Bobby Knoop vs. Joe Niekro — Matchup Analysis
Joe Niekro has completely neutralized Knoop in this matchup. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Niekro. Knoop's numbers against Niekro tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.400, 37% below the career mark of 0.630, with a batting average of just 0.200, 15% below their career average and below Niekro's career opposing average of 0.254. Even with Knoop striking out less often than usual, once every 5 PA versus a career rate of once every 4.8 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Niekro. Edge: Niekro.
How Bobby Knoop put the ball into play against Joe Niekro
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joe Niekro to Bobby Knoop
Matchup Details for Bobby Knoop and Joe Niekro
Stats that describe the matchup between Bobby Knoop and Joe Niekro including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Bobby Knoop Career Plate Appearances
4004
Joe Niekro Career Batters Faced
15166
In this matchup
0.200
Bobby Knoop Career Batting Average
0.236
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
Bobby Knoop Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.016
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.020
In this matchup
0.000
Bobby Knoop Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.065
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.080
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Bobby Knoop Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.067
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.158
In this matchup
0.250
Bobby Knoop Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.290
Joe Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.275
In this matchup
0
Bobby Knoop Career Hit By Pitch
14
Joe Niekro Career Batters Hit By Pitch
65
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Bobby Knoop Career Intentional Walks
48
Joe Niekro Career Intentional Walks Allowed
71
In this matchup
1
Bobby Knoop Career Strikeouts
833
Joe Niekro Career Strikeouts Thrown
1747
In this matchup
5.000
Bobby Knoop Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.810
Joe Niekro Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.681
In this matchup
0.000
Bobby Knoop Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.370
Joe Niekro Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.720
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.200
Bobby Knoop Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.302
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
Bobby Knoop Career Sacrifice Hits
36
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Hits
106
In this matchup
0
Bobby Knoop Career Sacrifice Flies
27
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Flies
96
In this matchup
0
Bobby Knoop Career Ground into Double Play
91
Joe Niekro Career Double Plays Enabled
200
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0