Dave Van Gorder vs. Joe Niekro — Matchup Analysis

Joe Niekro has completely neutralized Gorder in this matchup. With only 8 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Niekro. Gorder's numbers against Niekro tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.000, 100% below the career mark of 0.547, with a batting average of just 0.000, 100% below their career average and below Niekro's career opposing average of 0.254. Edge: Niekro.

How Dave Van Gorder put the ball into play against Joe Niekro

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joe Niekro to Dave Van Gorder

Matchup Details for Dave Van Gorder and Joe Niekro

Stats that describe the matchup between Dave Van Gorder and Joe Niekro including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
8
Dave Van Gorder Career Plate Appearances
468
Joe Niekro Career Batters Faced
15166
In this matchup
8
Dave Van Gorder Career At Bats
420
Joe Niekro Career At Bats Pitched
13637
In this matchup
0.000
Dave Van Gorder Career Batting Average
0.212
Joe Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average
0.254
In this matchup
0
Dave Van Gorder Career Hits
89
Joe Niekro Career Hits Allowed
3466
In this matchup
0
Dave Van Gorder Career Singles
73
In this matchup
0
Dave Van Gorder Career Doubles
12
In this matchup
0
Dave Van Gorder Career Triples
1
In this matchup
0
Dave Van Gorder Career Home Runs
3
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed
276

Grand Slams

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0

In the Park Home Runs

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0

In the Park Grand Slams

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0
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0
Dave Van Gorder Career Extra Base Hits
16
In this matchup
0.000
Dave Van Gorder Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.007
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.020
In this matchup
0.000
Dave Van Gorder Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.034
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.080

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.000
Dave Van Gorder Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.048
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.158
In this matchup
0
Dave Van Gorder Total Bases
112
In this matchup
0
Dave Van Gorder Career Times on Base
130
In this matchup
0.000
Dave Van Gorder Career On Base Percentage
0.280
In this matchup
0.000
Dave Van Gorder Career Slugging Percentage
0.267
In this matchup
0.000
Dave Van Gorder Career OPS
0.547
In this matchup
0.000
Dave Van Gorder Career Isolated Power
0.055
In this matchup
0.000
Dave Van Gorder Career Gross Production Average
0.193
In this matchup
0.000
Dave Van Gorder Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.241
Joe Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.275
In this matchup
0
Dave Van Gorder Career RBIs
38
In this matchup
0.000
Dave Van Gorder Career Runs Created
32.260
In this matchup
0
Dave Van Gorder Career Hit By Pitch
2
Joe Niekro Career Batters Hit By Pitch
65

Outs

In this matchup
8
In this matchup
0
Dave Van Gorder Career Walks
39
Joe Niekro Career Walks Allowed
1262
In this matchup
0
Dave Van Gorder Career Intentional Walks
6
Joe Niekro Career Intentional Walks Allowed
71
In this matchup
0
Dave Van Gorder Career Strikeouts
63
Joe Niekro Career Strikeouts Thrown
1747
In this matchup
0.000
Dave Van Gorder Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.430
Joe Niekro Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.681
In this matchup
0.000
Dave Van Gorder Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.620
Joe Niekro Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.720

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.000
Dave Van Gorder Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.286
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

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0

Batter Reached due to Interference

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0
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0
Dave Van Gorder Career Sacrifice Hits
4
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Hits
106
In this matchup
0
Dave Van Gorder Career Sacrifice Flies
3
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Flies
96
In this matchup
1
Dave Van Gorder Career Ground into Double Play
14
Joe Niekro Career Double Plays Enabled
200

Ground into Triple Play

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0