Jay Johnstone vs. David Palmer — Matchup Analysis
Jay Johnstone has absolutely raked against Palmer. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Johnstone. Johnstone's production against Palmer has been exceptional: an OPS of 2.467, 242% above the career mark of 0.722, with a batting average of 0.667, 150% above their career average and above Palmer's career opposing average of 0.253. Despite striking out once every 5 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 8.3 PA, Johnstone is still posting above-career production against Palmer. Edge: Johnstone.
How Jay Johnstone put the ball into play against David Palmer
Balls and Strikes Thrown by David Palmer to Jay Johnstone
Matchup Details for Jay Johnstone and David Palmer
Stats that describe the matchup between Jay Johnstone and David Palmer including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Jay Johnstone Career Plate Appearances
5229
David Palmer Career Batters Faced
4626
In this matchup
0.667
Jay Johnstone Career Batting Average
0.267
David Palmer Career Opposing Batting Average
0.253
In this matchup
1
Jay Johnstone Career Home Runs
102
David Palmer Career Home Runs Allowed
78
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
0.333
Jay Johnstone Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.022
David Palmer Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.019
In this matchup
0.500
Jay Johnstone Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.081
David Palmer Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.075
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
1.000
Jay Johnstone Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.161
David Palmer Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.104
In this matchup
1.000
Jay Johnstone Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.288
David Palmer Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.292
In this matchup
0
Jay Johnstone Career Hit By Pitch
22
David Palmer Career Batters Hit By Pitch
21
Outs
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Jay Johnstone Career Intentional Walks
61
David Palmer Career Intentional Walks Allowed
36
In this matchup
1
Jay Johnstone Career Strikeouts
632
David Palmer Career Strikeouts Thrown
748
In this matchup
5.000
Jay Johnstone Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.270
David Palmer Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.184
In this matchup
2.000
Jay Johnstone Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.680
David Palmer Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.580
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.800
Jay Johnstone Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.334
David Palmer Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.326
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
David Palmer Career Sacrifice Hits
40
In this matchup
0
Jay Johnstone Career Sacrifice Flies
35
David Palmer Career Sacrifice Flies
28
In this matchup
0
Jay Johnstone Career Ground into Double Play
80
David Palmer Career Double Plays Enabled
84
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0