Jay Kirke vs. Walter Johnson — Matchup Analysis
Jay Kirke has absolutely raked against Johnson. Kirke's production against Johnson has been exceptional: an OPS of 0.929, 30% above the career mark of 0.713, with a batting average of 0.429, 42% above their career average and above Johnson's career opposing average of 0.223. Despite striking out once every 7 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 10.3 PA, Kirke is still posting above-career production against Johnson. Edge: Kirke.
How Jay Kirke put the ball into play against Walter Johnson
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Walter Johnson to Jay Kirke
Matchup Details for Jay Kirke and Walter Johnson
Stats that describe the matchup between Jay Kirke and Walter Johnson including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
14
Jay Kirke Career Plate Appearances
1226
Walter Johnson Career Batters Faced
23642
In this matchup
0.429
Jay Kirke Career Batting Average
0.301
Walter Johnson Career Opposing Batting Average
0.223
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
Jay Kirke Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.006
Walter Johnson Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.004
In this matchup
0.000
Jay Kirke Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.020
Walter Johnson Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.020
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Jay Kirke Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.059
Walter Johnson Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.028
In this matchup
0.500
Jay Kirke Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.332
Walter Johnson Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.261
In this matchup
0
Jay Kirke Career Hit By Pitch
10
Walter Johnson Career Batters Hit By Pitch
203
Outs
In this matchup
6
In this matchup
0
Jay Kirke Career Intentional Walks
0
Walter Johnson Career Intentional Walks Allowed
0
In this matchup
2
Jay Kirke Career Strikeouts
119
Walter Johnson Career Strikeouts Thrown
3509
In this matchup
7.000
Jay Kirke Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
10.300
Walter Johnson Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.738
In this matchup
0.000
Jay Kirke Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.290
Walter Johnson Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.390
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.429
Jay Kirke Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.311
Walter Johnson Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.265
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
Jay Kirke Career Sacrifice Hits
33
Walter Johnson Career Sacrifice Hits
0
In this matchup
0
Jay Kirke Career Sacrifice Flies
0
Walter Johnson Career Sacrifice Flies
0
In this matchup
0
Jay Kirke Career Ground into Double Play
0
Walter Johnson Career Double Plays Enabled
0
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0