Keith Hernandez vs. Joe Niekro — Matchup Analysis
Joe Niekro has completely neutralized Hernandez in this matchup. Hernandez's numbers against Niekro tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.604, 26% below the career mark of 0.821, with a batting average of just 0.207, 30% below their career average and below Niekro's career opposing average of 0.254. Even with Hernandez striking out less often than usual, once every 11.3 PA versus a career rate of once every 8.5 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Niekro. Edge: Niekro.
How Keith Hernandez put the ball into play against Joe Niekro
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joe Niekro to Keith Hernandez
Matchup Details for Keith Hernandez and Joe Niekro
Stats that describe the matchup between Keith Hernandez and Joe Niekro including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
68
Keith Hernandez Career Plate Appearances
8553
Joe Niekro Career Batters Faced
15166
In this matchup
58
Keith Hernandez Career At Bats
7370
Joe Niekro Career At Bats Pitched
13637
In this matchup
0.207
Keith Hernandez Career Batting Average
0.296
Joe Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average
0.254
In this matchup
1
Keith Hernandez Career Home Runs
162
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
0.017
Keith Hernandez Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.022
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.020
In this matchup
0.083
Keith Hernandez Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.074
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.080
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.167
Keith Hernandez Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.160
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.158
In this matchup
0.212
Keith Hernandez Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.322
Joe Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.275
In this matchup
0
Keith Hernandez Career Hit By Pitch
32
Joe Niekro Career Batters Hit By Pitch
65
Outs
In this matchup
41
In this matchup
2
Keith Hernandez Career Intentional Walks
130
Joe Niekro Career Intentional Walks Allowed
71
In this matchup
6
Keith Hernandez Career Strikeouts
1012
Joe Niekro Career Strikeouts Thrown
1747
In this matchup
11.333
Keith Hernandez Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.450
Joe Niekro Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.681
In this matchup
1.833
Keith Hernandez Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.060
Joe Niekro Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.720
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.338
Keith Hernandez Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.395
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
Keith Hernandez Career Sacrifice Hits
10
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Hits
106
In this matchup
1
Keith Hernandez Career Sacrifice Flies
71
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Flies
96
In this matchup
1
Keith Hernandez Career Ground into Double Play
161
Joe Niekro Career Double Plays Enabled
200
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0