Wally Joyner vs. Joe Niekro — Matchup Analysis
Joe Niekro has dominated this matchup. Joyner is hitting just 0.250 in this matchup, 13% below their career average and below Niekro's career opposing average of 0.254. Joyner also posted an OPS of 0.544, well below the career mark of 0.802. Even with Joyner striking out less often than usual, once every 17 PA versus a career rate of once every 9.8 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Niekro. Edge: Niekro.
How Wally Joyner put the ball into play against Joe Niekro
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joe Niekro to Wally Joyner
Matchup Details for Wally Joyner and Joe Niekro
Stats that describe the matchup between Wally Joyner and Joe Niekro including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
17
Wally Joyner Career Plate Appearances
8115
Joe Niekro Career Batters Faced
15166
In this matchup
0.250
Wally Joyner Career Batting Average
0.289
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
Wally Joyner Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.029
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.020
In this matchup
0.000
Wally Joyner Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.099
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.080
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Wally Joyner Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.247
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.158
In this matchup
0.267
Wally Joyner Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.300
Joe Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.275
In this matchup
0
Wally Joyner Career Hit By Pitch
38
Joe Niekro Career Batters Hit By Pitch
65
Outs
In this matchup
10
In this matchup
0
Wally Joyner Career Intentional Walks
109
Joe Niekro Career Intentional Walks Allowed
71
In this matchup
1
Wally Joyner Career Strikeouts
825
Joe Niekro Career Strikeouts Thrown
1747
In this matchup
17.000
Wally Joyner Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
9.840
Joe Niekro Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.681
In this matchup
1.000
Wally Joyner Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.010
Joe Niekro Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.720
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.294
Wally Joyner Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.370
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
Wally Joyner Career Sacrifice Hits
26
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Hits
106
In this matchup
0
Wally Joyner Career Sacrifice Flies
91
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Flies
96
In this matchup
0
Wally Joyner Career Ground into Double Play
168
Joe Niekro Career Double Plays Enabled
200
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0