Ron Santo vs. Phil Niekro — Matchup Analysis

Phil Niekro has completely neutralized Santo in this matchup. Santo's numbers against Niekro tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.544, 34% below the career mark of 0.827, with a batting average of just 0.188, 32% below their career average and below Niekro's career opposing average of 0.246. Niekro has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Santo down once every 4.7 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 7 PA. Edge: Niekro.

How Ron Santo put the ball into play against Phil Niekro

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Phil Niekro to Ron Santo

Matchup Details for Ron Santo and Phil Niekro

Stats that describe the matchup between Ron Santo and Phil Niekro including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
85
Ron Santo Career Plate Appearances
9396
Phil Niekro Career Batters Faced
22677
In this matchup
80
Ron Santo Career At Bats
8143
Phil Niekro Career At Bats Pitched
20491
In this matchup
0.188
Ron Santo Career Batting Average
0.277
Phil Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average
0.246
In this matchup
15
Ron Santo Career Hits
2254
Phil Niekro Career Hits Allowed
5044
In this matchup
10
Ron Santo Career Singles
1480
In this matchup
2
Ron Santo Career Doubles
365
In this matchup
2
Ron Santo Career Triples
67
In this matchup
1
Ron Santo Career Home Runs
342
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
5
Ron Santo Career Extra Base Hits
774
In this matchup
0.013
Ron Santo Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.042
Phil Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.024
In this matchup
0.067
Ron Santo Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.152
Phil Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.096

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.056
Ron Santo Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.255
Phil Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.144
In this matchup
24
Ron Santo Total Bases
3779
In this matchup
21
Ron Santo Career Times on Base
3400
In this matchup
0.244
Ron Santo Career On Base Percentage
0.362
In this matchup
0.300
Ron Santo Career Slugging Percentage
0.464
In this matchup
0.544
Ron Santo Career OPS
0.827
In this matchup
0.112
Ron Santo Career Isolated Power
0.187
In this matchup
0.185
Ron Santo Career Gross Production Average
0.279
In this matchup
0.230
Ron Santo Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.292
Phil Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.274
In this matchup
8
Ron Santo Career RBIs
1331
In this matchup
5.860
Ron Santo Career Runs Created
1388.890
In this matchup
0
Ron Santo Career Hit By Pitch
38
Phil Niekro Career Batters Hit By Pitch
123

Outs

In this matchup
45
In this matchup
5
Ron Santo Career Walks
1108
Phil Niekro Career Walks Allowed
1809
In this matchup
1
Ron Santo Career Intentional Walks
94
Phil Niekro Career Intentional Walks Allowed
86
In this matchup
18
Ron Santo Career Strikeouts
1343
Phil Niekro Career Strikeouts Thrown
3342
In this matchup
4.722
Ron Santo Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.000
Phil Niekro Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.785
In this matchup
0.333
Ron Santo Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.830
Phil Niekro Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.540

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.247
Ron Santo Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.368
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
2

Batter Reached due to Interference

In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Ron Santo Career Sacrifice Hits
13
Phil Niekro Career Sacrifice Hits
167
In this matchup
0
Ron Santo Career Sacrifice Flies
94
Phil Niekro Career Sacrifice Flies
87
In this matchup
2
Ron Santo Career Ground into Double Play
256
Phil Niekro Career Double Plays Enabled
292

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0