Ed Kranepool vs. Joe Niekro — Matchup Analysis

Joe Niekro has completely neutralized Kranepool in this matchup. Kranepool's numbers against Niekro tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.332, 52% below the career mark of 0.693, with a batting average of just 0.115, 56% below their career average and below Niekro's career opposing average of 0.254. Even with Kranepool striking out less often than usual, once every 14 PA versus a career rate of once every 10.3 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Niekro. Edge: Niekro.

How Ed Kranepool put the ball into play against Joe Niekro

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joe Niekro to Ed Kranepool

Matchup Details for Ed Kranepool and Joe Niekro

Stats that describe the matchup between Ed Kranepool and Joe Niekro including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
28
Ed Kranepool Career Plate Appearances
5997
Joe Niekro Career Batters Faced
15166
In this matchup
26
Ed Kranepool Career At Bats
5436
Joe Niekro Career At Bats Pitched
13637
In this matchup
0.115
Ed Kranepool Career Batting Average
0.261
Joe Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average
0.254
In this matchup
3
Ed Kranepool Career Hits
1418
Joe Niekro Career Hits Allowed
3466
In this matchup
2
Ed Kranepool Career Singles
1050
In this matchup
1
Ed Kranepool Career Doubles
225
In this matchup
0
Ed Kranepool Career Triples
25
In this matchup
0
Ed Kranepool Career Home Runs
118
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed
276

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
1
Ed Kranepool Career Extra Base Hits
368
In this matchup
0.000
Ed Kranepool Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.022
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.020
In this matchup
0.000
Ed Kranepool Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.083
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.080

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.000
Ed Kranepool Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.203
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.158
In this matchup
4
Ed Kranepool Total Bases
2047
In this matchup
5
Ed Kranepool Career Times on Base
1886
In this matchup
0.179
Ed Kranepool Career On Base Percentage
0.316
In this matchup
0.154
Ed Kranepool Career Slugging Percentage
0.377
In this matchup
0.332
Ed Kranepool Career OPS
0.693
In this matchup
0.038
Ed Kranepool Career Isolated Power
0.116
In this matchup
0.119
Ed Kranepool Career Gross Production Average
0.237
In this matchup
0.125
Ed Kranepool Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.271
Joe Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.275
In this matchup
2
Ed Kranepool Career RBIs
614
In this matchup
0.714
Ed Kranepool Career Runs Created
675.030
In this matchup
0
Ed Kranepool Career Hit By Pitch
14
Joe Niekro Career Batters Hit By Pitch
65

Outs

In this matchup
19
In this matchup
2
Ed Kranepool Career Walks
454
Joe Niekro Career Walks Allowed
1262
In this matchup
0
Ed Kranepool Career Intentional Walks
89
Joe Niekro Career Intentional Walks Allowed
71
In this matchup
2
Ed Kranepool Career Strikeouts
581
Joe Niekro Career Strikeouts Thrown
1747
In this matchup
14.000
Ed Kranepool Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
10.320
Joe Niekro Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.681
In this matchup
1.000
Ed Kranepool Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.780
Joe Niekro Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.720

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.179
Ed Kranepool Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.327
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
2

Batter Reached due to Interference

In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Ed Kranepool Career Sacrifice Hits
35
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Hits
106
In this matchup
0
Ed Kranepool Career Sacrifice Flies
58
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Flies
96
In this matchup
1
Ed Kranepool Career Ground into Double Play
138
Joe Niekro Career Double Plays Enabled
200

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0