Davey Johnson vs. Jim Merritt — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. Johnson is hitting 0.286 here, 9% above their career average, while Merritt's career opposing average is 0.254. Johnson also posted an OPS of 0.726, close to the career mark of 0.744. Johnson has avoided the strikeout, going down once every 30 plate appearances, less often than the career rate of once every 8.1 PA. No clear edge.
How Davey Johnson put the ball into play against Jim Merritt
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jim Merritt to Davey Johnson
Matchup Details for Davey Johnson and Jim Merritt
Stats that describe the matchup between Davey Johnson and Jim Merritt including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
30
Davey Johnson Career Plate Appearances
5465
Jim Merritt Career Batters Faced
6168
In this matchup
0.286
Davey Johnson Career Batting Average
0.261
Jim Merritt Career Opposing Batting Average
0.254
In this matchup
1
Davey Johnson Career Home Runs
136
Jim Merritt Career Home Runs Allowed
160
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
0.036
Davey Johnson Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.028
Jim Merritt Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.028
In this matchup
0.125
Davey Johnson Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.109
Jim Merritt Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.109
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
1.000
Davey Johnson Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.201
Jim Merritt Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.172
In this matchup
0.269
Davey Johnson Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.277
Jim Merritt Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.279
In this matchup
0
Davey Johnson Career Hit By Pitch
40
Jim Merritt Career Batters Hit By Pitch
25
Outs
In this matchup
17
In this matchup
0
Davey Johnson Career Intentional Walks
57
Jim Merritt Career Intentional Walks Allowed
45
In this matchup
1
Davey Johnson Career Strikeouts
675
Jim Merritt Career Strikeouts Thrown
932
In this matchup
30.000
Davey Johnson Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.100
Jim Merritt Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.618
In this matchup
2.000
Davey Johnson Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.830
Jim Merritt Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.350
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.333
Davey Johnson Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.342
Jim Merritt Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.298
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
Jim Merritt Career Sacrifice Hits
20
In this matchup
0
Davey Johnson Career Sacrifice Flies
43
Jim Merritt Career Sacrifice Flies
19
In this matchup
1
Davey Johnson Career Ground into Double Play
126
Jim Merritt Career Double Plays Enabled
17
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0