Bill Buckner vs. Phil Niekro — Matchup Analysis

This matchup has been a genuine battle. Buckner is hitting 0.278 here, 4% below their career average, while Niekro's career opposing average is 0.246. Buckner also posted an OPS of 0.735, close to the career mark of 0.729. Niekro has had the edge in strikeouts, with Buckner going down once every 11.5 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 22.1 PA. No clear edge.

How Bill Buckner put the ball into play against Phil Niekro

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Phil Niekro to Bill Buckner

Matchup Details for Bill Buckner and Phil Niekro

Stats that describe the matchup between Bill Buckner and Phil Niekro including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
150
Bill Buckner Career Plate Appearances
10033
Phil Niekro Career Batters Faced
22677
In this matchup
144
Bill Buckner Career At Bats
9397
Phil Niekro Career At Bats Pitched
20491
In this matchup
0.278
Bill Buckner Career Batting Average
0.289
Phil Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average
0.246
In this matchup
40
Bill Buckner Career Hits
2715
Phil Niekro Career Hits Allowed
5044
In this matchup
24
Bill Buckner Career Singles
1994
In this matchup
13
Bill Buckner Career Doubles
498
In this matchup
0
Bill Buckner Career Triples
49
In this matchup
3
Bill Buckner Career Home Runs
174
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
16
Bill Buckner Career Extra Base Hits
721
In this matchup
0.021
Bill Buckner Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.019
Phil Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.024
In this matchup
0.075
Bill Buckner Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.064
Phil Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.096

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.231
Bill Buckner Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.384
Phil Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.144
In this matchup
62
Bill Buckner Total Bases
3833
In this matchup
46
Bill Buckner Career Times on Base
3207
In this matchup
0.305
Bill Buckner Career On Base Percentage
0.321
In this matchup
0.431
Bill Buckner Career Slugging Percentage
0.408
In this matchup
0.735
Bill Buckner Career OPS
0.729
In this matchup
0.153
Bill Buckner Career Isolated Power
0.119
In this matchup
0.245
Bill Buckner Career Gross Production Average
0.247
In this matchup
0.287
Bill Buckner Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.287
Phil Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.274
In this matchup
18
Bill Buckner Career RBIs
1208
In this matchup
19.013
Bill Buckner Career Runs Created
1268.380
In this matchup
0
Bill Buckner Career Hit By Pitch
42
Phil Niekro Career Batters Hit By Pitch
123

Outs

In this matchup
90
In this matchup
5
Bill Buckner Career Walks
450
Phil Niekro Career Walks Allowed
1809
In this matchup
1
Bill Buckner Career Intentional Walks
111
Phil Niekro Career Intentional Walks Allowed
86
In this matchup
13
Bill Buckner Career Strikeouts
453
Phil Niekro Career Strikeouts Thrown
3342
In this matchup
11.538
Bill Buckner Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
22.150
Phil Niekro Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.785
In this matchup
0.462
Bill Buckner Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.990
Phil Niekro Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.540

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.307
Bill Buckner Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.327
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
2

Batter Reached due to Interference

In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Bill Buckner Career Sacrifice Hits
47
Phil Niekro Career Sacrifice Hits
167
In this matchup
1
Bill Buckner Career Sacrifice Flies
97
Phil Niekro Career Sacrifice Flies
87
In this matchup
5
Bill Buckner Career Ground into Double Play
247
Phil Niekro Career Double Plays Enabled
292

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0