Johnny Bench vs. Ken Johnson — Matchup Analysis

Ken Johnson has kept Bench in check relative to their career standard. An OPS of 0.833 is a solid mark overall, but it sits 2% below where Bench typically operates, reflecting a pitcher making a great hitter work harder than usual. Johnson has also had the strikeout edge, sitting Bench down once every 4 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 6.8 PA. Slight edge: Johnson. Context matters here.

How Johnny Bench put the ball into play against Ken Johnson

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Ken Johnson to Johnny Bench

Matchup Details for Johnny Bench and Ken Johnson

Stats that describe the matchup between Johnny Bench and Ken Johnson including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
12
Johnny Bench Career Plate Appearances
8669
Ken Johnson Career Batters Faced
7211
In this matchup
12
Johnny Bench Career At Bats
7658
Ken Johnson Career At Bats Pitched
6742
In this matchup
0.167
Johnny Bench Career Batting Average
0.267
Ken Johnson Career Opposing Batting Average
0.248
In this matchup
2
Johnny Bench Career Hits
2048
Ken Johnson Career Hits Allowed
1670
In this matchup
0
Johnny Bench Career Singles
1254
In this matchup
0
Johnny Bench Career Doubles
381
In this matchup
0
Johnny Bench Career Triples
24
In this matchup
2
Johnny Bench Career Home Runs
389
Ken Johnson Career Home Runs Allowed
157

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
2
Johnny Bench Career Extra Base Hits
794
In this matchup
0.167
Johnny Bench Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.051
Ken Johnson Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.023
In this matchup
1.000
Johnny Bench Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.190
Ken Johnson Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.094

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.667
Johnny Bench Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.304
Ken Johnson Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.151
In this matchup
8
Johnny Bench Total Bases
3644
In this matchup
2
Johnny Bench Career Times on Base
2958
In this matchup
0.167
Johnny Bench Career On Base Percentage
0.342
In this matchup
0.667
Johnny Bench Career Slugging Percentage
0.476
In this matchup
0.833
Johnny Bench Career OPS
0.817
In this matchup
0.500
Johnny Bench Career Isolated Power
0.208
In this matchup
0.242
Johnny Bench Career Gross Production Average
0.273
In this matchup
0.000
Johnny Bench Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.273
Ken Johnson Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.273
In this matchup
2
Johnny Bench Career RBIs
1376
In this matchup
1.333
Johnny Bench Career Runs Created
1241.050
In this matchup
0
Johnny Bench Career Hit By Pitch
19
Ken Johnson Career Batters Hit By Pitch
56

Outs

In this matchup
7
In this matchup
0
Johnny Bench Career Walks
891
Ken Johnson Career Walks Allowed
413
In this matchup
0
Johnny Bench Career Intentional Walks
135
Ken Johnson Career Intentional Walks Allowed
56
In this matchup
3
Johnny Bench Career Strikeouts
1278
Ken Johnson Career Strikeouts Thrown
1042
In this matchup
4.000
Johnny Bench Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.780
Ken Johnson Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.920
In this matchup
0.000
Johnny Bench Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.700
Ken Johnson Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.400

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.167
Johnny Bench Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.355
Ken Johnson Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.297

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
Johnny Bench Career Sacrifice Hits
11
Ken Johnson Career Sacrifice Hits
0
In this matchup
0
Johnny Bench Career Sacrifice Flies
90
Ken Johnson Career Sacrifice Flies
0
In this matchup
0
Johnny Bench Career Ground into Double Play
201
Ken Johnson Career Double Plays Enabled
0

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0