Kelly Johnson vs. Jose Valverde — Matchup Analysis
Jose Valverde has completely neutralized Johnson in this matchup. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Valverde. Johnson's numbers against Valverde 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 Valverde's career opposing average of 0.211. 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 Valverde. Edge: Valverde.
How Kelly Johnson put the ball into play against Jose Valverde
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jose Valverde to Kelly Johnson
Matchup Details for Kelly Johnson and Jose Valverde
Stats that describe the matchup between Kelly Johnson and Jose Valverde including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Kelly Johnson Career Plate Appearances
5137
Jose Valverde Career Batters Faced
2646
In this matchup
0.200
Kelly Johnson Career Batting Average
0.251
Jose Valverde Career Opposing Batting Average
0.211
In this matchup
0
Kelly Johnson Career Home Runs
155
Jose Valverde Career Home Runs Allowed
67
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
Jose Valverde Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.029
In this matchup
0.000
Kelly Johnson Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.136
Jose Valverde Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.137
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Kelly Johnson Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.135
Jose Valverde Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.097
In this matchup
0.250
Kelly Johnson Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.302
Jose Valverde Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.270
In this matchup
0
Kelly Johnson Career Hit By Pitch
28
Jose Valverde Career Batters Hit By Pitch
26
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Kelly Johnson Career Intentional Walks
19
Jose Valverde Career Intentional Walks Allowed
31
In this matchup
1
Kelly Johnson Career Strikeouts
1145
Jose Valverde Career Strikeouts Thrown
692
In this matchup
5.000
Kelly Johnson Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.490
Jose Valverde Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
3.824
In this matchup
0.000
Kelly Johnson Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.450
Jose Valverde Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.380
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.200
Kelly Johnson Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.326
Jose Valverde Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.297
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
Jose Valverde Career Sacrifice Hits
12
In this matchup
0
Kelly Johnson Career Sacrifice Flies
22
Jose Valverde Career Sacrifice Flies
16
In this matchup
0
Kelly Johnson Career Ground into Double Play
70
Jose Valverde Career Double Plays Enabled
31
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0