John Cangelosi vs. Joe Niekro — Matchup Analysis
John Cangelosi has absolutely raked against Niekro. With only 6 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Cangelosi. Cangelosi's production against Niekro has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.167, 69% above the career mark of 0.690, with a batting average of 0.500, 100% above their career average and above Niekro's career opposing average of 0.254. Despite striking out once every 6 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 7.6 PA, Cangelosi is still posting above-career production against Niekro. Edge: Cangelosi.
How John Cangelosi put the ball into play against Joe Niekro
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joe Niekro to John Cangelosi
Matchup Details for John Cangelosi and Joe Niekro
Stats that describe the matchup between John Cangelosi and Joe Niekro including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
6
John Cangelosi Career Plate Appearances
2432
Joe Niekro Career Batters Faced
15166
In this matchup
0.500
John Cangelosi Career Batting Average
0.250
Joe Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average
0.254
In this matchup
0
John Cangelosi Career Home Runs
12
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed
276
Grand Slams
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0
In the Park Home Runs
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0
In the Park Grand Slams
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0
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0.000
John Cangelosi Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.006
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.020
In this matchup
0.000
John Cangelosi Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.024
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.080
Home Runs Per Strikeout
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0.000
John Cangelosi Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.037
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.158
In this matchup
0.600
John Cangelosi Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.291
Joe Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.275
In this matchup
0
John Cangelosi Career Hit By Pitch
31
Joe Niekro Career Batters Hit By Pitch
65
Outs
In this matchup
2
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0
John Cangelosi Career Intentional Walks
7
Joe Niekro Career Intentional Walks Allowed
71
In this matchup
1
John Cangelosi Career Strikeouts
322
Joe Niekro Career Strikeouts Thrown
1747
In this matchup
6.000
John Cangelosi Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.550
Joe Niekro Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.681
In this matchup
0.000
John Cangelosi Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.110
Joe Niekro Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.720
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.500
John Cangelosi Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.356
Joe Niekro Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.316
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
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0
Batter Reached due to Error
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0
Batter Reached due to Interference
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0
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0
John Cangelosi Career Sacrifice Hits
29
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Hits
106
In this matchup
0
John Cangelosi Career Sacrifice Flies
10
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Flies
96
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0
John Cangelosi Career Ground into Double Play
27
Joe Niekro Career Double Plays Enabled
200
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0