Johnny Ray vs. Jeff Ballard — Matchup Analysis
Jeff Ballard has completely neutralized Ray in this matchup. Ray's numbers against Ballard tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.343, 53% below the career mark of 0.724, with a batting average of just 0.143, 51% below their career average and below Ballard's career opposing average of 0.298. Ballard has been dominant in the strikeout department too, sending Ray down once every 4.3 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 17.2 PA, and Ray has yet to take Ballard deep. Edge: Ballard.
How Johnny Ray put the ball into play against Jeff Ballard
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jeff Ballard to Johnny Ray
Matchup Details for Johnny Ray and Jeff Ballard
Stats that describe the matchup between Johnny Ray and Jeff Ballard including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
17
Johnny Ray Career Plate Appearances
5657
Jeff Ballard Career Batters Faced
3357
In this matchup
0.143
Johnny Ray Career Batting Average
0.290
Jeff Ballard Career Opposing Batting Average
0.298
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
Johnny Ray Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.010
Jeff Ballard Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.030
In this matchup
0.000
Johnny Ray Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.035
Jeff Ballard Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.101
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Johnny Ray Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.161
Jeff Ballard Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.377
In this matchup
0.200
Johnny Ray Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.298
Jeff Ballard Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.301
In this matchup
0
Johnny Ray Career Hit By Pitch
12
Jeff Ballard Career Batters Hit By Pitch
18
Outs
In this matchup
10
In this matchup
0
Johnny Ray Career Intentional Walks
39
Jeff Ballard Career Intentional Walks Allowed
22
In this matchup
4
Johnny Ray Career Strikeouts
329
Jeff Ballard Career Strikeouts Thrown
244
In this matchup
4.250
Johnny Ray Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
17.190
Jeff Ballard Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
13.758
In this matchup
0.250
Johnny Ray Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.070
Jeff Ballard Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.940
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.176
Johnny Ray Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.335
Jeff Ballard Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.347
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
2
Johnny Ray Career Sacrifice Hits
48
Jeff Ballard Career Sacrifice Hits
25
In this matchup
0
Johnny Ray Career Sacrifice Flies
56
Jeff Ballard Career Sacrifice Flies
16
In this matchup
1
Johnny Ray Career Ground into Double Play
126
Jeff Ballard Career Double Plays Enabled
97
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0