Joe Torre vs. Phil Niekro — Matchup Analysis

This matchup has been a genuine battle. Torre is hitting 0.302 here, 2% above their career average, while Niekro's career opposing average is 0.246. Torre also posted an OPS of 0.843, close to the career mark of 0.817. Niekro has had the edge in strikeouts, with Torre going down once every 4.4 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 8 PA. No clear edge.

How Joe Torre put the ball into play against Phil Niekro

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Phil Niekro to Joe Torre

Matchup Details for Joe Torre and Phil Niekro

Stats that describe the matchup between Joe Torre and Phil Niekro including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
57
Joe Torre Career Plate Appearances
8801
Phil Niekro Career Batters Faced
22677
In this matchup
53
Joe Torre Career At Bats
7874
Phil Niekro Career At Bats Pitched
20491
In this matchup
0.302
Joe Torre Career Batting Average
0.297
Phil Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average
0.246
In this matchup
16
Joe Torre Career Hits
2342
Phil Niekro Career Hits Allowed
5044
In this matchup
10
Joe Torre Career Singles
1687
In this matchup
3
Joe Torre Career Doubles
344
In this matchup
1
Joe Torre Career Triples
59
In this matchup
2
Joe Torre Career Home Runs
252
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
6
Joe Torre Career Extra Base Hits
655
In this matchup
0.038
Joe Torre Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.032
Phil Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.024
In this matchup
0.125
Joe Torre Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.108
Phil Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.096

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.154
Joe Torre Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.230
Phil Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.144
In this matchup
27
Joe Torre Total Bases
3560
In this matchup
19
Joe Torre Career Times on Base
3206
In this matchup
0.333
Joe Torre Career On Base Percentage
0.365
In this matchup
0.509
Joe Torre Career Slugging Percentage
0.452
In this matchup
0.843
Joe Torre Career OPS
0.817
In this matchup
0.208
Joe Torre Career Isolated Power
0.155
In this matchup
0.277
Joe Torre Career Gross Production Average
0.277
In this matchup
0.359
Joe Torre Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.318
Phil Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.274
In this matchup
9
Joe Torre Career RBIs
1185
In this matchup
8.836
Joe Torre Career Runs Created
1303.220
In this matchup
1
Joe Torre Career Hit By Pitch
85
Phil Niekro Career Batters Hit By Pitch
123

Outs

In this matchup
24
In this matchup
2
Joe Torre Career Walks
779
Phil Niekro Career Walks Allowed
1809
In this matchup
0
Joe Torre Career Intentional Walks
127
Phil Niekro Career Intentional Walks Allowed
86
In this matchup
13
Joe Torre Career Strikeouts
1094
Phil Niekro Career Strikeouts Thrown
3342
In this matchup
4.385
Joe Torre Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.040
Phil Niekro Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.785
In this matchup
0.154
Joe Torre Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.710
Phil Niekro Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.540

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.316
Joe Torre Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.369
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
1

Batter Reached due to Interference

In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Joe Torre Career Sacrifice Hits
13
Phil Niekro Career Sacrifice Hits
167
In this matchup
1
Joe Torre Career Sacrifice Flies
50
Phil Niekro Career Sacrifice Flies
87
In this matchup
0
Joe Torre Career Ground into Double Play
284
Phil Niekro Career Double Plays Enabled
292

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0