Joe Niekro vs. John Denny — Matchup Analysis
Joe Niekro has absolutely raked against Denny. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Niekro. Niekro's production against Denny has been exceptional: an OPS of 0.800, 113% above the career mark of 0.376, with a batting average of 0.400, 156% above their career average and above Denny's career opposing average of 0.258. Edge: Niekro.
How Joe Niekro put the ball into play against John Denny
Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Denny to Joe Niekro
Matchup Details for Joe Niekro and John Denny
Stats that describe the matchup between Joe Niekro and John Denny including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Joe Niekro Career Plate Appearances
1165
John Denny Career Batters Faced
9077
In this matchup
0.400
Joe Niekro Career Batting Average
0.156
John Denny Career Opposing Batting Average
0.258
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
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.001
John Denny Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.017
In this matchup
0.000
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.007
John Denny Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.065
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.004
John Denny Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.120
In this matchup
0.400
Joe Niekro Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.211
John Denny Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.286
In this matchup
0
Joe Niekro Career Hit By Pitch
1
John Denny Career Batters Hit By Pitch
54
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Joe Niekro Career Intentional Walks
0
John Denny Career Intentional Walks Allowed
49
In this matchup
0
Joe Niekro Career Strikeouts
262
John Denny Career Strikeouts Thrown
1146
In this matchup
0.000
Joe Niekro Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.450
John Denny Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.921
In this matchup
0.000
Joe Niekro Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.150
John Denny Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.680
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.400
Joe Niekro Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.163
John Denny Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.322
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
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Hits
147
John Denny Career Sacrifice Hits
82
In this matchup
0
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Flies
6
John Denny Career Sacrifice Flies
46
In this matchup
0
Joe Niekro Career Ground into Double Play
17
John Denny Career Double Plays Enabled
250
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0