Del Unser vs. Joe Niekro — Matchup Analysis
Joe Niekro has dominated this matchup. Unser is hitting just 0.222 in this matchup, 14% below their career average and below Niekro's career opposing average of 0.254. Unser also posted an OPS of 0.472, well below the career mark of 0.677. Even with Unser striking out less often than usual, once every 9 PA versus a career rate of once every 8.6 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Niekro. Edge: Niekro.
How Del Unser put the ball into play against Joe Niekro
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joe Niekro to Del Unser
Matchup Details for Del Unser and Joe Niekro
Stats that describe the matchup between Del Unser and Joe Niekro including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
36
Del Unser Career Plate Appearances
5813
Joe Niekro Career Batters Faced
15166
In this matchup
0.222
Del Unser Career Batting Average
0.258
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
Del Unser Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.017
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.020
In this matchup
0.000
Del Unser Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.065
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.080
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Del Unser Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.129
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.158
In this matchup
0.250
Del Unser Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.280
Joe Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.275
In this matchup
0
Del Unser Career Hit By Pitch
9
Joe Niekro Career Batters Hit By Pitch
65
Outs
In this matchup
23
In this matchup
0
Del Unser Career Intentional Walks
62
Joe Niekro Career Intentional Walks Allowed
71
In this matchup
9.000
Del Unser Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.610
Joe Niekro Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.681
In this matchup
0.000
Del Unser Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.710
Joe Niekro Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.720
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.222
Del Unser Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.325
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
1
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Del Unser Career Sacrifice Hits
65
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Hits
106
In this matchup
0
Del Unser Career Sacrifice Flies
43
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Flies
96
In this matchup
0
Del Unser Career Ground into Double Play
62
Joe Niekro Career Double Plays Enabled
200
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0