Frank LaCorte vs. Joe Niekro — Matchup Analysis
Joe Niekro has completely neutralized LaCorte in this matchup. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Niekro. LaCorte's numbers against Niekro tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.000, 100% below the career mark of 0.231, with a batting average of just 0.000, 100% below their career average and below Niekro's career opposing average of 0.254. Even with LaCorte striking out less often than usual, once every 5 PA versus a career rate of once every 3.2 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Niekro. Edge: Niekro.
How Frank LaCorte put the ball into play against Joe Niekro
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joe Niekro to Frank LaCorte
Matchup Details for Frank LaCorte and Joe Niekro
Stats that describe the matchup between Frank LaCorte and Joe Niekro including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Frank LaCorte Career Plate Appearances
89
Joe Niekro Career Batters Faced
15166
In this matchup
0.000
Frank LaCorte Career Batting Average
0.104
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
Frank LaCorte Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.000
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.020
In this matchup
0.000
Frank LaCorte Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.000
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.080
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Frank LaCorte Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.000
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.158
In this matchup
0.000
Frank LaCorte Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.160
Joe Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.275
In this matchup
0
Frank LaCorte Career Hit By Pitch
0
Joe Niekro Career Batters Hit By Pitch
65
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Frank LaCorte Career Intentional Walks
0
Joe Niekro Career Intentional Walks Allowed
71
In this matchup
1
Frank LaCorte Career Strikeouts
28
Joe Niekro Career Strikeouts Thrown
1747
In this matchup
5.000
Frank LaCorte Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
3.180
Joe Niekro Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.681
In this matchup
0.000
Frank LaCorte Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.040
Joe Niekro Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.720
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.000
Frank LaCorte Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.101
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
Frank LaCorte Career Sacrifice Hits
10
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Hits
106
In this matchup
0
Frank LaCorte Career Sacrifice Flies
1
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Flies
96
In this matchup
0
Frank LaCorte Career Ground into Double Play
0
Joe Niekro Career Double Plays Enabled
200
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0