Paul Moskau vs. Joe Niekro — Matchup Analysis
Joe Niekro has completely neutralized Moskau in this matchup. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Niekro. Moskau's numbers against Niekro tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.167, 60% below the career mark of 0.413, with a batting average of just 0.000, 100% below their career average and below Niekro's career opposing average of 0.254. Even with Moskau striking out less often than usual, once every 7 PA versus a career rate of once every 4.8 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Niekro. Edge: Niekro.
How Paul Moskau put the ball into play against Joe Niekro
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joe Niekro to Paul Moskau
Matchup Details for Paul Moskau and Joe Niekro
Stats that describe the matchup between Paul Moskau and Joe Niekro including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
Paul Moskau Career Plate Appearances
229
Joe Niekro Career Batters Faced
15166
In this matchup
0.000
Paul Moskau Career Batting Average
0.153
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
Paul Moskau Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.010
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.020
In this matchup
0.000
Paul Moskau Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.067
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.080
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Paul Moskau Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.042
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.158
In this matchup
0.000
Paul Moskau Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.191
Joe Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.275
In this matchup
0
Paul Moskau Career Hit By Pitch
0
Joe Niekro Career Batters Hit By Pitch
65
Outs
In this matchup
5
In this matchup
0
Paul Moskau Career Intentional Walks
0
Joe Niekro Career Intentional Walks Allowed
71
In this matchup
1
Paul Moskau Career Strikeouts
48
Joe Niekro Career Strikeouts Thrown
1747
In this matchup
7.000
Paul Moskau Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.770
Joe Niekro Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.681
In this matchup
1.000
Paul Moskau Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.210
Joe Niekro Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.720
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.143
Paul Moskau Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.175
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
1
Paul Moskau Career Sacrifice Hits
22
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Hits
106
In this matchup
0
Paul Moskau Career Sacrifice Flies
1
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Flies
96
In this matchup
1
Paul Moskau Career Ground into Double Play
3
Joe Niekro Career Double Plays Enabled
200
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0