Marty Martinez vs. Joe Niekro — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward neither side. Martinez is hitting 0.200 here, 18% below their career average, while Niekro's career opposing average is 0.254. Martinez also posted an OPS of 0.629, close to the career mark of 0.583. Niekro has had the edge in strikeouts, with Martinez going down once every 7 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 9.7 PA. No clear edge.
How Marty Martinez put the ball into play against Joe Niekro
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joe Niekro to Marty Martinez
Matchup Details for Marty Martinez and Joe Niekro
Stats that describe the matchup between Marty Martinez and Joe Niekro including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
Marty Martinez Career Plate Appearances
1038
Joe Niekro Career Batters Faced
15166
In this matchup
0.200
Marty Martinez Career Batting Average
0.243
Joe Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average
0.254
Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In the Park Home Runs
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0
In the Park Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0.000
Marty Martinez Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.000
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.020
In this matchup
0.000
Marty Martinez 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
Marty Martinez Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.000
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.158
In this matchup
0.250
Marty Martinez Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.273
Joe Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.275
In this matchup
0
Marty Martinez Career Hit By Pitch
3
Joe Niekro Career Batters Hit By Pitch
65
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Marty Martinez Career Intentional Walks
6
Joe Niekro Career Intentional Walks Allowed
71
In this matchup
1
Marty Martinez Career Strikeouts
107
Joe Niekro Career Strikeouts Thrown
1747
In this matchup
7.000
Marty Martinez Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
9.700
Joe Niekro Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.681
In this matchup
2.000
Marty Martinez Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.650
Joe Niekro Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.720
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.429
Marty Martinez Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.295
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
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0
In this matchup
0
Marty Martinez Career Sacrifice Hits
16
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Hits
106
In this matchup
0
Marty Martinez Career Sacrifice Flies
4
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Flies
96
In this matchup
0
Marty Martinez Career Ground into Double Play
24
Joe Niekro Career Double Plays Enabled
200
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0