Larry Bowa vs. Joe Niekro — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. Bowa is hitting 0.237 here, 9% below their career average, while Niekro's career opposing average is 0.254. Bowa also posted an OPS of 0.597, close to the career mark of 0.620. Niekro has had the edge in strikeouts, with Bowa going down once every 10.8 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 16 PA. No clear edge.
How Larry Bowa put the ball into play against Joe Niekro
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joe Niekro to Larry Bowa
Matchup Details for Larry Bowa and Joe Niekro
Stats that describe the matchup between Larry Bowa and Joe Niekro including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
65
Larry Bowa Career Plate Appearances
9103
Joe Niekro Career Batters Faced
15166
In this matchup
0.237
Larry Bowa Career Batting Average
0.260
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
Larry Bowa Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.002
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.020
In this matchup
0.000
Larry Bowa Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.007
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.080
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Larry Bowa Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.026
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.158
In this matchup
0.259
Larry Bowa Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.276
Joe Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.275
In this matchup
0
Larry Bowa Career Hit By Pitch
17
Joe Niekro Career Batters Hit By Pitch
65
Outs
In this matchup
39
In this matchup
0
Larry Bowa Career Intentional Walks
45
Joe Niekro Career Intentional Walks Allowed
71
In this matchup
6
Larry Bowa Career Strikeouts
569
Joe Niekro Career Strikeouts Thrown
1747
In this matchup
10.833
Larry Bowa Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
16.000
Joe Niekro Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.681
In this matchup
0.833
Larry Bowa Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.830
Joe Niekro Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.720
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.292
Larry Bowa Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.298
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
Larry Bowa Career Sacrifice Hits
151
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Hits
106
In this matchup
1
Larry Bowa Career Sacrifice Flies
43
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Flies
96
In this matchup
0
Larry Bowa Career Ground into Double Play
121
Joe Niekro Career Double Plays Enabled
200
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0