Jay Johnstone vs. Jim Rooker — Matchup Analysis
Jim Rooker has had the better of this matchup. With only 9 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Rooker. Despite batting 0.250, 6% below their career average and above Rooker's career opposing average of 0.249, Johnstone's OPS of 0.583 sits modestly below the career mark of 0.722. Even with Johnstone striking out less often than usual, once every 9 PA versus a career rate of once every 8.3 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Rooker. Slight edge: Rooker.
How Jay Johnstone put the ball into play against Jim Rooker
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jim Rooker to Jay Johnstone
Matchup Details for Jay Johnstone and Jim Rooker
Stats that describe the matchup between Jay Johnstone and Jim Rooker including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
9
Jay Johnstone Career Plate Appearances
5229
Jim Rooker Career Batters Faced
7668
In this matchup
0.250
Jay Johnstone Career Batting Average
0.267
Jim Rooker Career Opposing Batting Average
0.249
In this matchup
0
Jay Johnstone Career Home Runs
102
Jim Rooker Career Home Runs Allowed
128
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
Jay Johnstone Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.022
Jim Rooker Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.019
In this matchup
0.000
Jay Johnstone Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.081
Jim Rooker Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.076
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Jay Johnstone Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.161
Jim Rooker Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.131
In this matchup
0.286
Jay Johnstone Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.288
Jim Rooker Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.275
In this matchup
0
Jay Johnstone Career Hit By Pitch
22
Jim Rooker Career Batters Hit By Pitch
18
Outs
In this matchup
5
In this matchup
0
Jay Johnstone Career Intentional Walks
61
Jim Rooker Career Intentional Walks Allowed
55
In this matchup
1
Jay Johnstone Career Strikeouts
632
Jim Rooker Career Strikeouts Thrown
976
In this matchup
9.000
Jay Johnstone Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.270
Jim Rooker Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.857
In this matchup
1.000
Jay Johnstone Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.680
Jim Rooker Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.720
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.333
Jay Johnstone Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.334
Jim Rooker Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.320
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
Jim Rooker Career Sacrifice Hits
88
In this matchup
0
Jay Johnstone Career Sacrifice Flies
35
Jim Rooker Career Sacrifice Flies
51
In this matchup
0
Jay Johnstone Career Ground into Double Play
80
Jim Rooker Career Double Plays Enabled
114
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0