Davey Johnson vs. Phil Niekro — Matchup Analysis
Phil Niekro has dominated this matchup. Johnson is hitting just 0.222 in this matchup, 15% below their career average and below Niekro's career opposing average of 0.246. Johnson also posted an OPS of 0.522, well below the career mark of 0.744. Niekro has been dominant in the strikeout department too, sending Johnson down once every 5 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 8.1 PA, and Johnson has yet to take Niekro deep. Edge: Niekro.
How Davey Johnson put the ball into play against Phil Niekro
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Phil Niekro to Davey Johnson
Matchup Details for Davey Johnson and Phil Niekro
Stats that describe the matchup between Davey Johnson and Phil Niekro including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
10
Davey Johnson Career Plate Appearances
5465
Phil Niekro Career Batters Faced
22677
In this matchup
0.222
Davey Johnson Career Batting Average
0.261
Phil Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average
0.246
In this matchup
0
Davey Johnson Career Home Runs
136
Phil Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed
482
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
Davey Johnson Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.028
Phil Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.024
In this matchup
0.000
Davey Johnson Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.109
Phil Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.096
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Davey Johnson Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.201
Phil Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.144
In this matchup
0.286
Davey Johnson Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.277
Phil Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.274
In this matchup
1
Davey Johnson Career Hit By Pitch
40
Phil Niekro Career Batters Hit By Pitch
123
Outs
In this matchup
5
In this matchup
0
Davey Johnson Career Intentional Walks
57
Phil Niekro Career Intentional Walks Allowed
86
In this matchup
2
Davey Johnson Career Strikeouts
675
Phil Niekro Career Strikeouts Thrown
3342
In this matchup
5.000
Davey Johnson Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.100
Phil Niekro Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.785
In this matchup
0.000
Davey Johnson Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.830
Phil Niekro Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.540
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.200
Davey Johnson Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.342
Phil Niekro Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.306
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
Davey Johnson Career Sacrifice Hits
26
Phil Niekro Career Sacrifice Hits
167
In this matchup
0
Davey Johnson Career Sacrifice Flies
43
Phil Niekro Career Sacrifice Flies
87
In this matchup
1
Davey Johnson Career Ground into Double Play
126
Phil Niekro Career Double Plays Enabled
292
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0