Bob Watson vs. Phil Niekro — Matchup Analysis

This matchup has been a genuine battle. Watson is hitting 0.287 here, 3% below their career average, while Niekro's career opposing average is 0.246. Watson also posted an OPS of 0.849, close to the career mark of 0.811. Niekro has had the edge in strikeouts, with Watson going down once every 6.7 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 8.7 PA. No clear edge.

How Bob Watson put the ball into play against Phil Niekro

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Phil Niekro to Bob Watson

Matchup Details for Bob Watson and Phil Niekro

Stats that describe the matchup between Bob Watson and Phil Niekro including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
101
Bob Watson Career Plate Appearances
6962
Phil Niekro Career Batters Faced
22677
In this matchup
87
Bob Watson Career At Bats
6185
Phil Niekro Career At Bats Pitched
20491
In this matchup
0.287
Bob Watson Career Batting Average
0.295
Phil Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average
0.246
In this matchup
25
Bob Watson Career Hits
1826
Phil Niekro Career Hits Allowed
5044
In this matchup
16
Bob Watson Career Singles
1294
In this matchup
4
Bob Watson Career Doubles
307
In this matchup
2
Bob Watson Career Triples
41
In this matchup
3
Bob Watson Career Home Runs
184
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
9
Bob Watson Career Extra Base Hits
532
In this matchup
0.034
Bob Watson Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.030
Phil Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.024
In this matchup
0.120
Bob Watson Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.101
Phil Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.096

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.200
Bob Watson Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.231
Phil Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.144
In this matchup
42
Bob Watson Total Bases
2767
In this matchup
37
Bob Watson Career Times on Base
2527
In this matchup
0.366
Bob Watson Career On Base Percentage
0.364
In this matchup
0.483
Bob Watson Career Slugging Percentage
0.447
In this matchup
0.849
Bob Watson Career OPS
0.811
In this matchup
0.195
Bob Watson Career Isolated Power
0.152
In this matchup
0.286
Bob Watson Career Gross Production Average
0.275
In this matchup
0.310
Bob Watson Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.312
Phil Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.274
In this matchup
12
Bob Watson Career RBIs
989
In this matchup
15.697
Bob Watson Career Runs Created
1033.080
In this matchup
0
Bob Watson Career Hit By Pitch
48
Phil Niekro Career Batters Hit By Pitch
123

Outs

In this matchup
48
In this matchup
12
Bob Watson Career Walks
653
Phil Niekro Career Walks Allowed
1809
In this matchup
0
Bob Watson Career Intentional Walks
98
Phil Niekro Career Intentional Walks Allowed
86
In this matchup
15
Bob Watson Career Strikeouts
796
Phil Niekro Career Strikeouts Thrown
3342
In this matchup
6.733
Bob Watson Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.750
Phil Niekro Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.785
In this matchup
0.800
Bob Watson Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.820
Phil Niekro Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.540

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.366
Bob Watson Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.370
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
Bob Watson Career Sacrifice Hits
11
Phil Niekro Career Sacrifice Hits
167
In this matchup
2
Bob Watson Career Sacrifice Flies
65
Phil Niekro Career Sacrifice Flies
87
In this matchup
1
Bob Watson Career Ground into Double Play
173
Phil Niekro Career Double Plays Enabled
292

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0