Mark McGwire vs. John Johnstone — Matchup Analysis
Mark McGwire has absolutely raked against Johnstone. With only 8 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward McGwire. McGwire's production against Johnstone has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.194, 22% above the career mark of 0.982, with a batting average of 0.375, 43% above their career average and above Johnstone's career opposing average of 0.255. Despite striking out once every 2.7 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 4.8 PA, McGwire is still posting above-career production against Johnstone. Edge: McGwire.
How Mark McGwire put the ball into play against John Johnstone
Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Johnstone to Mark McGwire
Matchup Details for Mark McGwire and John Johnstone
Stats that describe the matchup between Mark McGwire and John Johnstone including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
8
Mark McGwire Career Plate Appearances
7660
John Johnstone Career Batters Faced
1208
In this matchup
0.375
Mark McGwire Career Batting Average
0.263
John Johnstone Career Opposing Batting Average
0.255
In this matchup
1
Mark McGwire Career Home Runs
583
John Johnstone Career Home Runs Allowed
38
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
0.125
Mark McGwire Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.094
John Johnstone Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.036
In this matchup
0.333
Mark McGwire Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.359
John Johnstone Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.141
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.333
Mark McGwire Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.365
John Johnstone Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.162
In this matchup
0.500
Mark McGwire Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.255
John Johnstone Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.295
In this matchup
0
Mark McGwire Career Hit By Pitch
75
John Johnstone Career Batters Hit By Pitch
9
Outs
In this matchup
2
In this matchup
1
Mark McGwire Career Intentional Walks
150
John Johnstone Career Intentional Walks Allowed
21
In this matchup
3
Mark McGwire Career Strikeouts
1596
John Johnstone Career Strikeouts Thrown
234
In this matchup
2.667
Mark McGwire Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.800
John Johnstone Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.162
In this matchup
0.333
Mark McGwire Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.830
John Johnstone Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.490
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.500
Mark McGwire Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.404
John Johnstone Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.335
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
Mark McGwire Career Sacrifice Hits
3
John Johnstone Career Sacrifice Hits
15
In this matchup
0
Mark McGwire Career Sacrifice Flies
78
John Johnstone Career Sacrifice Flies
15
In this matchup
0
Mark McGwire Career Ground into Double Play
147
John Johnstone Career Double Plays Enabled
14
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0