Ron Northey vs. Johnny Sain — Matchup Analysis
Johnny Sain has had the better of this matchup. Despite batting 0.265, 4% below their career average and above Sain's career opposing average of 0.257, Northey's OPS of 0.693 sits modestly below the career mark of 0.801. Even with Northey striking out less often than usual, once every 17.5 PA versus a career rate of once every 12 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Sain. Slight edge: Sain.
How Ron Northey put the ball into play against Johnny Sain
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Johnny Sain to Ron Northey
Matchup Details for Ron Northey and Johnny Sain
Stats that describe the matchup between Ron Northey and Johnny Sain including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
70
Ron Northey Career Plate Appearances
3567
Johnny Sain Career Batters Faced
8998
In this matchup
0.265
Ron Northey Career Batting Average
0.276
Johnny Sain Career Opposing Batting Average
0.257
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
0.029
Ron Northey Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.034
Johnny Sain Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.022
In this matchup
0.111
Ron Northey Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.124
Johnny Sain Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.084
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.500
Ron Northey Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.364
Johnny Sain Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.198
In this matchup
0.258
Ron Northey Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.276
Johnny Sain Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.271
In this matchup
0
Ron Northey Career Hit By Pitch
15
Johnny Sain Career Batters Hit By Pitch
30
Outs
In this matchup
46
In this matchup
1
Ron Northey Career Intentional Walks
4
Johnny Sain Career Intentional Walks Allowed
4
In this matchup
4
Ron Northey Career Strikeouts
297
Johnny Sain Career Strikeouts Thrown
910
In this matchup
17.500
Ron Northey Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
12.010
Johnny Sain Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
9.888
In this matchup
0.750
Ron Northey Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.220
Johnny Sain Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.680
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.300
Ron Northey Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.347
Johnny Sain Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.308
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
Ron Northey Career Sacrifice Hits
14
Johnny Sain Career Sacrifice Hits
0
In this matchup
0
Ron Northey Career Sacrifice Flies
5
Johnny Sain Career Sacrifice Flies
0
In this matchup
3
Ron Northey Career Ground into Double Play
57
Johnny Sain Career Double Plays Enabled
0
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0