Tito Francona vs. Joe Niekro — Matchup Analysis
Tito Francona has held their own against Niekro. Francona is hitting 0.278 in this matchup, 2% above their career average and above Niekro's career opposing average of 0.254. Francona also posted an OPS of 0.881, modestly above the career mark of 0.746. Francona has made good contact too, striking out once every 21 plate appearances rather than the career rate of once every 8.3 PA, and going deep at or above the career pace. Slight edge: Francona.
How Tito Francona put the ball into play against Joe Niekro
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joe Niekro to Tito Francona
Matchup Details for Tito Francona and Joe Niekro
Stats that describe the matchup between Tito Francona and Joe Niekro including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
21
Tito Francona Career Plate Appearances
5776
Joe Niekro Career Batters Faced
15166
In this matchup
0.278
Tito Francona Career Batting Average
0.272
Joe Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average
0.254
In this matchup
1
Tito Francona Career Home Runs
125
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
Tito Francona Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.024
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.020
In this matchup
0.200
Tito Francona Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.090
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.080
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
1.000
Tito Francona Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.180
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.158
In this matchup
0.250
Tito Francona Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.292
Joe Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.275
In this matchup
0
Tito Francona Career Hit By Pitch
32
Joe Niekro Career Batters Hit By Pitch
65
Outs
In this matchup
11
In this matchup
0
Tito Francona Career Intentional Walks
59
Joe Niekro Career Intentional Walks Allowed
71
In this matchup
1
Tito Francona Career Strikeouts
694
Joe Niekro Career Strikeouts Thrown
1747
In this matchup
21.000
Tito Francona Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.320
Joe Niekro Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.681
In this matchup
3.000
Tito Francona Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.780
Joe Niekro Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.720
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.381
Tito Francona Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.346
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
Tito Francona Career Sacrifice Hits
38
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Hits
106
In this matchup
0
Tito Francona Career Sacrifice Flies
41
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Flies
96
In this matchup
0
Tito Francona Career Ground into Double Play
103
Joe Niekro Career Double Plays Enabled
200
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0