Kelly Johnson vs. John Axford — Matchup Analysis
John Axford has completely neutralized Johnson in this matchup. With only 6 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Axford. Johnson's numbers against Axford tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.333, 56% below the career mark of 0.751, with a batting average of just 0.167, 34% below their career average and below Axford's career opposing average of 0.243. Axford has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Johnson down once every 3 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 4.5 PA. Edge: Axford.
How Kelly Johnson put the ball into play against John Axford
Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Axford to Kelly Johnson
Matchup Details for Kelly Johnson and John Axford
Stats that describe the matchup between Kelly Johnson and John Axford including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
6
Kelly Johnson Career Plate Appearances
5137
John Axford Career Batters Faced
2305
In this matchup
0.167
Kelly Johnson Career Batting Average
0.251
John Axford Career Opposing Batting Average
0.243
In this matchup
0
Kelly Johnson Career Home Runs
155
John Axford Career Home Runs Allowed
50
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
Kelly Johnson Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.034
John Axford Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.025
In this matchup
0.000
Kelly Johnson Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.136
John Axford Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.103
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Kelly Johnson Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.135
John Axford Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.085
In this matchup
0.250
Kelly Johnson Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.302
John Axford Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.321
In this matchup
0
Kelly Johnson Career Hit By Pitch
28
John Axford Career Batters Hit By Pitch
16
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Kelly Johnson Career Intentional Walks
19
John Axford Career Intentional Walks Allowed
19
In this matchup
2
Kelly Johnson Career Strikeouts
1145
John Axford Career Strikeouts Thrown
589
In this matchup
3.000
Kelly Johnson Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.490
John Axford Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
3.913
In this matchup
0.000
Kelly Johnson Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.450
John Axford Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.440
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.167
Kelly Johnson Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.326
John Axford Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.332
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
Kelly Johnson Career Sacrifice Hits
28
John Axford Career Sacrifice Hits
14
In this matchup
0
Kelly Johnson Career Sacrifice Flies
22
John Axford Career Sacrifice Flies
18
In this matchup
0
Kelly Johnson Career Ground into Double Play
70
John Axford Career Double Plays Enabled
38
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0