Cesar Cedeno vs. Joe Niekro — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. Cedeno is hitting 0.286 here, matching their career average, while Niekro's career opposing average is 0.254. Cedeno also posted an OPS of 0.812, close to the career mark of 0.790. Niekro has had the edge in strikeouts, with Cedeno going down once every 7.4 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 8.7 PA. No clear edge.
How Cesar Cedeno put the ball into play against Joe Niekro
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joe Niekro to Cesar Cedeno
Matchup Details for Cesar Cedeno and Joe Niekro
Stats that describe the matchup between Cesar Cedeno and Joe Niekro including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
37
Cesar Cedeno Career Plate Appearances
8133
Joe Niekro Career Batters Faced
15166
In this matchup
0.286
Cesar Cedeno Career Batting Average
0.286
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
0.057
Cesar Cedeno Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.027
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.020
In this matchup
0.200
Cesar Cedeno Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.095
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.080
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.400
Cesar Cedeno Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.212
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.158
In this matchup
0.276
Cesar Cedeno Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.302
Joe Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.275
In this matchup
0
Cesar Cedeno Career Hit By Pitch
56
Joe Niekro Career Batters Hit By Pitch
65
Outs
In this matchup
21
In this matchup
0
Cesar Cedeno Career Intentional Walks
83
Joe Niekro Career Intentional Walks Allowed
71
In this matchup
5
Cesar Cedeno Career Strikeouts
938
Joe Niekro Career Strikeouts Thrown
1747
In this matchup
7.400
Cesar Cedeno Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.670
Joe Niekro Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.681
In this matchup
0.200
Cesar Cedeno Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.710
Joe Niekro Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.720
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.297
Cesar Cedeno Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.348
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
Cesar Cedeno Career Sacrifice Hits
32
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Hits
106
In this matchup
1
Cesar Cedeno Career Sacrifice Flies
71
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Flies
96
In this matchup
0
Cesar Cedeno Career Ground into Double Play
167
Joe Niekro Career Double Plays Enabled
200
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0