Von Joshua vs. Joe Niekro — Matchup Analysis
Joe Niekro has kept Joshua in check relative to their career standard. 0.300 is a solid batting line, but the OPS of 0.600 sits 13% below where Joshua typically operates, reflecting a pitcher making a great hitter work harder than usual. Even with Joshua striking out less often than usual, once every 10 PA versus a career rate of once every 7 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Niekro. Slight edge: Niekro. Context matters here.
How Von Joshua put the ball into play against Joe Niekro
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joe Niekro to Von Joshua
Matchup Details for Von Joshua and Joe Niekro
Stats that describe the matchup between Von Joshua and Joe Niekro including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
10
Von Joshua Career Plate Appearances
2375
Joe Niekro Career Batters Faced
15166
In this matchup
0.300
Von Joshua Career Batting Average
0.273
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
Von Joshua Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.013
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.020
In this matchup
0.000
Von Joshua Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.049
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.080
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Von Joshua Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.089
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.158
In this matchup
0.333
Von Joshua Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.308
Joe Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.275
In this matchup
0
Von Joshua Career Hit By Pitch
3
Joe Niekro Career Batters Hit By Pitch
65
Outs
In this matchup
6
In this matchup
0
Von Joshua Career Intentional Walks
20
Joe Niekro Career Intentional Walks Allowed
71
In this matchup
1
Von Joshua Career Strikeouts
338
Joe Niekro Career Strikeouts Thrown
1747
In this matchup
10.000
Von Joshua Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.030
Joe Niekro Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.681
In this matchup
0.000
Von Joshua Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.320
Joe Niekro Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.720
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.300
Von Joshua Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.311
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
Von Joshua Career Sacrifice Hits
15
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Hits
106
In this matchup
0
Von Joshua Career Sacrifice Flies
15
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Flies
96
In this matchup
0
Von Joshua Career Ground into Double Play
43
Joe Niekro Career Double Plays Enabled
200
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0