Willie Crawford vs. Joe Niekro — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. Crawford is hitting 0.222 here, 17% below their career average, while Niekro's career opposing average is 0.254. Crawford also posted an OPS of 0.722, close to the career mark of 0.757. Crawford has avoided the strikeout, going down once every 6.7 plate appearances, less often than the career rate of once every 5.9 PA. No clear edge.
How Willie Crawford put the ball into play against Joe Niekro
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joe Niekro to Willie Crawford
Matchup Details for Willie Crawford and Joe Niekro
Stats that describe the matchup between Willie Crawford and Joe Niekro including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
20
Willie Crawford Career Plate Appearances
3925
Joe Niekro Career Batters Faced
15166
In this matchup
18
Willie Crawford Career At Bats
3435
Joe Niekro Career At Bats Pitched
13637
In this matchup
0.222
Willie Crawford Career Batting Average
0.268
Joe Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average
0.254
In this matchup
1
Willie Crawford Career Home Runs
86
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed
276
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
0.056
Willie Crawford Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.025
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.020
In this matchup
0.250
Willie Crawford Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.093
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.080
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.333
Willie Crawford Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.130
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.158
In this matchup
0.214
Willie Crawford Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.308
Joe Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.275
In this matchup
0
Willie Crawford Career Hit By Pitch
9
Joe Niekro Career Batters Hit By Pitch
65
Outs
In this matchup
11
In this matchup
1
Willie Crawford Career Intentional Walks
55
Joe Niekro Career Intentional Walks Allowed
71
In this matchup
3
Willie Crawford Career Strikeouts
664
Joe Niekro Career Strikeouts Thrown
1747
In this matchup
6.667
Willie Crawford Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.910
Joe Niekro Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.681
In this matchup
1.000
Willie Crawford Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.650
Joe Niekro Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.720
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.350
Willie Crawford Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.358
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
Willie Crawford Career Sacrifice Hits
22
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Hits
106
In this matchup
0
Willie Crawford Career Sacrifice Flies
28
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Flies
96
In this matchup
0
Willie Crawford Career Ground into Double Play
57
Joe Niekro Career Double Plays Enabled
200
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0