Joe Niekro vs. Bert Blyleven — Matchup Analysis

Joe Niekro has absolutely raked against Blyleven. Niekro's production against Blyleven has been exceptional: an OPS of 0.661, 76% above the career mark of 0.376, with a batting average of 0.286, 83% above their career average and above Blyleven's career opposing average of 0.248. Edge: Niekro.

How Joe Niekro put the ball into play against Bert Blyleven

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Bert Blyleven to Joe Niekro

Matchup Details for Joe Niekro and Bert Blyleven

Stats that describe the matchup between Joe Niekro and Bert Blyleven including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
10
Joe Niekro Career Plate Appearances
1165
Bert Blyleven Career Batters Faced
20491
In this matchup
7
Joe Niekro Career At Bats
973
Bert Blyleven Career At Bats Pitched
18717
In this matchup
0.286
Joe Niekro Career Batting Average
0.156
Bert Blyleven Career Opposing Batting Average
0.248
In this matchup
2
Joe Niekro Career Hits
152
Bert Blyleven Career Hits Allowed
4632
In this matchup
2
Joe Niekro Career Singles
124
In this matchup
0
Joe Niekro Career Doubles
26
In this matchup
0
Joe Niekro Career Triples
1
In this matchup
0
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs
1
Bert Blyleven Career Home Runs Allowed
430

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
Joe Niekro Career Extra Base Hits
28
In this matchup
0.000
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.001
Bert Blyleven Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.023
In this matchup
0.000
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.007
Bert Blyleven Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.093

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.000
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.004
Bert Blyleven Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.116
In this matchup
2
Joe Niekro Total Bases
183
In this matchup
3
Joe Niekro Career Times on Base
191
In this matchup
0.375
Joe Niekro Career On Base Percentage
0.188
In this matchup
0.286
Joe Niekro Career Slugging Percentage
0.188
In this matchup
0.661
Joe Niekro Career OPS
0.376
In this matchup
0.000
Joe Niekro Career Isolated Power
0.032
In this matchup
0.240
Joe Niekro Career Gross Production Average
0.131
In this matchup
0.286
Joe Niekro Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.211
Bert Blyleven Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.288
In this matchup
0
Joe Niekro Career RBIs
72
In this matchup
0.750
Joe Niekro Career Runs Created
21.460
In this matchup
0
Joe Niekro Career Hit By Pitch
1
Bert Blyleven Career Batters Hit By Pitch
155

Outs

In this matchup
7
In this matchup
1
Joe Niekro Career Walks
38
Bert Blyleven Career Walks Allowed
1322
In this matchup
0
Joe Niekro Career Intentional Walks
0
Bert Blyleven Career Intentional Walks Allowed
71
In this matchup
0
Joe Niekro Career Strikeouts
262
Bert Blyleven Career Strikeouts Thrown
3701
In this matchup
0.000
Joe Niekro Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.450
Bert Blyleven Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.537
In this matchup
0.000
Joe Niekro Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.150
Bert Blyleven Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.360

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.300
Joe Niekro Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.163
Bert Blyleven Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.294

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
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Hits
147
Bert Blyleven Career Sacrifice Hits
176
In this matchup
0
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Flies
6
Bert Blyleven Career Sacrifice Flies
121
In this matchup
0
Joe Niekro Career Ground into Double Play
17
Bert Blyleven Career Double Plays Enabled
338

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0