Bruce Boisclair vs. Phil Niekro — Matchup Analysis
Phil Niekro has had the better of this matchup. Despite batting 0.250, 5% below their career average and above Niekro's career opposing average of 0.246, Boisclair's OPS of 0.608 sits modestly below the career mark of 0.684. Even with Boisclair striking out less often than usual, once every 10.3 PA versus a career rate of once every 5.6 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Niekro. Slight edge: Niekro.
How Bruce Boisclair put the ball into play against Phil Niekro
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Phil Niekro to Bruce Boisclair
Matchup Details for Bruce Boisclair and Phil Niekro
Stats that describe the matchup between Bruce Boisclair and Phil Niekro including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
31
Bruce Boisclair Career Plate Appearances
1030
Phil Niekro Career Batters Faced
22677
In this matchup
28
Bruce Boisclair Career At Bats
917
Phil Niekro Career At Bats Pitched
20491
In this matchup
0.250
Bruce Boisclair Career Batting Average
0.263
Phil Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average
0.246
In this matchup
0
Bruce Boisclair Career Home Runs
10
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
0.000
Bruce Boisclair Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.011
Phil Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.024
In this matchup
0.000
Bruce Boisclair Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.042
Phil Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.096
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Bruce Boisclair Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.055
Phil Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.144
In this matchup
0.280
Bruce Boisclair Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.315
Phil Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.274
In this matchup
0
Bruce Boisclair Career Hit By Pitch
2
Phil Niekro Career Batters Hit By Pitch
123
Outs
In this matchup
18
In this matchup
0
Bruce Boisclair Career Intentional Walks
8
Phil Niekro Career Intentional Walks Allowed
86
In this matchup
3
Bruce Boisclair Career Strikeouts
183
Phil Niekro Career Strikeouts Thrown
3342
In this matchup
10.333
Bruce Boisclair Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.630
Phil Niekro Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.785
In this matchup
1.000
Bruce Boisclair Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.470
Phil Niekro Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.540
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.323
Bruce Boisclair Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.325
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
0
Bruce Boisclair Career Sacrifice Hits
16
Phil Niekro Career Sacrifice Hits
167
In this matchup
0
Bruce Boisclair Career Sacrifice Flies
9
Phil Niekro Career Sacrifice Flies
87
In this matchup
3
Bruce Boisclair Career Ground into Double Play
15
Phil Niekro Career Double Plays Enabled
292
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0