Kirk Gibson vs. Joe Niekro — Matchup Analysis
Joe Niekro has completely neutralized Gibson in this matchup. Gibson's numbers against Niekro tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.630, 23% below the career mark of 0.815, with a batting average of just 0.182, 32% below their career average and below Niekro's career opposing average of 0.254. Even with Gibson striking out less often than usual, once every 7 PA versus a career rate of once every 5.2 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Niekro. Edge: Niekro.
How Kirk Gibson put the ball into play against Joe Niekro
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joe Niekro to Kirk Gibson
Matchup Details for Kirk Gibson and Joe Niekro
Stats that describe the matchup between Kirk Gibson and Joe Niekro including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
14
Kirk Gibson Career Plate Appearances
6656
Joe Niekro Career Batters Faced
15166
In this matchup
0.182
Kirk Gibson Career Batting Average
0.268
Joe Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average
0.254
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
Kirk Gibson Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.044
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.020
In this matchup
0.000
Kirk Gibson Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.164
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.080
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Kirk Gibson Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.198
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.158
In this matchup
0.222
Kirk Gibson Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.301
Joe Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.275
In this matchup
0
Kirk Gibson Career Hit By Pitch
61
Joe Niekro Career Batters Hit By Pitch
65
Outs
In this matchup
7
In this matchup
0
Kirk Gibson Career Intentional Walks
72
Joe Niekro Career Intentional Walks Allowed
71
In this matchup
2
Kirk Gibson Career Strikeouts
1285
Joe Niekro Career Strikeouts Thrown
1747
In this matchup
7.000
Kirk Gibson Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.180
Joe Niekro Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.681
In this matchup
1.500
Kirk Gibson Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.560
Joe Niekro Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.720
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.357
Kirk Gibson Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.352
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
Kirk Gibson Career Sacrifice Hits
23
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Hits
106
In this matchup
0
Kirk Gibson Career Sacrifice Flies
56
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Flies
96
In this matchup
1
Kirk Gibson Career Ground into Double Play
72
Joe Niekro Career Double Plays Enabled
200
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0