Davey Johnson vs. Jim Kaat — Matchup Analysis

Jim Kaat has kept Johnson in check relative to their career standard. 0.297 is a solid batting line, but the OPS of 0.676 sits 9% below where Johnson typically operates, reflecting a pitcher making a great hitter work harder than usual. Kaat has also had the strikeout edge, sitting Johnson down once every 5.2 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 8.1 PA. Slight edge: Kaat. Context matters here.

How Davey Johnson put the ball into play against Jim Kaat

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jim Kaat to Davey Johnson

Matchup Details for Davey Johnson and Jim Kaat

Stats that describe the matchup between Davey Johnson and Jim Kaat including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
68
Davey Johnson Career Plate Appearances
5465
Jim Kaat Career Batters Faced
19023
In this matchup
64
Davey Johnson Career At Bats
4797
Jim Kaat Career At Bats Pitched
17645
In this matchup
0.297
Davey Johnson Career Batting Average
0.261
Jim Kaat Career Opposing Batting Average
0.262
In this matchup
19
Davey Johnson Career Hits
1252
Jim Kaat Career Hits Allowed
4620
In this matchup
17
Davey Johnson Career Singles
856
In this matchup
2
Davey Johnson Career Doubles
242
In this matchup
0
Davey Johnson Career Triples
18
In this matchup
0
Davey Johnson Career Home Runs
136
Jim Kaat Career Home Runs Allowed
395

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
Davey Johnson Career Extra Base Hits
396
In this matchup
0.000
Davey Johnson Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.028
Jim Kaat Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.022
In this matchup
0.000
Davey Johnson Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.109
Jim Kaat Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.085

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.000
Davey Johnson Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.201
Jim Kaat Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.161
In this matchup
21
Davey Johnson Total Bases
1938
In this matchup
24
Davey Johnson Career Times on Base
1851
In this matchup
0.348
Davey Johnson Career On Base Percentage
0.340
In this matchup
0.328
Davey Johnson Career Slugging Percentage
0.404
In this matchup
0.676
Davey Johnson Career OPS
0.744
In this matchup
0.031
Davey Johnson Career Isolated Power
0.143
In this matchup
0.239
Davey Johnson Career Gross Production Average
0.254
In this matchup
0.373
Davey Johnson Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.277
Jim Kaat Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.286
In this matchup
3
Davey Johnson Career RBIs
609
In this matchup
7.304
Davey Johnson Career Runs Created
689.190
In this matchup
0
Davey Johnson Career Hit By Pitch
40
Jim Kaat Career Batters Hit By Pitch
122

Outs

In this matchup
32
In this matchup
4
Davey Johnson Career Walks
559
Jim Kaat Career Walks Allowed
1083
In this matchup
1
Davey Johnson Career Intentional Walks
57
Jim Kaat Career Intentional Walks Allowed
116
In this matchup
13
Davey Johnson Career Strikeouts
675
Jim Kaat Career Strikeouts Thrown
2461
In this matchup
5.231
Davey Johnson Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.100
Jim Kaat Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.730
In this matchup
0.385
Davey Johnson Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.830
Jim Kaat Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.440

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.353
Davey Johnson Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.342
Jim Kaat Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.306

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
Davey Johnson Career Sacrifice Hits
26
Jim Kaat Career Sacrifice Hits
93
In this matchup
0
Davey Johnson Career Sacrifice Flies
43
Jim Kaat Career Sacrifice Flies
80
In this matchup
0
Davey Johnson Career Ground into Double Play
126
Jim Kaat Career Double Plays Enabled
194

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0