Dave Winfield vs. Joe Niekro — Matchup Analysis
Joe Niekro has completely neutralized Winfield in this matchup. Winfield's numbers against Niekro tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.624, 25% below the career mark of 0.827, with a batting average of just 0.200, 29% below their career average and below Niekro's career opposing average of 0.254. Niekro has been dominant in the strikeout department too, sending Winfield down once every 6.5 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 7.3 PA, and Winfield has yet to take Niekro deep. Edge: Niekro.
How Dave Winfield put the ball into play against Joe Niekro
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joe Niekro to Dave Winfield
Matchup Details for Dave Winfield and Joe Niekro
Stats that describe the matchup between Dave Winfield and Joe Niekro including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
65
Dave Winfield Career Plate Appearances
12358
Joe Niekro Career Batters Faced
15166
In this matchup
0.200
Dave Winfield Career Batting Average
0.283
Joe Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average
0.254
In this matchup
0
Dave Winfield Career Home Runs
465
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
Dave Winfield Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.042
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.020
In this matchup
0.000
Dave Winfield Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.150
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.080
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Dave Winfield Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.276
Joe Niekro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.158
In this matchup
0.244
Dave Winfield Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.296
Joe Niekro Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.275
In this matchup
0
Dave Winfield Career Hit By Pitch
25
Joe Niekro Career Batters Hit By Pitch
65
Outs
In this matchup
33
In this matchup
1
Dave Winfield Career Intentional Walks
172
Joe Niekro Career Intentional Walks Allowed
71
In this matchup
10
Dave Winfield Career Strikeouts
1686
Joe Niekro Career Strikeouts Thrown
1747
In this matchup
6.500
Dave Winfield Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.330
Joe Niekro Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.681
In this matchup
1.100
Dave Winfield Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.720
Joe Niekro Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.720
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.338
Dave Winfield Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.364
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
Dave Winfield Career Sacrifice Hits
19
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Hits
106
In this matchup
0
Dave Winfield Career Sacrifice Flies
95
Joe Niekro Career Sacrifice Flies
96
In this matchup
1
Dave Winfield Career Ground into Double Play
319
Joe Niekro Career Double Plays Enabled
200
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0