Jim Rice vs. Joe Niekro — Matchup Analysis
Joe Niekro has completely neutralized Rice in this matchup. With only 6 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Niekro. Rice's numbers against Niekro tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.167, 80% below the career mark of 0.854, with a batting average of just 0.000, 100% below their career average and below Niekro's career opposing average of 0.254. Edge: Niekro.
How Jim Rice put the ball into play against Joe Niekro
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joe Niekro to Jim Rice
Matchup Details for Jim Rice and Joe Niekro
Stats that describe the matchup between Jim Rice and Joe Niekro including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
6
Jim Rice Career Plate Appearances
9058
Joe Niekro Career Batters Faced
15166
In this matchup
0.000
Jim Rice Career Batting Average
0.298
Joe Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average
0.254
Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In the Park Home Runs
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0
In the Park Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0.000
Jim Rice Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.046
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.020
In this matchup
0.000
Jim Rice Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.156
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.080
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Jim Rice Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.268
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.158
In this matchup
0.000
Jim Rice Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.318
Joe Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.275
In this matchup
0
Jim Rice Career Hit By Pitch
64
Joe Niekro Career Batters Hit By Pitch
65
Outs
In this matchup
5
In this matchup
0
Jim Rice Career Intentional Walks
77
Joe Niekro Career Intentional Walks Allowed
71
In this matchup
0.000
Jim Rice Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.370
Joe Niekro Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.681
In this matchup
0.000
Jim Rice Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.470
Joe Niekro Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.720
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.167
Jim Rice Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.353
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
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Jim Rice Career Sacrifice Hits
5
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Hits
106
In this matchup
0
Jim Rice Career Sacrifice Flies
94
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Flies
96
In this matchup
1
Jim Rice Career Ground into Double Play
315
Joe Niekro Career Double Plays Enabled
200
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0