Kelly Johnson vs. Brandon Backe — Matchup Analysis
Brandon Backe has completely neutralized Johnson in this matchup. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Backe. Johnson's numbers against Backe tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.400, 47% below the career mark of 0.751, with a batting average of just 0.200, 20% below their career average and below Backe's career opposing average of 0.280. Even with Johnson striking out less often than usual, once every 5 PA versus a career rate of once every 4.5 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Backe. Edge: Backe.
How Kelly Johnson put the ball into play against Brandon Backe
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Brandon Backe to Kelly Johnson
Matchup Details for Kelly Johnson and Brandon Backe
Stats that describe the matchup between Kelly Johnson and Brandon Backe including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Kelly Johnson Career Plate Appearances
5137
Brandon Backe Career Batters Faced
2332
In this matchup
0.200
Kelly Johnson Career Batting Average
0.251
Brandon Backe Career Opposing Batting Average
0.280
In this matchup
0
Kelly Johnson Career Home Runs
155
Brandon Backe Career Home Runs Allowed
87
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
Brandon Backe Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.042
In this matchup
0.000
Kelly Johnson Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.136
Brandon Backe Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.152
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Kelly Johnson Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.135
Brandon Backe Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.242
In this matchup
0.250
Kelly Johnson Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.302
Brandon Backe Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.304
In this matchup
0
Kelly Johnson Career Hit By Pitch
28
Brandon Backe Career Batters Hit By Pitch
18
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Kelly Johnson Career Intentional Walks
19
Brandon Backe Career Intentional Walks Allowed
9
In this matchup
1
Kelly Johnson Career Strikeouts
1145
Brandon Backe Career Strikeouts Thrown
360
In this matchup
5.000
Kelly Johnson Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.490
Brandon Backe Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.478
In this matchup
0.000
Kelly Johnson Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.450
Brandon Backe Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.660
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.200
Kelly Johnson Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.326
Brandon Backe Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.352
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
Brandon Backe Career Sacrifice Hits
19
In this matchup
0
Kelly Johnson Career Sacrifice Flies
22
Brandon Backe Career Sacrifice Flies
9
In this matchup
0
Kelly Johnson Career Ground into Double Play
70
Brandon Backe Career Double Plays Enabled
47
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0