Omar Moreno vs. Joe Niekro — Matchup Analysis
Omar Moreno has absolutely raked against Niekro. Moreno's production against Niekro has been exceptional: an OPS of 0.942, 45% above the career mark of 0.649, with a batting average of 0.364, 44% above their career average and above Niekro's career opposing average of 0.254. Moreno has made good contact too, striking out once every 17 plate appearances rather than the career rate of once every 6.2 PA, and going deep at or above the career pace. Edge: Moreno.
How Omar Moreno put the ball into play against Joe Niekro
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joe Niekro to Omar Moreno
Matchup Details for Omar Moreno and Joe Niekro
Stats that describe the matchup between Omar Moreno and Joe Niekro including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
51
Omar Moreno Career Plate Appearances
5481
Joe Niekro Career Batters Faced
15166
In this matchup
0.364
Omar Moreno Career Batting Average
0.252
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
0.045
Omar Moreno Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.007
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.020
In this matchup
0.125
Omar Moreno Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.029
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.080
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.667
Omar Moreno Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.042
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.158
In this matchup
0.350
Omar Moreno Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.297
Joe Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.275
In this matchup
0
Omar Moreno Career Hit By Pitch
17
Joe Niekro Career Batters Hit By Pitch
65
Outs
In this matchup
26
In this matchup
1
Omar Moreno Career Intentional Walks
41
Joe Niekro Career Intentional Walks Allowed
71
In this matchup
3
Omar Moreno Career Strikeouts
885
Joe Niekro Career Strikeouts Thrown
1747
In this matchup
17.000
Omar Moreno Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.190
Joe Niekro Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.681
In this matchup
2.333
Omar Moreno Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.440
Joe Niekro Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.720
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.451
Omar Moreno Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.307
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
Omar Moreno Career Sacrifice Hits
52
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Hits
106
In this matchup
1
Omar Moreno Career Sacrifice Flies
33
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Flies
96
In this matchup
1
Omar Moreno Career Ground into Double Play
45
Joe Niekro Career Double Plays Enabled
200
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0