Bob Nieman vs. Bob Porterfield — Matchup Analysis
Bob Porterfield has had the better of this matchup. Nieman is hitting just 0.254 in this matchup, 14% below their career average and below Porterfield's career opposing average of 0.258. Nieman also posted an OPS of 0.742, modestly below the career mark of 0.847. Even with Nieman striking out less often than usual, once every 8.2 PA versus a career rate of once every 7.7 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Porterfield. Slight edge: Porterfield.
How Bob Nieman put the ball into play against Bob Porterfield
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Bob Porterfield to Bob Nieman
Matchup Details for Bob Nieman and Bob Porterfield
Stats that describe the matchup between Bob Nieman and Bob Porterfield including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
74
Bob Nieman Career Plate Appearances
3947
Bob Porterfield Career Batters Faced
6646
In this matchup
0.254
Bob Nieman Career Batting Average
0.295
Bob Porterfield Career Opposing Batting Average
0.258
In this matchup
2
Bob Nieman Career Home Runs
125
Bob Porterfield Career Home Runs Allowed
113
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
0.030
Bob Nieman Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.036
Bob Porterfield Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.019
In this matchup
0.118
Bob Nieman Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.123
Bob Porterfield Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.072
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.222
Bob Nieman Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.244
Bob Porterfield Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.198
In this matchup
0.268
Bob Nieman Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.314
Bob Porterfield Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.270
In this matchup
0
Bob Nieman Career Hit By Pitch
9
Bob Porterfield Career Batters Hit By Pitch
14
Outs
In this matchup
40
In this matchup
0
Bob Nieman Career Intentional Walks
18
Bob Porterfield Career Intentional Walks Allowed
20
In this matchup
9
Bob Nieman Career Strikeouts
512
Bob Porterfield Career Strikeouts Thrown
572
In this matchup
8.222
Bob Nieman Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.710
Bob Porterfield Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
11.619
In this matchup
0.778
Bob Nieman Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.850
Bob Porterfield Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.970
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.324
Bob Nieman Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.373
Bob Porterfield 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
1
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Bob Nieman Career Sacrifice Hits
26
Bob Porterfield Career Sacrifice Hits
0
In this matchup
0
Bob Nieman Career Sacrifice Flies
25
Bob Porterfield Career Sacrifice Flies
0
In this matchup
3
Bob Nieman Career Ground into Double Play
104
Bob Porterfield Career Double Plays Enabled
0
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0