Ron Hodges vs. Joe Niekro — Matchup Analysis

This matchup has been a genuine battle. Hodges is hitting 0.286 here, 19% above their career average, while Niekro's career opposing average is 0.254. Hodges also posted an OPS of 0.681, close to the career mark of 0.663. Niekro has had the edge in strikeouts, with Hodges going down once every 7.7 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 7.8 PA. No clear edge.

How Ron Hodges put the ball into play against Joe Niekro

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joe Niekro to Ron Hodges

Matchup Details for Ron Hodges and Joe Niekro

Stats that describe the matchup between Ron Hodges and Joe Niekro including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
23
Ron Hodges Career Plate Appearances
1683
Joe Niekro Career Batters Faced
15166
In this matchup
21
Ron Hodges Career At Bats
1426
Joe Niekro Career At Bats Pitched
13637
In this matchup
0.286
Ron Hodges Career Batting Average
0.240
Joe Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average
0.254
In this matchup
6
Ron Hodges Career Hits
342
Joe Niekro Career Hits Allowed
3466
In this matchup
5
Ron Hodges Career Singles
265
In this matchup
1
Ron Hodges Career Doubles
56
In this matchup
0
Ron Hodges Career Triples
2
In this matchup
0
Ron Hodges Career Home Runs
19
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed
276

Grand Slams

In this matchup
0

In the Park Home Runs

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0

In the Park Grand Slams

In this matchup
0
In this matchup
1
Ron Hodges Career Extra Base Hits
77
In this matchup
0.000
Ron Hodges Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.013
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.020
In this matchup
0.000
Ron Hodges Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.056
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.080

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.000
Ron Hodges Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.088
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.158
In this matchup
7
Ron Hodges Total Bases
459
In this matchup
8
Ron Hodges Career Times on Base
570
In this matchup
0.348
Ron Hodges Career On Base Percentage
0.342
In this matchup
0.333
Ron Hodges Career Slugging Percentage
0.322
In this matchup
0.681
Ron Hodges Career OPS
0.663
In this matchup
0.048
Ron Hodges Career Isolated Power
0.082
In this matchup
0.240
Ron Hodges Career Gross Production Average
0.234
In this matchup
0.333
Ron Hodges Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.268
Joe Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.275
In this matchup
2
Ron Hodges Career RBIs
147
In this matchup
2.435
Ron Hodges Career Runs Created
178.280
In this matchup
0
Ron Hodges Career Hit By Pitch
4
Joe Niekro Career Batters Hit By Pitch
65

Outs

In this matchup
12
In this matchup
2
Ron Hodges Career Walks
224
Joe Niekro Career Walks Allowed
1262
In this matchup
0
Ron Hodges Career Intentional Walks
26
Joe Niekro Career Intentional Walks Allowed
71
In this matchup
3
Ron Hodges Career Strikeouts
217
Joe Niekro Career Strikeouts Thrown
1747
In this matchup
7.667
Ron Hodges Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.760
Joe Niekro Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.681
In this matchup
0.667
Ron Hodges Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.030
Joe Niekro Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.720

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.348
Ron Hodges 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

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0

Batter Reached due to Interference

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0
In this matchup
0
Ron Hodges Career Sacrifice Hits
14
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Hits
106
In this matchup
0
Ron Hodges Career Sacrifice Flies
15
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Flies
96
In this matchup
0
Ron Hodges Career Ground into Double Play
34
Joe Niekro Career Double Plays Enabled
200

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0