Bobby Etheridge vs. Joe Niekro — Matchup Analysis

Joe Niekro has completely neutralized Etheridge in this matchup. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Niekro. Etheridge's numbers against Niekro tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.200, 71% below the career mark of 0.679, with a batting average of just 0.000, 100% below their career average and below Niekro's career opposing average of 0.254. Edge: Niekro.

How Bobby Etheridge put the ball into play against Joe Niekro

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joe Niekro to Bobby Etheridge

Matchup Details for Bobby Etheridge and Joe Niekro

Stats that describe the matchup between Bobby Etheridge and Joe Niekro including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Bobby Etheridge Career Plate Appearances
281
Joe Niekro Career Batters Faced
15166
In this matchup
4
Bobby Etheridge Career At Bats
246
Joe Niekro Career At Bats Pitched
13637
In this matchup
0.000
Bobby Etheridge Career Batting Average
0.244
Joe Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average
0.254
In this matchup
0
Bobby Etheridge Career Hits
60
Joe Niekro Career Hits Allowed
3466
In this matchup
0
Bobby Etheridge Career Singles
40
In this matchup
0
Bobby Etheridge Career Doubles
16
In this matchup
0
Bobby Etheridge Career Triples
2
In this matchup
0
Bobby Etheridge Career Home Runs
2
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
Bobby Etheridge Career Extra Base Hits
20
In this matchup
0.000
Bobby Etheridge Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.008
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.020
In this matchup
0.000
Bobby Etheridge Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.033
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.080

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.000
Bobby Etheridge Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.053
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.158
In this matchup
0
Bobby Etheridge Total Bases
86
In this matchup
1
Bobby Etheridge Career Times on Base
92
In this matchup
0.200
Bobby Etheridge Career On Base Percentage
0.330
In this matchup
0.000
Bobby Etheridge Career Slugging Percentage
0.350
In this matchup
0.200
Bobby Etheridge Career OPS
0.679
In this matchup
0.000
Bobby Etheridge Career Isolated Power
0.106
In this matchup
0.090
Bobby Etheridge Career Gross Production Average
0.236
In this matchup
0.000
Bobby Etheridge Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.280
Joe Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.275
In this matchup
0
Bobby Etheridge Career RBIs
25
In this matchup
0.000
Bobby Etheridge Career Runs Created
27.960
In this matchup
0
Bobby Etheridge Career Hit By Pitch
6
Joe Niekro Career Batters Hit By Pitch
65

Outs

In this matchup
4
In this matchup
1
Bobby Etheridge Career Walks
26
Joe Niekro Career Walks Allowed
1262
In this matchup
0
Bobby Etheridge Career Intentional Walks
0
Joe Niekro Career Intentional Walks Allowed
71
In this matchup
0
Bobby Etheridge Career Strikeouts
38
Joe Niekro Career Strikeouts Thrown
1747
In this matchup
0.000
Bobby Etheridge Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.390
Joe Niekro Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.681
In this matchup
0.000
Bobby Etheridge Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.680
Joe Niekro Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.720

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.200
Bobby Etheridge Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.306
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
Bobby Etheridge Career Sacrifice Hits
2
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Hits
106
In this matchup
0
Bobby Etheridge Career Sacrifice Flies
1
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Flies
96
In this matchup
0
Bobby Etheridge Career Ground into Double Play
13
Joe Niekro Career Double Plays Enabled
200

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0