Doug Griffin vs. Joe Niekro — Matchup Analysis

Joe Niekro has completely neutralized Griffin in this matchup. With only 9 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Niekro. Griffin's numbers against Niekro tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.347, 42% below the career mark of 0.598, with a batting average of just 0.125, 49% below their career average and below Niekro's career opposing average of 0.254. Edge: Niekro.

How Doug Griffin put the ball into play against Joe Niekro

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joe Niekro to Doug Griffin

Matchup Details for Doug Griffin and Joe Niekro

Stats that describe the matchup between Doug Griffin and Joe Niekro including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
9
Doug Griffin Career Plate Appearances
2374
Joe Niekro Career Batters Faced
15166
In this matchup
8
Doug Griffin Career At Bats
2136
Joe Niekro Career At Bats Pitched
13637
In this matchup
0.125
Doug Griffin Career Batting Average
0.245
Joe Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average
0.254
In this matchup
1
Doug Griffin Career Hits
524
Joe Niekro Career Hits Allowed
3466
In this matchup
1
Doug Griffin Career Singles
435
In this matchup
0
Doug Griffin Career Doubles
70
In this matchup
0
Doug Griffin Career Triples
12
In this matchup
0
Doug Griffin Career Home Runs
7
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
Doug Griffin Career Extra Base Hits
89
In this matchup
0.000
Doug Griffin Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.003
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.020
In this matchup
0.000
Doug Griffin Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.013
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.080

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.000
Doug Griffin Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.034
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.158
In this matchup
1
Doug Griffin Total Bases
639
In this matchup
2
Doug Griffin Career Times on Base
694
In this matchup
0.222
Doug Griffin Career On Base Percentage
0.299
In this matchup
0.125
Doug Griffin Career Slugging Percentage
0.299
In this matchup
0.347
Doug Griffin Career OPS
0.598
In this matchup
0.000
Doug Griffin Career Isolated Power
0.054
In this matchup
0.131
Doug Griffin Career Gross Production Average
0.209
In this matchup
0.125
Doug Griffin Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.267
Joe Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.275
In this matchup
1
Doug Griffin Career RBIs
165
In this matchup
0.222
Doug Griffin Career Runs Created
208.090
In this matchup
0
Doug Griffin Career Hit By Pitch
12
Joe Niekro Career Batters Hit By Pitch
65

Outs

In this matchup
7
In this matchup
1
Doug Griffin Career Walks
158
Joe Niekro Career Walks Allowed
1262
In this matchup
0
Doug Griffin Career Intentional Walks
13
Joe Niekro Career Intentional Walks Allowed
71
In this matchup
0
Doug Griffin Career Strikeouts
204
Joe Niekro Career Strikeouts Thrown
1747
In this matchup
0.000
Doug Griffin Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
11.640
Joe Niekro Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.681
In this matchup
0.000
Doug Griffin Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.770
Joe Niekro Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.720

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.222
Doug Griffin Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.293
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
Doug Griffin Career Sacrifice Hits
53
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Hits
106
In this matchup
0
Doug Griffin Career Sacrifice Flies
15
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Flies
96
In this matchup
1
Doug Griffin Career Ground into Double Play
54
Joe Niekro Career Double Plays Enabled
200

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0