Terry Francona vs. Joe Niekro — Matchup Analysis
Terry Francona has absolutely raked against Niekro. With only 8 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Francona. Francona's production against Niekro has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.194, 83% above the career mark of 0.652, with a batting average of 0.375, 37% above their career average and above Niekro's career opposing average of 0.254. Despite striking out once every 8 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 15.3 PA, Francona is still posting above-career production against Niekro. Edge: Francona.
How Terry Francona put the ball into play against Joe Niekro
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joe Niekro to Terry Francona
Matchup Details for Terry Francona and Joe Niekro
Stats that describe the matchup between Terry Francona and Joe Niekro including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
8
Terry Francona Career Plate Appearances
1826
Joe Niekro Career Batters Faced
15166
In this matchup
0.375
Terry Francona Career Batting Average
0.274
Joe Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average
0.254
In this matchup
0
Terry Francona Career Home Runs
16
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed
276
Grand Slams
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0
In the Park Home Runs
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0
In the Park Grand Slams
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0
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0.000
Terry Francona Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.009
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.020
In this matchup
0.000
Terry Francona Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.034
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.080
Home Runs Per Strikeout
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0.000
Terry Francona Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.134
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.158
In this matchup
0.429
Terry Francona Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.285
Joe Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.275
In this matchup
0
Terry Francona Career Hit By Pitch
5
Joe Niekro Career Batters Hit By Pitch
65
Outs
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4
In this matchup
1
Terry Francona Career Intentional Walks
15
Joe Niekro Career Intentional Walks Allowed
71
In this matchup
1
Terry Francona Career Strikeouts
119
Joe Niekro Career Strikeouts Thrown
1747
In this matchup
8.000
Terry Francona Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
15.340
Joe Niekro Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.681
In this matchup
1.000
Terry Francona Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.550
Joe Niekro Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.720
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.500
Terry Francona Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.303
Joe Niekro Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.316
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
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0
Batter Reached due to Error
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0
Batter Reached due to Interference
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0
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0
Terry Francona Career Sacrifice Hits
15
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Hits
106
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0
Terry Francona Career Sacrifice Flies
10
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Flies
96
In this matchup
1
Terry Francona Career Ground into Double Play
30
Joe Niekro Career Double Plays Enabled
200
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0