Al Oliver vs. Phil Niekro — Matchup Analysis

This matchup has been a genuine battle. Oliver is hitting 0.302 here, matching their career average, while Niekro's career opposing average is 0.246. Oliver also posted an OPS of 0.807, close to the career mark of 0.795. Niekro has had the edge in strikeouts, with Oliver going down once every 9.5 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 12.9 PA. No clear edge.

How Al Oliver put the ball into play against Phil Niekro

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Phil Niekro to Al Oliver

Matchup Details for Al Oliver and Phil Niekro

Stats that describe the matchup between Al Oliver and Phil Niekro including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
124
Al Oliver Career Plate Appearances
9778
Phil Niekro Career Batters Faced
22677
In this matchup
116
Al Oliver Career At Bats
9049
Phil Niekro Career At Bats Pitched
20491
In this matchup
0.302
Al Oliver Career Batting Average
0.303
Phil Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average
0.246
In this matchup
35
Al Oliver Career Hits
2743
Phil Niekro Career Hits Allowed
5044
In this matchup
23
Al Oliver Career Singles
1918
In this matchup
7
Al Oliver Career Doubles
529
In this matchup
3
Al Oliver Career Triples
77
In this matchup
2
Al Oliver Career Home Runs
219
Phil Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed
482

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
12
Al Oliver Career Extra Base Hits
825
In this matchup
0.017
Al Oliver Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.024
Phil Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.024
In this matchup
0.057
Al Oliver Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.080
Phil Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.096

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.154
Al Oliver Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.290
Phil Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.144
In this matchup
54
Al Oliver Total Bases
4083
In this matchup
42
Al Oliver Career Times on Base
3360
In this matchup
0.341
Al Oliver Career On Base Percentage
0.344
In this matchup
0.466
Al Oliver Career Slugging Percentage
0.451
In this matchup
0.807
Al Oliver Career OPS
0.795
In this matchup
0.164
Al Oliver Career Isolated Power
0.148
In this matchup
0.270
Al Oliver Career Gross Production Average
0.268
In this matchup
0.327
Al Oliver Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.309
Phil Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.274
In this matchup
15
Al Oliver Career RBIs
1326
In this matchup
18.148
Al Oliver Career Runs Created
1407.280
In this matchup
1
Al Oliver Career Hit By Pitch
82
Phil Niekro Career Batters Hit By Pitch
123

Outs

In this matchup
68
In this matchup
6
Al Oliver Career Walks
535
Phil Niekro Career Walks Allowed
1809
In this matchup
0
Al Oliver Career Intentional Walks
119
Phil Niekro Career Intentional Walks Allowed
86
In this matchup
13
Al Oliver Career Strikeouts
756
Phil Niekro Career Strikeouts Thrown
3342
In this matchup
9.538
Al Oliver Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
12.930
Phil Niekro Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.785
In this matchup
0.462
Al Oliver Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.710
Phil Niekro Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.540

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.331
Al Oliver Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.347
Phil Niekro Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.306

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
1
Al Oliver Career Sacrifice Hits
17
Phil Niekro Career Sacrifice Hits
167
In this matchup
0
Al Oliver Career Sacrifice Flies
95
Phil Niekro Career Sacrifice Flies
87
In this matchup
1
Al Oliver Career Ground into Double Play
254
Phil Niekro Career Double Plays Enabled
292

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0