Terry Whitfield vs. Joe Niekro — Matchup Analysis
Terry Whitfield has absolutely raked against Niekro. Whitfield's production against Niekro has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.037, 43% above the career mark of 0.724, with a batting average of 0.414, 47% above their career average and above Niekro's career opposing average of 0.254. Despite striking out once every 6.6 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 7.3 PA, Whitfield is still posting above-career production against Niekro. Edge: Whitfield.
How Terry Whitfield put the ball into play against Joe Niekro
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joe Niekro to Terry Whitfield
Matchup Details for Terry Whitfield and Joe Niekro
Stats that describe the matchup between Terry Whitfield and Joe Niekro including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
33
Terry Whitfield Career Plate Appearances
2106
Joe Niekro Career Batters Faced
15166
In this matchup
29
Terry Whitfield Career At Bats
1913
Joe Niekro Career At Bats Pitched
13637
In this matchup
0.414
Terry Whitfield Career Batting Average
0.281
Joe Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average
0.254
In this matchup
0
Terry Whitfield Career Home Runs
33
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed
276
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
Terry Whitfield Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.017
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.020
In this matchup
0.000
Terry Whitfield Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.062
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.080
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Terry Whitfield Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.115
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.158
In this matchup
0.500
Terry Whitfield Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.314
Joe Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.275
In this matchup
1
Terry Whitfield Career Hit By Pitch
10
Joe Niekro Career Batters Hit By Pitch
65
Outs
In this matchup
12
In this matchup
0
Terry Whitfield Career Intentional Walks
20
Joe Niekro Career Intentional Walks Allowed
71
In this matchup
5
Terry Whitfield Career Strikeouts
288
Joe Niekro Career Strikeouts Thrown
1747
In this matchup
6.600
Terry Whitfield Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.310
Joe Niekro Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.681
In this matchup
0.600
Terry Whitfield Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.480
Joe Niekro Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.720
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.455
Terry Whitfield Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.330
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
0
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Terry Whitfield Career Sacrifice Hits
32
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Hits
106
In this matchup
0
Terry Whitfield Career Sacrifice Flies
13
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Flies
96
In this matchup
0
Terry Whitfield Career Ground into Double Play
44
Joe Niekro Career Double Plays Enabled
200
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0