Joe Niekro vs. Ross Grimsley — Matchup Analysis

Joe Niekro has absolutely raked against Grimsley. With only 6 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Niekro. Niekro's production against Grimsley has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.600, 326% above the career mark of 0.376, with a batting average of 0.600, 285% above their career average and above Grimsley's career opposing average of 0.270. Edge: Niekro.

How Joe Niekro put the ball into play against Ross Grimsley

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Ross Grimsley to Joe Niekro

Matchup Details for Joe Niekro and Ross Grimsley

Stats that describe the matchup between Joe Niekro and Ross Grimsley including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
6
Joe Niekro Career Plate Appearances
1165
Ross Grimsley Career Batters Faced
8544
In this matchup
5
Joe Niekro Career At Bats
973
Ross Grimsley Career At Bats Pitched
7792
In this matchup
0.600
Joe Niekro Career Batting Average
0.156
Ross Grimsley Career Opposing Batting Average
0.270
In this matchup
3
Joe Niekro Career Hits
152
Ross Grimsley Career Hits Allowed
2105
In this matchup
1
Joe Niekro Career Singles
124
In this matchup
2
Joe Niekro Career Doubles
26
In this matchup
0
Joe Niekro Career Triples
1
In this matchup
0
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs
1
Ross Grimsley Career Home Runs Allowed
202

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
2
Joe Niekro Career Extra Base Hits
28
In this matchup
0.000
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.001
Ross Grimsley Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.026
In this matchup
0.000
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.007
Ross Grimsley Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.096

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.000
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.004
Ross Grimsley Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.269
In this matchup
5
Joe Niekro Total Bases
183
In this matchup
3
Joe Niekro Career Times on Base
191
In this matchup
0.600
Joe Niekro Career On Base Percentage
0.188
In this matchup
1.000
Joe Niekro Career Slugging Percentage
0.188
In this matchup
1.600
Joe Niekro Career OPS
0.376
In this matchup
0.400
Joe Niekro Career Isolated Power
0.032
In this matchup
0.520
Joe Niekro Career Gross Production Average
0.131
In this matchup
0.600
Joe Niekro Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.211
Ross Grimsley Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.278
In this matchup
2
Joe Niekro Career RBIs
72
In this matchup
3.000
Joe Niekro Career Runs Created
21.460
In this matchup
0
Joe Niekro Career Hit By Pitch
1
Ross Grimsley Career Batters Hit By Pitch
15

Outs

In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Joe Niekro Career Walks
38
Ross Grimsley Career Walks Allowed
559
In this matchup
0
Joe Niekro Career Intentional Walks
0
Ross Grimsley Career Intentional Walks Allowed
49
In this matchup
0
Joe Niekro Career Strikeouts
262
Ross Grimsley Career Strikeouts Thrown
750
In this matchup
0.000
Joe Niekro Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.450
Ross Grimsley Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
11.392
In this matchup
0.000
Joe Niekro Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.150
Ross Grimsley Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.750

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.500
Joe Niekro Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.163
Ross Grimsley Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.318

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
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Hits
147
Ross Grimsley Career Sacrifice Hits
116
In this matchup
0
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Flies
6
Ross Grimsley Career Sacrifice Flies
62
In this matchup
0
Joe Niekro Career Ground into Double Play
17
Ross Grimsley Career Double Plays Enabled
173

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0