Jeff King vs. Johnny Ruffin — Matchup Analysis
Johnny Ruffin has completely neutralized King in this matchup. With only 8 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Ruffin. King's numbers against Ruffin tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.542, 28% below the career mark of 0.749, with a batting average of just 0.167, 35% below their career average and below Ruffin's career opposing average of 0.251. Ruffin has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending King down once every 4 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 8.2 PA. Edge: Ruffin.
How Jeff King put the ball into play against Johnny Ruffin
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Johnny Ruffin to Jeff King
Matchup Details for Jeff King and Johnny Ruffin
Stats that describe the matchup between Jeff King and Johnny Ruffin including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
8
Jeff King Career Plate Appearances
4812
Johnny Ruffin Career Batters Faced
853
In this matchup
0.167
Jeff King Career Batting Average
0.256
Johnny Ruffin Career Opposing Batting Average
0.251
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
Jeff King Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.036
Johnny Ruffin Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.034
In this matchup
0.000
Jeff King Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.141
Johnny Ruffin Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.134
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Jeff King Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.264
Johnny Ruffin Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.153
In this matchup
0.250
Jeff King Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.261
Johnny Ruffin Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.291
In this matchup
0
Jeff King Career Hit By Pitch
20
Johnny Ruffin Career Batters Hit By Pitch
4
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Jeff King Career Intentional Walks
27
Johnny Ruffin Career Intentional Walks Allowed
11
In this matchup
2
Jeff King Career Strikeouts
584
Johnny Ruffin Career Strikeouts Thrown
163
In this matchup
4.000
Jeff King Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.240
Johnny Ruffin Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.233
In this matchup
1.000
Jeff King Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.760
Johnny Ruffin Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.570
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.375
Jeff King Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.324
Johnny Ruffin Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.341
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
Jeff King Career Sacrifice Hits
17
Johnny Ruffin Career Sacrifice Hits
7
In this matchup
0
Jeff King Career Sacrifice Flies
71
Johnny Ruffin Career Sacrifice Flies
5
In this matchup
0
Jeff King Career Ground into Double Play
97
Johnny Ruffin Career Double Plays Enabled
19
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0