Davey Johnson vs. Whitey Ford — Matchup Analysis
Whitey Ford has completely neutralized Johnson in this matchup. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Ford. Johnson's numbers against Ford tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.143, 81% below the career mark of 0.744, with a batting average of just 0.000, 100% below their career average and below Ford's career opposing average of 0.232. Ford has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Johnson down once every 7 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 8.1 PA. Edge: Ford.
How Davey Johnson put the ball into play against Whitey Ford
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Whitey Ford to Davey Johnson
Matchup Details for Davey Johnson and Whitey Ford
Stats that describe the matchup between Davey Johnson and Whitey Ford including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
Davey Johnson Career Plate Appearances
5465
Whitey Ford Career Batters Faced
13036
In this matchup
0.000
Davey Johnson Career Batting Average
0.261
Whitey Ford Career Opposing Batting Average
0.232
In this matchup
0
Davey Johnson Career Home Runs
136
Whitey Ford Career Home Runs Allowed
228
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
Davey Johnson Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.028
Whitey Ford Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.019
In this matchup
0.000
Davey Johnson Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.109
Whitey Ford Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.082
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Davey Johnson Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.201
Whitey Ford Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.117
In this matchup
0.000
Davey Johnson Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.277
Whitey Ford Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.261
In this matchup
0
Davey Johnson Career Hit By Pitch
40
Whitey Ford Career Batters Hit By Pitch
28
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Davey Johnson Career Intentional Walks
57
Whitey Ford Career Intentional Walks Allowed
44
In this matchup
1
Davey Johnson Career Strikeouts
675
Whitey Ford Career Strikeouts Thrown
1956
In this matchup
7.000
Davey Johnson Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.100
Whitey Ford Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.665
In this matchup
1.000
Davey Johnson Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.830
Whitey Ford Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.560
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.143
Davey Johnson Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.342
Whitey Ford Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.299
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
Davey Johnson Career Sacrifice Hits
26
Whitey Ford Career Sacrifice Hits
0
In this matchup
0
Davey Johnson Career Sacrifice Flies
43
Whitey Ford Career Sacrifice Flies
0
In this matchup
0
Davey Johnson Career Ground into Double Play
126
Whitey Ford Career Double Plays Enabled
0
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0