Bill North vs. Joe Niekro — Matchup Analysis
Joe Niekro has completely neutralized North in this matchup. North's numbers against Niekro tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.515, 25% below the career mark of 0.688, with a batting average of just 0.192, 26% below their career average and below Niekro's career opposing average of 0.254. Niekro has been dominant in the strikeout department too, sending North down once every 3.9 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 6.9 PA, and North has yet to take Niekro deep. Edge: Niekro.
How Bill North put the ball into play against Joe Niekro
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joe Niekro to Bill North
Matchup Details for Bill North and Joe Niekro
Stats that describe the matchup between Bill North and Joe Niekro including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
31
Bill North Career Plate Appearances
4621
Joe Niekro Career Batters Faced
15166
In this matchup
0.192
Bill North Career Batting Average
0.261
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
Bill North Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.005
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.020
In this matchup
0.000
Bill North Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.020
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.080
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Bill North Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.030
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.158
In this matchup
0.278
Bill North Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.309
Joe Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.275
In this matchup
0
Bill North Career Hit By Pitch
25
Joe Niekro Career Batters Hit By Pitch
65
Outs
In this matchup
12
In this matchup
0
Bill North Career Intentional Walks
28
Joe Niekro Career Intentional Walks Allowed
71
In this matchup
8
Bill North Career Strikeouts
665
Joe Niekro Career Strikeouts Thrown
1747
In this matchup
3.875
Bill North Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.950
Joe Niekro Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.681
In this matchup
0.625
Bill North Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.940
Joe Niekro Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.720
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.323
Bill North Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.362
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
0
Bill North Career Sacrifice Hits
55
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Hits
106
In this matchup
0
Bill North Career Sacrifice Flies
14
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Flies
96
In this matchup
0
Bill North Career Ground into Double Play
50
Joe Niekro Career Double Plays Enabled
200
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0