Larry Herndon vs. Joe Niekro — Matchup Analysis

This matchup has been a genuine battle. Herndon is hitting 0.276 here, 1% above their career average, while Niekro's career opposing average is 0.254. Herndon also posted an OPS of 0.736, close to the career mark of 0.731. Herndon has avoided the strikeout, going down once every 15.5 plate appearances, less often than the career rate of once every 6.7 PA. No clear edge.

How Larry Herndon put the ball into play against Joe Niekro

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joe Niekro to Larry Herndon

Matchup Details for Larry Herndon and Joe Niekro

Stats that describe the matchup between Larry Herndon and Joe Niekro including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
31
Larry Herndon Career Plate Appearances
5316
Joe Niekro Career Batters Faced
15166
In this matchup
29
Larry Herndon Career At Bats
4877
Joe Niekro Career At Bats Pitched
13637
In this matchup
0.276
Larry Herndon Career Batting Average
0.274
Joe Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average
0.254
In this matchup
8
Larry Herndon Career Hits
1334
Joe Niekro Career Hits Allowed
3466
In this matchup
5
Larry Herndon Career Singles
965
In this matchup
2
Larry Herndon Career Doubles
186
In this matchup
1
Larry Herndon Career Triples
76
In this matchup
0
Larry Herndon Career Home Runs
107
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
3
Larry Herndon Career Extra Base Hits
369
In this matchup
0.000
Larry Herndon Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.022
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.020
In this matchup
0.000
Larry Herndon Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.080
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.080

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.000
Larry Herndon Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.135
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.158
In this matchup
12
Larry Herndon Total Bases
1993
In this matchup
10
Larry Herndon Career Times on Base
1703
In this matchup
0.323
Larry Herndon Career On Base Percentage
0.322
In this matchup
0.414
Larry Herndon Career Slugging Percentage
0.409
In this matchup
0.736
Larry Herndon Career OPS
0.731
In this matchup
0.138
Larry Herndon Career Isolated Power
0.135
In this matchup
0.249
Larry Herndon Career Gross Production Average
0.247
In this matchup
0.296
Larry Herndon Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.306
Joe Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.275
In this matchup
2
Larry Herndon Career RBIs
550
In this matchup
3.871
Larry Herndon Career Runs Created
661.030
In this matchup
0
Larry Herndon Career Hit By Pitch
16
Joe Niekro Career Batters Hit By Pitch
65

Outs

In this matchup
18
In this matchup
2
Larry Herndon Career Walks
353
Joe Niekro Career Walks Allowed
1262
In this matchup
0
Larry Herndon Career Intentional Walks
24
Joe Niekro Career Intentional Walks Allowed
71
In this matchup
2
Larry Herndon Career Strikeouts
793
Joe Niekro Career Strikeouts Thrown
1747
In this matchup
15.500
Larry Herndon Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.700
Joe Niekro Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.681
In this matchup
1.000
Larry Herndon Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.450
Joe Niekro Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.720

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.323
Larry Herndon Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.322
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
1

Batter Reached due to Interference

In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Larry Herndon Career Sacrifice Hits
32
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Hits
106
In this matchup
0
Larry Herndon Career Sacrifice Flies
38
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Flies
96
In this matchup
1
Larry Herndon Career Ground into Double Play
125
Joe Niekro Career Double Plays Enabled
200

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0