Kelly Johnson vs. Garrett Richards — Matchup Analysis
Kelly Johnson has absolutely raked against Richards. With only 8 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Johnson. Johnson's production against Richards has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.625, 116% above the career mark of 0.751, with a batting average of 0.571, 128% above their career average and above Richards's career opposing average of 0.246. Johnson has made good contact, striking out once every 8 plate appearances, less often than the career rate of once every 4.5 PA. Edge: Johnson.
How Kelly Johnson put the ball into play against Garrett Richards
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Garrett Richards to Kelly Johnson
Matchup Details for Kelly Johnson and Garrett Richards
Stats that describe the matchup between Kelly Johnson and Garrett Richards including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
8
Kelly Johnson Career Plate Appearances
5137
Garrett Richards Career Batters Faced
4179
In this matchup
7
Kelly Johnson Career At Bats
4543
Garrett Richards Career At Bats Pitched
3738
In this matchup
0.571
Kelly Johnson Career Batting Average
0.251
Garrett Richards Career Opposing Batting Average
0.246
In this matchup
0
Kelly Johnson Career Home Runs
155
Garrett Richards Career Home Runs Allowed
93
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
Garrett Richards Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.025
In this matchup
0.000
Kelly Johnson Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.136
Garrett Richards Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.101
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Kelly Johnson Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.135
Garrett Richards Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.109
In this matchup
0.667
Kelly Johnson Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.302
Garrett Richards Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.297
In this matchup
0
Kelly Johnson Career Hit By Pitch
28
Garrett Richards Career Batters Hit By Pitch
28
Outs
In this matchup
2
In this matchup
0
Kelly Johnson Career Intentional Walks
19
Garrett Richards Career Intentional Walks Allowed
10
In this matchup
1
Kelly Johnson Career Strikeouts
1145
Garrett Richards Career Strikeouts Thrown
853
In this matchup
8.000
Kelly Johnson Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.490
Garrett Richards Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.899
In this matchup
1.000
Kelly Johnson Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.450
Garrett Richards Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.430
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.625
Kelly Johnson Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.326
Garrett Richards Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.310
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
Garrett Richards Career Sacrifice Hits
22
In this matchup
0
Kelly Johnson Career Sacrifice Flies
22
Garrett Richards Career Sacrifice Flies
27
In this matchup
0
Kelly Johnson Career Ground into Double Play
70
Garrett Richards Career Double Plays Enabled
95
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0