Bruce Benedict vs. Joe Niekro — Matchup Analysis

This matchup has been a genuine battle. Benedict is hitting 0.280 here, 16% above their career average, while Niekro's career opposing average is 0.254. Benedict also posted an OPS of 0.671, close to the career mark of 0.619. Benedict has avoided the strikeout, going down once every 28.5 plate appearances, less often than the career rate of once every 13.1 PA. No clear edge.

How Bruce Benedict put the ball into play against Joe Niekro

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joe Niekro to Bruce Benedict

Matchup Details for Bruce Benedict and Joe Niekro

Stats that describe the matchup between Bruce Benedict and Joe Niekro including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
57
Bruce Benedict Career Plate Appearances
3289
Joe Niekro Career Batters Faced
15166
In this matchup
50
Bruce Benedict Career At Bats
2878
Joe Niekro Career At Bats Pitched
13637
In this matchup
0.280
Bruce Benedict Career Batting Average
0.242
Joe Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average
0.254
In this matchup
14
Bruce Benedict Career Hits
696
Joe Niekro Career Hits Allowed
3466
In this matchup
12
Bruce Benedict Career Singles
574
In this matchup
2
Bruce Benedict Career Doubles
98
In this matchup
0
Bruce Benedict Career Triples
6
In this matchup
0
Bruce Benedict Career Home Runs
18
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
2
Bruce Benedict Career Extra Base Hits
122
In this matchup
0.000
Bruce Benedict Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.006
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.020
In this matchup
0.000
Bruce Benedict Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.026
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.080

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.000
Bruce Benedict Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.072
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.158
In this matchup
16
Bruce Benedict Total Bases
860
In this matchup
20
Bruce Benedict Career Times on Base
1037
In this matchup
0.351
Bruce Benedict Career On Base Percentage
0.320
In this matchup
0.320
Bruce Benedict Career Slugging Percentage
0.299
In this matchup
0.671
Bruce Benedict Career OPS
0.619
In this matchup
0.040
Bruce Benedict Career Isolated Power
0.057
In this matchup
0.238
Bruce Benedict Career Gross Production Average
0.219
In this matchup
0.286
Bruce Benedict Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.258
Joe Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.275
In this matchup
4
Bruce Benedict Career RBIs
260
In this matchup
5.527
Bruce Benedict Career Runs Created
307.840
In this matchup
1
Bruce Benedict Career Hit By Pitch
13
Joe Niekro Career Batters Hit By Pitch
65

Outs

In this matchup
35
In this matchup
5
Bruce Benedict Career Walks
328
Joe Niekro Career Walks Allowed
1262
In this matchup
0
Bruce Benedict Career Intentional Walks
52
Joe Niekro Career Intentional Walks Allowed
71
In this matchup
2
Bruce Benedict Career Strikeouts
251
Joe Niekro Career Strikeouts Thrown
1747
In this matchup
28.500
Bruce Benedict Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
13.100
Joe Niekro Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.681
In this matchup
2.500
Bruce Benedict Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.310
Joe Niekro Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.720

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.333
Bruce Benedict Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.327
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
Bruce Benedict Career Sacrifice Hits
49
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Hits
106
In this matchup
1
Bruce Benedict Career Sacrifice Flies
21
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Flies
96
In this matchup
2
Bruce Benedict Career Ground into Double Play
76
Joe Niekro Career Double Plays Enabled
200

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0