Roberto Clemente vs. Phil Niekro — Matchup Analysis
Phil Niekro has had the better of this matchup. Despite batting 0.265, 16% below their career average and above Niekro's career opposing average of 0.246, Clemente's OPS of 0.695 sits modestly below the career mark of 0.834. Even with Clemente striking out less often than usual, once every 8.5 PA versus a career rate of once every 8.3 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Niekro. Slight edge: Niekro.
How Roberto Clemente put the ball into play against Phil Niekro
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Phil Niekro to Roberto Clemente
Matchup Details for Roberto Clemente and Phil Niekro
Stats that describe the matchup between Roberto Clemente and Phil Niekro including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
51
Roberto Clemente Career Plate Appearances
10212
Phil Niekro Career Batters Faced
22677
In this matchup
49
Roberto Clemente Career At Bats
9454
Phil Niekro Career At Bats Pitched
20491
In this matchup
0.265
Roberto Clemente Career Batting Average
0.317
Phil Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average
0.246
In this matchup
0
Roberto Clemente Career Home Runs
240
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
0.000
Roberto Clemente Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.025
Phil Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.024
In this matchup
0.000
Roberto Clemente Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.080
Phil Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.096
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Roberto Clemente Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.195
Phil Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.144
In this matchup
0.235
Roberto Clemente Career Gross Production Average
0.281
In this matchup
0.302
Roberto Clemente Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.343
Phil Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.274
In this matchup
0
Roberto Clemente Career Hit By Pitch
35
Phil Niekro Career Batters Hit By Pitch
123
Outs
In this matchup
30
In this matchup
1
Roberto Clemente Career Intentional Walks
167
Phil Niekro Career Intentional Walks Allowed
86
In this matchup
6
Roberto Clemente Career Strikeouts
1230
Phil Niekro Career Strikeouts Thrown
3342
In this matchup
8.500
Roberto Clemente Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.300
Phil Niekro Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.785
In this matchup
0.500
Roberto Clemente Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.500
Phil Niekro Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.540
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.314
Roberto Clemente Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.371
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
Roberto Clemente Career Sacrifice Hits
36
Phil Niekro Career Sacrifice Hits
167
In this matchup
0
Roberto Clemente Career Sacrifice Flies
66
Phil Niekro Career Sacrifice Flies
87
In this matchup
1
Roberto Clemente Career Ground into Double Play
275
Phil Niekro Career Double Plays Enabled
292
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0