Jose Cardenal vs. Phil Niekro — Matchup Analysis

Phil Niekro has dominated this matchup. Cardenal is hitting just 0.194 in this matchup, 29% below their career average and below Niekro's career opposing average of 0.246. Cardenal also posted an OPS of 0.605, well below the career mark of 0.728. Even with Cardenal striking out less often than usual, once every 13 PA versus a career rate of once every 9.5 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Niekro. Edge: Niekro.

How Jose Cardenal put the ball into play against Phil Niekro

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Phil Niekro to Jose Cardenal

Matchup Details for Jose Cardenal and Phil Niekro

Stats that describe the matchup between Jose Cardenal and Phil Niekro including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
78
Jose Cardenal Career Plate Appearances
7696
Phil Niekro Career Batters Faced
22677
In this matchup
72
Jose Cardenal Career At Bats
6964
Phil Niekro Career At Bats Pitched
20491
In this matchup
0.194
Jose Cardenal Career Batting Average
0.275
Phil Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average
0.246
In this matchup
14
Jose Cardenal Career Hits
1913
Phil Niekro Career Hits Allowed
5044
In this matchup
8
Jose Cardenal Career Singles
1396
In this matchup
3
Jose Cardenal Career Doubles
333
In this matchup
0
Jose Cardenal Career Triples
46
In this matchup
3
Jose Cardenal Career Home Runs
138
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
6
Jose Cardenal Career Extra Base Hits
517
In this matchup
0.042
Jose Cardenal Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.020
Phil Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.024
In this matchup
0.214
Jose Cardenal Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.072
Phil Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.096

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.500
Jose Cardenal Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.171
Phil Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.144
In this matchup
26
Jose Cardenal Total Bases
2752
In this matchup
19
Jose Cardenal Career Times on Base
2547
In this matchup
0.244
Jose Cardenal Career On Base Percentage
0.333
In this matchup
0.361
Jose Cardenal Career Slugging Percentage
0.395
In this matchup
0.605
Jose Cardenal Career OPS
0.728
In this matchup
0.167
Jose Cardenal Career Isolated Power
0.121
In this matchup
0.200
Jose Cardenal Career Gross Production Average
0.248
In this matchup
0.172
Jose Cardenal Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.292
Phil Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.274
In this matchup
5
Jose Cardenal Career RBIs
775
In this matchup
6.158
Jose Cardenal Career Runs Created
975.400
In this matchup
1
Jose Cardenal Career Hit By Pitch
26
Phil Niekro Career Batters Hit By Pitch
123

Outs

In this matchup
53
In this matchup
4
Jose Cardenal Career Walks
608
Phil Niekro Career Walks Allowed
1809
In this matchup
0
Jose Cardenal Career Intentional Walks
38
Phil Niekro Career Intentional Walks Allowed
86
In this matchup
6
Jose Cardenal Career Strikeouts
807
Phil Niekro Career Strikeouts Thrown
3342
In this matchup
13.000
Jose Cardenal Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
9.540
Phil Niekro Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.785
In this matchup
0.667
Jose Cardenal Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.750
Phil Niekro Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.540

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.231
Jose Cardenal Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.333
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
Jose Cardenal Career Sacrifice Hits
37
Phil Niekro Career Sacrifice Hits
167
In this matchup
1
Jose Cardenal Career Sacrifice Flies
61
Phil Niekro Career Sacrifice Flies
87
In this matchup
5
Jose Cardenal Career Ground into Double Play
147
Phil Niekro Career Double Plays Enabled
292

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0