Rick Monday vs. Joe Niekro — Matchup Analysis

This matchup has been a genuine battle. Monday is hitting 0.243 here, 8% below their career average, while Niekro's career opposing average is 0.254. Monday also posted an OPS of 0.872, close to the career mark of 0.804. Monday has avoided the strikeout, going down once every 10.4 plate appearances, less often than the career rate of once every 4.7 PA. No clear edge.

How Rick Monday put the ball into play against Joe Niekro

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joe Niekro to Rick Monday

Matchup Details for Rick Monday and Joe Niekro

Stats that describe the matchup between Rick Monday and Joe Niekro including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
52
Rick Monday Career Plate Appearances
7162
Joe Niekro Career Batters Faced
15166
In this matchup
37
Rick Monday Career At Bats
6136
Joe Niekro Career At Bats Pitched
13637
In this matchup
0.243
Rick Monday Career Batting Average
0.264
Joe Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average
0.254
In this matchup
9
Rick Monday Career Hits
1619
Joe Niekro Career Hits Allowed
3466
In this matchup
6
Rick Monday Career Singles
1066
In this matchup
1
Rick Monday Career Doubles
248
In this matchup
0
Rick Monday Career Triples
64
In this matchup
2
Rick Monday Career Home Runs
241
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed
276

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
3
Rick Monday Career Extra Base Hits
553
In this matchup
0.054
Rick Monday Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.039
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.020
In this matchup
0.222
Rick Monday Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.149
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.080

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.400
Rick Monday Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.159
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.158
In this matchup
16
Rick Monday Total Bases
2718
In this matchup
22
Rick Monday Career Times on Base
2567
In this matchup
0.440
Rick Monday Career On Base Percentage
0.361
In this matchup
0.432
Rick Monday Career Slugging Percentage
0.443
In this matchup
0.872
Rick Monday Career OPS
0.804
In this matchup
0.189
Rick Monday Career Isolated Power
0.179
In this matchup
0.306
Rick Monday Career Gross Production Average
0.273
In this matchup
0.233
Rick Monday Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.312
Joe Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.275
In this matchup
7
Rick Monday Career RBIs
775
In this matchup
6.857
Rick Monday Career Runs Created
1031.990
In this matchup
1
Rick Monday Career Hit By Pitch
24
Joe Niekro Career Batters Hit By Pitch
65

Outs

In this matchup
25
In this matchup
12
Rick Monday Career Walks
924
Joe Niekro Career Walks Allowed
1262
In this matchup
0
Rick Monday Career Intentional Walks
107
Joe Niekro Career Intentional Walks Allowed
71
In this matchup
5
Rick Monday Career Strikeouts
1513
Joe Niekro Career Strikeouts Thrown
1747
In this matchup
10.400
Rick Monday Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.730
Joe Niekro Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.681
In this matchup
2.400
Rick Monday Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.610
Joe Niekro Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.720

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.404
Rick Monday Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.370
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
2
Rick Monday Career Sacrifice Hits
46
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Hits
106
In this matchup
0
Rick Monday Career Sacrifice Flies
32
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Flies
96
In this matchup
1
Rick Monday Career Ground into Double Play
71
Joe Niekro Career Double Plays Enabled
200

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0