Lee Thomas vs. Phil Niekro — Matchup Analysis
Lee Thomas has absolutely raked against Niekro. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Thomas. Thomas's production against Niekro has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.000, 38% above the career mark of 0.724, with a batting average of 0.200, 22% below their career average and below Niekro's career opposing average of 0.246. Despite striking out once every 5 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 9.4 PA, Thomas is still posting above-career production against Niekro. Edge: Thomas.
How Lee Thomas put the ball into play against Phil Niekro
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Phil Niekro to Lee Thomas
Matchup Details for Lee Thomas and Phil Niekro
Stats that describe the matchup between Lee Thomas and Phil Niekro including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Lee Thomas Career Plate Appearances
3730
Phil Niekro Career Batters Faced
22677
In this matchup
0.200
Lee Thomas Career Batting Average
0.255
Phil Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average
0.246
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
0.200
Lee Thomas Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.032
Phil Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.024
In this matchup
1.000
Lee Thomas Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.125
Phil Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.096
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
1.000
Lee Thomas Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.267
Phil Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.144
In this matchup
0.000
Lee Thomas Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.261
Phil Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.274
In this matchup
0
Lee Thomas Career Hit By Pitch
32
Phil Niekro Career Batters Hit By Pitch
123
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Lee Thomas Career Intentional Walks
35
Phil Niekro Career Intentional Walks Allowed
86
In this matchup
1
Lee Thomas Career Strikeouts
397
Phil Niekro Career Strikeouts Thrown
3342
In this matchup
5.000
Lee Thomas Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
9.400
Phil Niekro Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.785
In this matchup
0.000
Lee Thomas Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.840
Phil Niekro Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.540
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.200
Lee Thomas Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.325
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
0
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Lee Thomas Career Sacrifice Hits
23
Phil Niekro Career Sacrifice Hits
167
In this matchup
0
Lee Thomas Career Sacrifice Flies
19
Phil Niekro Career Sacrifice Flies
87
In this matchup
0
Lee Thomas Career Ground into Double Play
85
Phil Niekro Career Double Plays Enabled
292
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0