Tony Scott vs. Joe Niekro — Matchup Analysis
Joe Niekro has dominated this matchup. Scott is hitting just 0.176 in this matchup, 29% below their career average and below Niekro's career opposing average of 0.254. Scott also posted an OPS of 0.524, well below the career mark of 0.625. Even with Scott striking out less often than usual, once every 7 PA versus a career rate of once every 6.6 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Niekro. Edge: Niekro.
How Tony Scott put the ball into play against Joe Niekro
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joe Niekro to Tony Scott
Matchup Details for Tony Scott and Joe Niekro
Stats that describe the matchup between Tony Scott and Joe Niekro including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
35
Tony Scott Career Plate Appearances
3047
Joe Niekro Career Batters Faced
15166
In this matchup
0.176
Tony Scott Career Batting Average
0.249
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
Tony Scott Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.006
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.020
In this matchup
0.000
Tony Scott Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.024
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.080
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Tony Scott Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.037
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.158
In this matchup
0.207
Tony Scott Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.291
Joe Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.275
In this matchup
0
Tony Scott Career Hit By Pitch
16
Joe Niekro Career Batters Hit By Pitch
65
Outs
In this matchup
22
In this matchup
0
Tony Scott Career Intentional Walks
27
Joe Niekro Career Intentional Walks Allowed
71
In this matchup
5
Tony Scott Career Strikeouts
464
Joe Niekro Career Strikeouts Thrown
1747
In this matchup
7.000
Tony Scott Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.570
Joe Niekro Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.681
In this matchup
0.200
Tony Scott Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.400
Joe Niekro Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.720
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.200
Tony Scott Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.299
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
Tony Scott Career Sacrifice Hits
17
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Hits
106
In this matchup
0
Tony Scott Career Sacrifice Flies
25
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Flies
96
In this matchup
0
Tony Scott Career Ground into Double Play
51
Joe Niekro Career Double Plays Enabled
200
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0