Kelly Johnson vs. Jason Vargas — Matchup Analysis
Jason Vargas has completely neutralized Johnson in this matchup. Johnson's numbers against Vargas tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.473, 37% below the career mark of 0.751, with a batting average of just 0.200, 20% below their career average and below Vargas's career opposing average of 0.262. Even with Johnson striking out less often than usual, once every 11 PA versus a career rate of once every 4.5 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Vargas. Edge: Vargas.
How Kelly Johnson put the ball into play against Jason Vargas
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jason Vargas to Kelly Johnson
Matchup Details for Kelly Johnson and Jason Vargas
Stats that describe the matchup between Kelly Johnson and Jason Vargas including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
11
Kelly Johnson Career Plate Appearances
5137
Jason Vargas Career Batters Faced
7002
In this matchup
0.200
Kelly Johnson Career Batting Average
0.251
Jason Vargas Career Opposing Batting Average
0.262
In this matchup
0
Kelly Johnson Career Home Runs
155
Jason Vargas Career Home Runs Allowed
216
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
Jason Vargas Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.034
In this matchup
0.000
Kelly Johnson Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.136
Jason Vargas Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.130
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Kelly Johnson Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.135
Jason Vargas Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.188
In this matchup
0.222
Kelly Johnson Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.302
Jason Vargas Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.290
In this matchup
0
Kelly Johnson Career Hit By Pitch
28
Jason Vargas Career Batters Hit By Pitch
47
Outs
In this matchup
7
In this matchup
0
Kelly Johnson Career Intentional Walks
19
Jason Vargas Career Intentional Walks Allowed
28
In this matchup
1
Kelly Johnson Career Strikeouts
1145
Jason Vargas Career Strikeouts Thrown
1147
In this matchup
11.000
Kelly Johnson Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.490
Jason Vargas Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.105
In this matchup
1.000
Kelly Johnson Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.450
Jason Vargas Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.440
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.273
Kelly Johnson Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.326
Jason Vargas Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.314
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
Jason Vargas Career Sacrifice Hits
40
In this matchup
0
Kelly Johnson Career Sacrifice Flies
22
Jason Vargas Career Sacrifice Flies
48
In this matchup
0
Kelly Johnson Career Ground into Double Play
70
Jason Vargas Career Double Plays Enabled
138
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0