Jay Johnstone vs. Dennis Eckersley — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward neither side. Johnstone is hitting 0.200 here, 25% below their career average, while Eckersley's career opposing average is 0.246. Johnstone also posted an OPS of 1.000, close to the career mark of 0.722. Eckersley has had the edge in strikeouts, with Johnstone going down once every 2.5 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 8.3 PA. No clear edge.
How Jay Johnstone put the ball into play against Dennis Eckersley
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Dennis Eckersley to Jay Johnstone
Matchup Details for Jay Johnstone and Dennis Eckersley
Stats that describe the matchup between Jay Johnstone and Dennis Eckersley including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Jay Johnstone Career Plate Appearances
5229
Dennis Eckersley Career Batters Faced
13534
In this matchup
5
Jay Johnstone Career At Bats
4703
Dennis Eckersley Career At Bats Pitched
12519
In this matchup
0.200
Jay Johnstone Career Batting Average
0.267
Dennis Eckersley Career Opposing Batting Average
0.246
In this matchup
1
Jay Johnstone Career Home Runs
102
Dennis Eckersley Career Home Runs Allowed
347
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
0.200
Jay Johnstone Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.022
Dennis Eckersley Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.028
In this matchup
1.000
Jay Johnstone Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.081
Dennis Eckersley Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.113
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.500
Jay Johnstone Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.161
Dennis Eckersley Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.145
In this matchup
0.000
Jay Johnstone Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.288
Dennis Eckersley Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.279
In this matchup
0
Jay Johnstone Career Hit By Pitch
22
Dennis Eckersley Career Batters Hit By Pitch
75
Outs
In this matchup
2
In this matchup
0
Jay Johnstone Career Intentional Walks
61
Dennis Eckersley Career Intentional Walks Allowed
91
In this matchup
2
Jay Johnstone Career Strikeouts
632
Dennis Eckersley Career Strikeouts Thrown
2401
In this matchup
2.500
Jay Johnstone Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.270
Dennis Eckersley Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.637
In this matchup
0.000
Jay Johnstone Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.680
Dennis Eckersley Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.310
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.200
Jay Johnstone Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.334
Dennis Eckersley Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.289
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
Jay Johnstone Career Sacrifice Hits
40
Dennis Eckersley Career Sacrifice Hits
109
In this matchup
0
Jay Johnstone Career Sacrifice Flies
35
Dennis Eckersley Career Sacrifice Flies
93
In this matchup
0
Jay Johnstone Career Ground into Double Play
80
Dennis Eckersley Career Double Plays Enabled
146
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0