Sid Bream vs. Joe Niekro — Matchup Analysis
Joe Niekro has had the better of this matchup. With only 9 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Niekro. Bream is hitting just 0.250 in this matchup, 5% below their career average and below Niekro's career opposing average of 0.254. Bream also posted an OPS of 0.675, modestly below the career mark of 0.756. Even with Bream striking out less often than usual, once every 9 PA versus a career rate of once every 7.8 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Niekro. Slight edge: Niekro.
How Sid Bream put the ball into play against Joe Niekro
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joe Niekro to Sid Bream
Matchup Details for Sid Bream and Joe Niekro
Stats that describe the matchup between Sid Bream and Joe Niekro including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
9
Sid Bream Career Plate Appearances
3530
Joe Niekro Career Batters Faced
15166
In this matchup
0.250
Sid Bream Career Batting Average
0.264
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
Sid Bream Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.029
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.020
In this matchup
0.000
Sid Bream Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.110
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.080
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Sid Bream Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.200
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.158
In this matchup
0.250
Sid Bream Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.280
Joe Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.275
In this matchup
0
Sid Bream Career Hit By Pitch
5
Joe Niekro Career Batters Hit By Pitch
65
Outs
In this matchup
6
In this matchup
1
Sid Bream Career Intentional Walks
45
Joe Niekro Career Intentional Walks Allowed
71
In this matchup
9.000
Sid Bream Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.840
Joe Niekro Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.681
In this matchup
1.000
Sid Bream Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.780
Joe Niekro Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.720
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.333
Sid Bream Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.345
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
Sid Bream Career Sacrifice Hits
26
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Hits
106
In this matchup
1
Sid Bream Career Sacrifice Flies
38
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Flies
96
In this matchup
0
Sid Bream Career Ground into Double Play
75
Joe Niekro Career Double Plays Enabled
200
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0