Mike Easler vs. Phil Niekro — Matchup Analysis
Phil Niekro has dominated this matchup. Despite batting 0.273, 7% below their career average and above Niekro's career opposing average of 0.246, Easler's OPS of 0.601 is 25% below the career mark of 0.804. Even with Easler striking out less often than usual, once every 10.3 PA versus a career rate of once every 5.8 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Niekro. Edge: Niekro.
How Mike Easler put the ball into play against Phil Niekro
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Phil Niekro to Mike Easler
Matchup Details for Mike Easler and Phil Niekro
Stats that describe the matchup between Mike Easler and Phil Niekro including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
62
Mike Easler Career Plate Appearances
4061
Phil Niekro Career Batters Faced
22677
In this matchup
0.273
Mike Easler Career Batting Average
0.293
Phil Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average
0.246
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
Mike Easler Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.032
Phil Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.024
In this matchup
0.000
Mike Easler Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.110
Phil Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.096
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Mike Easler Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.170
Phil Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.144
In this matchup
0.300
Mike Easler Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.331
Phil Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.274
In this matchup
0
Mike Easler Career Hit By Pitch
17
Phil Niekro Career Batters Hit By Pitch
123
Outs
In this matchup
35
In this matchup
0
Mike Easler Career Intentional Walks
46
Phil Niekro Career Intentional Walks Allowed
86
In this matchup
6
Mike Easler Career Strikeouts
696
Phil Niekro Career Strikeouts Thrown
3342
In this matchup
10.333
Mike Easler Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.830
Phil Niekro Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.785
In this matchup
0.833
Mike Easler Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.460
Phil Niekro Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.540
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.323
Mike Easler Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.356
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
1
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
1
Mike Easler Career Sacrifice Hits
6
Phil Niekro Career Sacrifice Hits
167
In this matchup
1
Mike Easler Career Sacrifice Flies
40
Phil Niekro Career Sacrifice Flies
87
In this matchup
1
Mike Easler Career Ground into Double Play
85
Phil Niekro Career Double Plays Enabled
292
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0