Cliff Johnson vs. Rich Gossage — Matchup Analysis
Rich Gossage has completely neutralized Johnson in this matchup. Johnson's numbers against Gossage tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.439, 46% below the career mark of 0.815, with a batting average of just 0.182, 30% below their career average and below Gossage's career opposing average of 0.228. Gossage has been dominant in the strikeout department too, sending Johnson down once every 4.3 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 6.4 PA, and Johnson has yet to take Gossage deep. Edge: Gossage.
How Cliff Johnson put the ball into play against Rich Gossage
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Rich Gossage to Cliff Johnson
Matchup Details for Cliff Johnson and Rich Gossage
Stats that describe the matchup between Cliff Johnson and Rich Gossage including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
13
Cliff Johnson Career Plate Appearances
4603
Rich Gossage Career Batters Faced
7507
In this matchup
0.182
Cliff Johnson Career Batting Average
0.258
Rich Gossage Career Opposing Batting Average
0.228
In this matchup
0
Cliff Johnson Career Home Runs
196
Rich Gossage Career Home Runs Allowed
119
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
Cliff Johnson Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.050
Rich Gossage Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.018
In this matchup
0.000
Cliff Johnson Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.193
Rich Gossage Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.079
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Cliff Johnson Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.273
Rich Gossage Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.079
In this matchup
0.222
Cliff Johnson Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.267
Rich Gossage Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.279
In this matchup
0
Cliff Johnson Career Hit By Pitch
50
Rich Gossage Career Batters Hit By Pitch
47
Outs
In this matchup
8
In this matchup
0
Cliff Johnson Career Intentional Walks
53
Rich Gossage Career Intentional Walks Allowed
90
In this matchup
3
Cliff Johnson Career Strikeouts
719
Rich Gossage Career Strikeouts Thrown
1502
In this matchup
4.333
Cliff Johnson Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.400
Rich Gossage Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.998
In this matchup
0.000
Cliff Johnson Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.790
Rich Gossage Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.490
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.154
Cliff Johnson Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.356
Rich Gossage Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.309
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
1
Cliff Johnson Career Sacrifice Hits
4
Rich Gossage Career Sacrifice Hits
106
In this matchup
1
Cliff Johnson Career Sacrifice Flies
36
Rich Gossage Career Sacrifice Flies
67
In this matchup
0
Cliff Johnson Career Ground into Double Play
86
Rich Gossage Career Double Plays Enabled
124
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0