Cliff Johnson vs. Bret Saberhagen — Matchup Analysis
Bret Saberhagen has completely neutralized Johnson in this matchup. With only 9 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Saberhagen. Johnson's numbers against Saberhagen tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.444, 45% below the career mark of 0.815, with a batting average of just 0.222, 14% below their career average and below Saberhagen's career opposing average of 0.252. Even with Johnson striking out less often than usual, once every 9 PA versus a career rate of once every 6.4 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Saberhagen. Edge: Saberhagen.
How Cliff Johnson put the ball into play against Bret Saberhagen
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Bret Saberhagen to Cliff Johnson
Matchup Details for Cliff Johnson and Bret Saberhagen
Stats that describe the matchup between Cliff Johnson and Bret Saberhagen including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
9
Cliff Johnson Career Plate Appearances
4603
Bret Saberhagen Career Batters Faced
10421
In this matchup
9
Cliff Johnson Career At Bats
3945
Bret Saberhagen Career At Bats Pitched
9734
In this matchup
0.222
Cliff Johnson Career Batting Average
0.258
Bret Saberhagen Career Opposing Batting Average
0.252
In this matchup
0
Cliff Johnson Career Home Runs
196
Bret Saberhagen Career Home Runs Allowed
218
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
Bret Saberhagen Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.022
In this matchup
0.000
Cliff Johnson Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.193
Bret Saberhagen Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.089
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Cliff Johnson Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.273
Bret Saberhagen Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.127
In this matchup
0.250
Cliff Johnson Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.267
Bret Saberhagen Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.286
In this matchup
0
Cliff Johnson Career Hit By Pitch
50
Bret Saberhagen Career Batters Hit By Pitch
59
Outs
In this matchup
6
In this matchup
0
Cliff Johnson Career Intentional Walks
53
Bret Saberhagen Career Intentional Walks Allowed
34
In this matchup
1
Cliff Johnson Career Strikeouts
719
Bret Saberhagen Career Strikeouts Thrown
1715
In this matchup
9.000
Cliff Johnson Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.400
Bret Saberhagen Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.076
In this matchup
0.000
Cliff Johnson Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.790
Bret Saberhagen Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.270
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.222
Cliff Johnson Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.356
Bret Saberhagen Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.284
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
Cliff Johnson Career Sacrifice Hits
4
Bret Saberhagen Career Sacrifice Hits
89
In this matchup
0
Cliff Johnson Career Sacrifice Flies
36
Bret Saberhagen Career Sacrifice Flies
68
In this matchup
0
Cliff Johnson Career Ground into Double Play
86
Bret Saberhagen Career Double Plays Enabled
167
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0