekro Walks Per Strikeout
0.742
Johnny Bench Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.7
Phil Niekro Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.56702573309396
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
Johnny Bench vs. Phil Niekro Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
0.340
Johnny Bench Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.35459683931249
Phil Niekro Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.30599285619791
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
Johnny Bench vs. Phil Niekro Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
0
Batter Reached due to Error
Johnny Bench vs. Phil Niekro Batter Reached due to Error
5
Batter Reached due to Interference
Johnny Bench vs. Phil Niekro Batter Reached due to Interference
1
Sacrifice Hits
Johnny Bench vs. Phil Niekro Sacrifice Hits
0
Johnny Bench Career Sacrifice Hits
11
Phil Niekro Career Sacrifice Hits
167
Sacrifice Flies
Johnny Bench vs. Phil Niekro Sacrifice Flies
1
Johnny Bench Career Sacrifice Flies
90
Phil Niekro Career Sacrifice Flies
87
Grounds into Double Play (GIDP)
Johnny Bench vs. Phil Niekro Grounds into Double Play (GIDP)
3
Johnny Bench Career Ground into Double Play
201
Phil Niekro Career Double Plays Enabled
292
Ground into Triple Play
Johnny Bench vs. Phil Niekro Ground into Triple Play
0