Ross Grimsley vs. Joe Niekro — Matchup Analysis
Joe Niekro has completely neutralized Grimsley in this matchup. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Niekro. Grimsley's numbers against Niekro tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.000, 100% below the career mark of 0.283, with a batting average of just 0.000, 100% below their career average and below Niekro's career opposing average of 0.254. Even with Grimsley striking out less often than usual, once every 5 PA versus a career rate of once every 3.4 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Niekro. Edge: Niekro.
How Ross Grimsley put the ball into play against Joe Niekro
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joe Niekro to Ross Grimsley
Matchup Details for Ross Grimsley and Joe Niekro
Stats that describe the matchup between Ross Grimsley and Joe Niekro including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Ross Grimsley Career Plate Appearances
400
Joe Niekro Career Batters Faced
15166
In this matchup
0.000
Ross Grimsley Career Batting Average
0.128
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
Ross Grimsley Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.000
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.020
In this matchup
0.000
Ross Grimsley Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.000
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.080
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Ross Grimsley Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.000
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.158
In this matchup
0.000
Ross Grimsley Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.189
Joe Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.275
In this matchup
0
Ross Grimsley Career Hit By Pitch
1
Joe Niekro Career Batters Hit By Pitch
65
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Ross Grimsley Career Intentional Walks
0
Joe Niekro Career Intentional Walks Allowed
71
In this matchup
1
Ross Grimsley Career Strikeouts
116
Joe Niekro Career Strikeouts Thrown
1747
In this matchup
5.000
Ross Grimsley Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
3.450
Joe Niekro Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.681
In this matchup
0.000
Ross Grimsley Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.050
Joe Niekro Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.720
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.000
Ross Grimsley Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.128
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
Ross Grimsley Career Sacrifice Hits
39
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Hits
106
In this matchup
0
Ross Grimsley Career Sacrifice Flies
1
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Flies
96
In this matchup
0
Ross Grimsley Career Ground into Double Play
5
Joe Niekro Career Double Plays Enabled
200
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0