Steve Yeager vs. Juan Nieves — Matchup Analysis
Juan Nieves has completely neutralized Yeager in this matchup. With only 6 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Nieves. Yeager's numbers against Nieves tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.333, 49% below the career mark of 0.653, with a batting average of just 0.167, 27% below their career average and below Nieves's career opposing average of 0.266. Even with Yeager striking out less often than usual, once every 6 PA versus a career rate of once every 5.5 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Nieves. Edge: Nieves.
How Steve Yeager put the ball into play against Juan Nieves
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Juan Nieves to Steve Yeager
Matchup Details for Steve Yeager and Juan Nieves
Stats that describe the matchup between Steve Yeager and Juan Nieves including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
6
Steve Yeager Career Plate Appearances
4014
Juan Nieves Career Batters Faced
2159
In this matchup
0.167
Steve Yeager Career Batting Average
0.228
Juan Nieves Career Opposing Batting Average
0.266
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
Steve Yeager Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.029
Juan Nieves Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.028
In this matchup
0.000
Steve Yeager Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.125
Juan Nieves Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.107
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Steve Yeager Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.140
Juan Nieves Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.153
In this matchup
0.200
Steve Yeager Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.257
Juan Nieves Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.302
In this matchup
0
Steve Yeager Career Hit By Pitch
27
Juan Nieves Career Batters Hit By Pitch
4
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Steve Yeager Career Intentional Walks
64
Juan Nieves Career Intentional Walks Allowed
9
In this matchup
1
Steve Yeager Career Strikeouts
726
Juan Nieves Career Strikeouts Thrown
352
In this matchup
6.000
Steve Yeager Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.530
Juan Nieves Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.134
In this matchup
0.000
Steve Yeager Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.470
Juan Nieves Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.640
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.167
Steve Yeager Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.304
Juan Nieves Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.344
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
Steve Yeager Career Sacrifice Hits
33
Juan Nieves Career Sacrifice Hits
7
In this matchup
0
Steve Yeager Career Sacrifice Flies
28
Juan Nieves Career Sacrifice Flies
14
In this matchup
1
Steve Yeager Career Ground into Double Play
93
Juan Nieves Career Double Plays Enabled
41
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0