R. J. Reynolds vs. Joe Niekro — Matchup Analysis

Joe Niekro has had the better of this matchup. Despite batting 0.263, 1% below their career average and above Niekro's career opposing average of 0.254, Reynolds's OPS of 0.627 sits modestly below the career mark of 0.702. Even with Reynolds striking out less often than usual, once every 10.5 PA versus a career rate of once every 6 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Niekro. Slight edge: Niekro.

How R. J. Reynolds put the ball into play against Joe Niekro

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joe Niekro to R. J. Reynolds

Matchup Details for R. J. Reynolds and Joe Niekro

Stats that describe the matchup between R. J. Reynolds and Joe Niekro including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
21
R. J. Reynolds Career Plate Appearances
2506
Joe Niekro Career Batters Faced
15166
In this matchup
19
R. J. Reynolds Career At Bats
2270
Joe Niekro Career At Bats Pitched
13637
In this matchup
0.263
R. J. Reynolds Career Batting Average
0.267
Joe Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average
0.254
In this matchup
5
R. J. Reynolds Career Hits
605
Joe Niekro Career Hits Allowed
3466
In this matchup
5
R. J. Reynolds Career Singles
432
In this matchup
0
R. J. Reynolds Career Doubles
121
In this matchup
0
R. J. Reynolds Career Triples
17
In this matchup
0
R. J. Reynolds Career Home Runs
35
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed
276

Grand Slams

In this matchup
0

In the Park Home Runs

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0

In the Park Grand Slams

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0
In this matchup
0
R. J. Reynolds Career Extra Base Hits
173
In this matchup
0.000
R. J. Reynolds Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.015
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.020
In this matchup
0.000
R. J. Reynolds Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.058
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.080

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.000
R. J. Reynolds Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.084
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.158
In this matchup
5
R. J. Reynolds Total Bases
865
In this matchup
8
R. J. Reynolds Career Times on Base
800
In this matchup
0.364
R. J. Reynolds Career On Base Percentage
0.321
In this matchup
0.263
R. J. Reynolds Career Slugging Percentage
0.381
In this matchup
0.627
R. J. Reynolds Career OPS
0.702
In this matchup
0.000
R. J. Reynolds Career Isolated Power
0.115
In this matchup
0.229
R. J. Reynolds Career Gross Production Average
0.240
In this matchup
0.294
R. J. Reynolds Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.310
Joe Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.275
In this matchup
1
R. J. Reynolds Career RBIs
294
In this matchup
1.667
R. J. Reynolds Career Runs Created
295.020
In this matchup
1
R. J. Reynolds Career Hit By Pitch
5
Joe Niekro Career Batters Hit By Pitch
65

Outs

In this matchup
11
In this matchup
1
R. J. Reynolds Career Walks
190
Joe Niekro Career Walks Allowed
1262
In this matchup
1
R. J. Reynolds Career Intentional Walks
26
Joe Niekro Career Intentional Walks Allowed
71
In this matchup
2
R. J. Reynolds Career Strikeouts
419
Joe Niekro Career Strikeouts Thrown
1747
In this matchup
10.500
R. J. Reynolds Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.980
Joe Niekro Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.681
In this matchup
1.000
R. J. Reynolds Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.450
Joe Niekro Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.720

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.333
R. J. Reynolds Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.328
Joe Niekro Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.316

Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference

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0

Batter Reached due to Error

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0

Batter Reached due to Interference

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0
In this matchup
0
R. J. Reynolds Career Sacrifice Hits
16
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Hits
106
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0
R. J. Reynolds Career Sacrifice Flies
25
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Flies
96
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0
R. J. Reynolds Career Ground into Double Play
58
Joe Niekro Career Double Plays Enabled
200

Ground into Triple Play

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0