Willie McCovey vs. Phil Niekro — Matchup Analysis
Willie McCovey has held their own against Niekro. McCovey is hitting 0.260 in this matchup, 4% below their career average and above Niekro's career opposing average of 0.246. McCovey also posted an OPS of 0.929, modestly above the career mark of 0.889. Despite striking out once every 5.2 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 6.2 PA, McCovey is still posting above-career production against Niekro. Slight edge: McCovey.
How Willie McCovey put the ball into play against Phil Niekro
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Phil Niekro to Willie McCovey
Matchup Details for Willie McCovey and Phil Niekro
Stats that describe the matchup between Willie McCovey and Phil Niekro including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
114
Willie McCovey Career Plate Appearances
9686
Phil Niekro Career Batters Faced
22677
In this matchup
96
Willie McCovey Career At Bats
8197
Phil Niekro Career At Bats Pitched
20491
In this matchup
0.260
Willie McCovey Career Batting Average
0.270
Phil Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average
0.246
In this matchup
8
Willie McCovey Career Home Runs
521
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
0.083
Willie McCovey Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.064
Phil Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.024
In this matchup
0.320
Willie McCovey Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.236
Phil Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.096
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.364
Willie McCovey Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.336
Phil Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.144
In this matchup
0.258
Willie McCovey Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.273
Phil Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.274
In this matchup
1
Willie McCovey Career Hit By Pitch
69
Phil Niekro Career Batters Hit By Pitch
123
Outs
In this matchup
48
In this matchup
0
Willie McCovey Career Intentional Walks
260
Phil Niekro Career Intentional Walks Allowed
86
In this matchup
22
Willie McCovey Career Strikeouts
1550
Phil Niekro Career Strikeouts Thrown
3342
In this matchup
5.182
Willie McCovey Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.250
Phil Niekro Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.785
In this matchup
0.773
Willie McCovey Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.870
Phil Niekro Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.540
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.368
Willie McCovey Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.394
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
1
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Willie McCovey Career Sacrifice Hits
5
Phil Niekro Career Sacrifice Hits
167
In this matchup
0
Willie McCovey Career Sacrifice Flies
70
Phil Niekro Career Sacrifice Flies
87
In this matchup
3
Willie McCovey Career Ground into Double Play
176
Phil Niekro Career Double Plays Enabled
292
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0