Buster Posey vs. Josh Johnson — Matchup Analysis
Josh Johnson has completely neutralized Posey in this matchup. Posey's numbers against Johnson tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.400, 52% below the career mark of 0.831, with a batting average of just 0.200, 34% below their career average and below Johnson's career opposing average of 0.248. Johnson has been dominant in the strikeout department too, sending Posey down once every 5 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 7.8 PA, and Posey has yet to take Johnson deep. Edge: Johnson.
How Buster Posey put the ball into play against Josh Johnson
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Josh Johnson to Buster Posey
Matchup Details for Buster Posey and Josh Johnson
Stats that describe the matchup between Buster Posey and Josh Johnson including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
10
Buster Posey Career Plate Appearances
5607
Josh Johnson Career Batters Faced
4176
In this matchup
0.200
Buster Posey Career Batting Average
0.302
Josh Johnson Career Opposing Batting Average
0.248
In this matchup
0
Buster Posey Career Home Runs
158
Josh Johnson Career Home Runs Allowed
74
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
Buster Posey Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.032
Josh Johnson Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.020
In this matchup
0.000
Buster Posey Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.105
Josh Johnson Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.080
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Buster Posey Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.219
Josh Johnson Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.081
In this matchup
0.250
Buster Posey Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.324
Josh Johnson Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.310
In this matchup
0
Buster Posey Career Hit By Pitch
43
Josh Johnson Career Batters Hit By Pitch
25
Outs
In this matchup
6
In this matchup
0
Buster Posey Career Intentional Walks
67
Josh Johnson Career Intentional Walks Allowed
30
In this matchup
2
Buster Posey Career Strikeouts
721
Josh Johnson Career Strikeouts Thrown
915
In this matchup
5.000
Buster Posey Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.780
Josh Johnson Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.564
In this matchup
0.000
Buster Posey Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.750
Josh Johnson Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.370
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.200
Buster Posey Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.376
Josh Johnson Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.310
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
Buster Posey Career Sacrifice Hits
1
Josh Johnson Career Sacrifice Hits
47
In this matchup
0
Buster Posey Career Sacrifice Flies
53
Josh Johnson Career Sacrifice Flies
26
In this matchup
0
Buster Posey Career Ground into Double Play
163
Josh Johnson Career Double Plays Enabled
80
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0