Johnny Damon vs. Scott Kazmir — Matchup Analysis
Scott Kazmir has had the better of this matchup. Damon is hitting just 0.238 in this matchup, 16% below their career average and below Kazmir's career opposing average of 0.249. Damon also posted an OPS of 0.653, modestly below the career mark of 0.785. Kazmir has been dominant in the strikeout department too, sending Damon down once every 7.1 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 8.7 PA, and Damon has yet to take Kazmir deep. Slight edge: Kazmir.
How Johnny Damon put the ball into play against Scott Kazmir
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Scott Kazmir to Johnny Damon
Matchup Details for Johnny Damon and Scott Kazmir
Stats that describe the matchup between Johnny Damon and Scott Kazmir including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
50
Johnny Damon Career Plate Appearances
10917
Scott Kazmir Career Batters Faced
7308
In this matchup
0.238
Johnny Damon Career Batting Average
0.284
Scott Kazmir Career Opposing Batting Average
0.249
In this matchup
0
Johnny Damon Career Home Runs
235
Scott Kazmir Career Home Runs Allowed
193
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
Johnny Damon Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.024
Scott Kazmir Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.030
In this matchup
0.000
Johnny Damon Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.085
Scott Kazmir Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.120
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Johnny Damon Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.187
Scott Kazmir Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.119
In this matchup
0.270
Johnny Damon Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.305
Scott Kazmir Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.304
In this matchup
0
Johnny Damon Career Hit By Pitch
50
Scott Kazmir Career Batters Hit By Pitch
68
Outs
In this matchup
26
In this matchup
0
Johnny Damon Career Intentional Walks
38
Scott Kazmir Career Intentional Walks Allowed
17
In this matchup
7
Johnny Damon Career Strikeouts
1257
Scott Kazmir Career Strikeouts Thrown
1618
In this matchup
7.143
Johnny Damon Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.690
Scott Kazmir Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.517
In this matchup
0.857
Johnny Damon Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.800
Scott Kazmir Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.420
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.320
Johnny Damon Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.349
Scott Kazmir Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.317
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
Johnny Damon Career Sacrifice Hits
57
Scott Kazmir Career Sacrifice Hits
34
In this matchup
2
Johnny Damon Career Sacrifice Flies
71
Scott Kazmir Career Sacrifice Flies
43
In this matchup
0
Johnny Damon Career Ground into Double Play
93
Scott Kazmir Career Double Plays Enabled
129
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0