Terry Steinbach vs. Joe Niekro — Matchup Analysis
Terry Steinbach has absolutely raked against Niekro. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Steinbach. Steinbach's production against Niekro has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.881, 152% above the career mark of 0.746, with a batting average of 0.667, 146% above their career average and above Niekro's career opposing average of 0.254. Steinbach has made good contact too, striking out once every 7 plate appearances rather than the career rate of once every 6.3 PA, and going deep at or above the career pace. Edge: Steinbach.
How Terry Steinbach put the ball into play against Joe Niekro
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joe Niekro to Terry Steinbach
Matchup Details for Terry Steinbach and Joe Niekro
Stats that describe the matchup between Terry Steinbach and Joe Niekro including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
Terry Steinbach Career Plate Appearances
5896
Joe Niekro Career Batters Faced
15166
In this matchup
0.667
Terry Steinbach Career Batting Average
0.271
Joe Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average
0.254
In this matchup
1
Terry Steinbach Career Home Runs
162
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
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0.167
Terry Steinbach Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.030
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.020
In this matchup
0.250
Terry Steinbach Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.112
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.080
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
1.000
Terry Steinbach Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.173
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.158
In this matchup
0.750
Terry Steinbach Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.299
Joe Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.275
In this matchup
0
Terry Steinbach Career Hit By Pitch
48
Joe Niekro Career Batters Hit By Pitch
65
Outs
In this matchup
1
In this matchup
0
Terry Steinbach Career Intentional Walks
31
Joe Niekro Career Intentional Walks Allowed
71
In this matchup
1
Terry Steinbach Career Strikeouts
938
Joe Niekro Career Strikeouts Thrown
1747
In this matchup
7.000
Terry Steinbach Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.290
Joe Niekro Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.681
In this matchup
1.000
Terry Steinbach Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.450
Joe Niekro Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.720
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.714
Terry Steinbach Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.323
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
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Interference
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0
In this matchup
0
Terry Steinbach Career Sacrifice Hits
15
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Hits
106
In this matchup
0
Terry Steinbach Career Sacrifice Flies
46
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Flies
96
In this matchup
0
Terry Steinbach Career Ground into Double Play
177
Joe Niekro Career Double Plays Enabled
200
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0