Tito Francona vs. Phil Niekro — Matchup Analysis
Phil Niekro has completely neutralized Francona in this matchup. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Niekro. Francona's numbers against Niekro tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.200, 73% below the career mark of 0.746, with a batting average of just 0.000, 100% below their career average and below Niekro's career opposing average of 0.246. Edge: Niekro.
How Tito Francona put the ball into play against Phil Niekro
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Phil Niekro to Tito Francona
Matchup Details for Tito Francona and Phil Niekro
Stats that describe the matchup between Tito Francona and Phil Niekro including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Tito Francona Career Plate Appearances
5776
Phil Niekro Career Batters Faced
22677
In this matchup
0.000
Tito Francona Career Batting Average
0.272
Phil Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average
0.246
In this matchup
0
Tito Francona Career Home Runs
125
Phil Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed
482
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
Tito Francona Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.024
Phil Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.024
In this matchup
0.000
Tito Francona Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.090
Phil Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.096
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Tito Francona Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.180
Phil Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.144
In this matchup
0.000
Tito Francona Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.292
Phil Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.274
In this matchup
0
Tito Francona Career Hit By Pitch
32
Phil Niekro Career Batters Hit By Pitch
123
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Tito Francona Career Intentional Walks
59
Phil Niekro Career Intentional Walks Allowed
86
In this matchup
0
Tito Francona Career Strikeouts
694
Phil Niekro Career Strikeouts Thrown
3342
In this matchup
0.000
Tito Francona Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.320
Phil Niekro Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.785
In this matchup
0.000
Tito Francona Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.780
Phil Niekro Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.540
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.200
Tito Francona Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.346
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
0
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Tito Francona Career Sacrifice Hits
38
Phil Niekro Career Sacrifice Hits
167
In this matchup
0
Tito Francona Career Sacrifice Flies
41
Phil Niekro Career Sacrifice Flies
87
In this matchup
0
Tito Francona Career Ground into Double Play
103
Phil Niekro Career Double Plays Enabled
292
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0