Don Mattingly vs. Phil Niekro — Matchup Analysis
Phil Niekro has had the better of this matchup. Despite batting 0.263, 14% below their career average and above Niekro's career opposing average of 0.246, Mattingly's OPS of 0.732 sits modestly below the career mark of 0.830. Even with Mattingly striking out less often than usual, once every 22 PA versus a career rate of once every 17.4 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Niekro. Slight edge: Niekro.
How Don Mattingly put the ball into play against Phil Niekro
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Phil Niekro to Don Mattingly
Matchup Details for Don Mattingly and Phil Niekro
Stats that describe the matchup between Don Mattingly and Phil Niekro including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
22
Don Mattingly Career Plate Appearances
7721
Phil Niekro Career Batters Faced
22677
In this matchup
0.263
Don Mattingly Career Batting Average
0.307
Phil Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average
0.246
In this matchup
0
Don Mattingly Career Home Runs
222
Phil Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed
482
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
Don Mattingly Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.032
Phil Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.024
In this matchup
0.000
Don Mattingly Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.103
Phil Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.096
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Don Mattingly Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.500
Phil Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.144
In this matchup
0.278
Don Mattingly Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.300
Phil Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.274
In this matchup
0
Don Mattingly Career Hit By Pitch
21
Phil Niekro Career Batters Hit By Pitch
123
Outs
In this matchup
13
In this matchup
0
Don Mattingly Career Intentional Walks
136
Phil Niekro Career Intentional Walks Allowed
86
In this matchup
1
Don Mattingly Career Strikeouts
444
Phil Niekro Career Strikeouts Thrown
3342
In this matchup
22.000
Don Mattingly Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
17.390
Phil Niekro Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.785
In this matchup
3.000
Don Mattingly Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.320
Phil Niekro Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.540
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.364
Don Mattingly Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.373
Phil Niekro Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.306
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
Don Mattingly Career Sacrifice Hits
13
Phil Niekro Career Sacrifice Hits
167
In this matchup
0
Don Mattingly Career Sacrifice Flies
96
Phil Niekro Career Sacrifice Flies
87
In this matchup
1
Don Mattingly Career Ground into Double Play
191
Phil Niekro Career Double Plays Enabled
292
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0