Ken Berry vs. Joe Niekro — Matchup Analysis
Joe Niekro has completely neutralized Berry in this matchup. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Niekro. Berry's numbers against Niekro tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.400, 39% below the career mark of 0.652, with a batting average of just 0.200, 22% below their career average and below Niekro's career opposing average of 0.254. Edge: Niekro.
How Ken Berry put the ball into play against Joe Niekro
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joe Niekro to Ken Berry
Matchup Details for Ken Berry and Joe Niekro
Stats that describe the matchup between Ken Berry and Joe Niekro including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Ken Berry Career Plate Appearances
4545
Joe Niekro Career Batters Faced
15166
In this matchup
0.200
Ken Berry Career Batting Average
0.255
Joe Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average
0.254
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
Ken Berry Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.014
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.020
In this matchup
0.000
Ken Berry Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.055
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.080
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Ken Berry Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.102
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.158
In this matchup
0.200
Ken Berry Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.282
Joe Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.275
In this matchup
0
Ken Berry Career Hit By Pitch
30
Joe Niekro Career Batters Hit By Pitch
65
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Ken Berry Career Intentional Walks
31
Joe Niekro Career Intentional Walks Allowed
71
In this matchup
0.000
Ken Berry Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.990
Joe Niekro Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.681
In this matchup
0.000
Ken Berry Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.520
Joe Niekro Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.720
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.200
Ken Berry Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.304
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
Ken Berry Career Sacrifice Hits
64
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Hits
106
In this matchup
0
Ken Berry Career Sacrifice Flies
17
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Flies
96
In this matchup
1
Ken Berry Career Ground into Double Play
108
Joe Niekro Career Double Plays Enabled
200
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0