Ron Cey vs. Phil Niekro — Matchup Analysis

This matchup has been a genuine battle. Cey is hitting 0.250 here, 4% below their career average, while Niekro's career opposing average is 0.246. Cey also posted an OPS of 0.785, close to the career mark of 0.799. Cey has avoided the strikeout, going down once every 9.1 plate appearances, less often than the career rate of once every 6.8 PA. No clear edge.

How Ron Cey put the ball into play against Phil Niekro

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Phil Niekro to Ron Cey

Matchup Details for Ron Cey and Phil Niekro

Stats that describe the matchup between Ron Cey and Phil Niekro including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
146
Ron Cey Career Plate Appearances
8344
Phil Niekro Career Batters Faced
22677
In this matchup
120
Ron Cey Career At Bats
7162
Phil Niekro Career At Bats Pitched
20491
In this matchup
0.250
Ron Cey Career Batting Average
0.261
Phil Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average
0.246
In this matchup
30
Ron Cey Career Hits
1868
Phil Niekro Career Hits Allowed
5044
In this matchup
22
Ron Cey Career Singles
1203
In this matchup
3
Ron Cey Career Doubles
328
In this matchup
0
Ron Cey Career Triples
21
In this matchup
5
Ron Cey Career Home Runs
316
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
8
Ron Cey Career Extra Base Hits
665
In this matchup
0.042
Ron Cey Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.044
Phil Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.024
In this matchup
0.167
Ron Cey Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.169
Phil Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.096

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.313
Ron Cey Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.256
Phil Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.144
In this matchup
48
Ron Cey Total Bases
3186
In this matchup
57
Ron Cey Career Times on Base
2942
In this matchup
0.385
Ron Cey Career On Base Percentage
0.354
In this matchup
0.400
Ron Cey Career Slugging Percentage
0.445
In this matchup
0.785
Ron Cey Career OPS
0.799
In this matchup
0.150
Ron Cey Career Isolated Power
0.184
In this matchup
0.273
Ron Cey Career Gross Production Average
0.270
In this matchup
0.250
Ron Cey Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.273
Phil Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.274
In this matchup
13
Ron Cey Career RBIs
1139
In this matchup
18.207
Ron Cey Career Runs Created
1163.660
In this matchup
2
Ron Cey Career Hit By Pitch
62
Phil Niekro Career Batters Hit By Pitch
123

Outs

In this matchup
69
In this matchup
23
Ron Cey Career Walks
1012
Phil Niekro Career Walks Allowed
1809
In this matchup
2
Ron Cey Career Intentional Walks
117
Phil Niekro Career Intentional Walks Allowed
86
In this matchup
16
Ron Cey Career Strikeouts
1235
Phil Niekro Career Strikeouts Thrown
3342
In this matchup
9.125
Ron Cey Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.760
Phil Niekro Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.785
In this matchup
1.563
Ron Cey Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.820
Phil Niekro Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.540

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.377
Ron Cey Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.359
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
6

Batter Reached due to Interference

In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Ron Cey Career Sacrifice Hits
26
Phil Niekro Career Sacrifice Hits
167
In this matchup
1
Ron Cey Career Sacrifice Flies
82
Phil Niekro Career Sacrifice Flies
87
In this matchup
5
Ron Cey Career Ground into Double Play
185
Phil Niekro Career Double Plays Enabled
292

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0