Buck Miller vs. Joe Niekro — Matchup Analysis
Joe Niekro has completely neutralized Miller in this matchup. With only 6 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Niekro. Miller's numbers against Niekro tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.333, 41% below the career mark of 0.565, with a batting average of just 0.167, 24% below their career average and below Niekro's career opposing average of 0.254. Edge: Niekro.
How Buck Miller put the ball into play against Joe Niekro
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joe Niekro to Buck Miller
Matchup Details for Buck Miller and Joe Niekro
Stats that describe the matchup between Buck Miller and Joe Niekro including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
6
Buck Miller Career Plate Appearances
695
Joe Niekro Career Batters Faced
15166
In this matchup
0.167
Buck Miller Career Batting Average
0.220
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
Buck Miller Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.000
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.020
In this matchup
0.000
Buck Miller 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
Buck Miller Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.000
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.158
In this matchup
0.167
Buck Miller Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.222
Joe Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.275
In this matchup
0
Buck Miller Career Hit By Pitch
3
Joe Niekro Career Batters Hit By Pitch
65
Outs
In this matchup
5
In this matchup
0
Buck Miller Career Intentional Walks
0
Joe Niekro Career Intentional Walks Allowed
71
In this matchup
0.000
Buck Miller Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
173.750
Joe Niekro Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.681
In this matchup
0.000
Buck Miller Career Walks Per Strikeout
13.750
Joe Niekro Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.720
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.167
Buck Miller Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.272
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
Buck Miller Career Sacrifice Hits
28
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Hits
106
In this matchup
0
Buck Miller Career Sacrifice Flies
0
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Flies
96
In this matchup
0
Buck Miller Career Ground into Double Play
1
Joe Niekro Career Double Plays Enabled
200
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0