Chili Davis vs. Joe Niekro — Matchup Analysis
Joe Niekro has completely neutralized Davis in this matchup. Davis's numbers against Niekro tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.443, 45% below the career mark of 0.811, with a batting average of just 0.170, 38% below their career average and below Niekro's career opposing average of 0.254. Even with Davis striking out less often than usual, once every 8 PA versus a career rate of once every 5.9 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Niekro. Edge: Niekro.
How Chili Davis put the ball into play against Joe Niekro
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joe Niekro to Chili Davis
Matchup Details for Chili Davis and Joe Niekro
Stats that describe the matchup between Chili Davis and Joe Niekro including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
48
Chili Davis Career Plate Appearances
9996
Joe Niekro Career Batters Faced
15166
In this matchup
0.170
Chili Davis Career Batting Average
0.274
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
0.021
Chili Davis Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.040
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.020
In this matchup
0.125
Chili Davis Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.147
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.080
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.167
Chili Davis Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.206
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.158
In this matchup
0.175
Chili Davis 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
Chili Davis Career Hit By Pitch
15
Joe Niekro Career Batters Hit By Pitch
65
Outs
In this matchup
32
In this matchup
0
Chili Davis Career Intentional Walks
188
Joe Niekro Career Intentional Walks Allowed
71
In this matchup
6
Chili Davis Career Strikeouts
1698
Joe Niekro Career Strikeouts Thrown
1747
In this matchup
8.000
Chili Davis Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.890
Joe Niekro Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.681
In this matchup
0.167
Chili Davis Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.700
Joe Niekro Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.720
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.188
Chili Davis Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.376
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
1
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Chili Davis Career Sacrifice Hits
20
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Hits
106
In this matchup
0
Chili Davis Career Sacrifice Flies
94
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Flies
96
In this matchup
0
Chili Davis Career Ground into Double Play
232
Joe Niekro Career Double Plays Enabled
200
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0