Reed Johnson vs. Brandon Backe — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward neither side. Johnson is hitting 0.200 here, 28% below their career average, while Backe's career opposing average is 0.280. Johnson also posted an OPS of 1.000, close to the career mark of 0.740. Backe has had the edge in strikeouts, with Johnson going down once every 2.5 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 5.5 PA. No clear edge.
How Reed Johnson put the ball into play against Brandon Backe
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Brandon Backe to Reed Johnson
Matchup Details for Reed Johnson and Brandon Backe
Stats that describe the matchup between Reed Johnson and Brandon Backe including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Reed Johnson Career Plate Appearances
3992
Brandon Backe Career Batters Faced
2332
In this matchup
0.200
Reed Johnson Career Batting Average
0.279
Brandon Backe Career Opposing Batting Average
0.280
In this matchup
1
Reed Johnson Career Home Runs
65
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
0.200
Reed Johnson Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.018
Brandon Backe Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.042
In this matchup
1.000
Reed Johnson Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.064
Brandon Backe Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.152
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.500
Reed Johnson Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.089
Brandon Backe Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.242
In this matchup
0.000
Reed Johnson Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.332
Brandon Backe Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.304
In this matchup
0
Reed Johnson Career Hit By Pitch
134
Brandon Backe Career Batters Hit By Pitch
18
Outs
In this matchup
2
In this matchup
0
Reed Johnson Career Intentional Walks
11
Brandon Backe Career Intentional Walks Allowed
9
In this matchup
2
Reed Johnson Career Strikeouts
728
Brandon Backe Career Strikeouts Thrown
360
In this matchup
2.500
Reed Johnson Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.480
Brandon Backe Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.478
In this matchup
0.000
Reed Johnson Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.250
Brandon Backe Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.660
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.200
Reed Johnson Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.302
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
Reed Johnson Career Sacrifice Hits
25
Brandon Backe Career Sacrifice Hits
19
In this matchup
0
Reed Johnson Career Sacrifice Flies
22
Brandon Backe Career Sacrifice Flies
9
In this matchup
0
Reed Johnson Career Ground into Double Play
78
Brandon Backe Career Double Plays Enabled
47
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0