Babe Ruth vs. Walter Johnson — Matchup Analysis

Babe Ruth has had Johnson's number. Ruth is hitting 0.324 in this matchup, 5% below their career average and above Johnson's career opposing average of 0.223. Ruth also posted an OPS of 1.116, well above the career mark of 1.164. Despite striking out once every 6.3 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 8 PA, Ruth is still posting above-career production against Johnson. Edge: Ruth.

How Babe Ruth put the ball into play against Walter Johnson

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Walter Johnson to Babe Ruth

Matchup Details for Babe Ruth and Walter Johnson

Stats that describe the matchup between Babe Ruth and Walter Johnson including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
165
Babe Ruth Career Plate Appearances
10616
Walter Johnson Career Batters Faced
23642
In this matchup
136
Babe Ruth Career At Bats
8398
Walter Johnson Career At Bats Pitched
22076
In this matchup
0.324
Babe Ruth Career Batting Average
0.342
Walter Johnson Career Opposing Batting Average
0.223
In this matchup
44
Babe Ruth Career Hits
2873
Walter Johnson Career Hits Allowed
4913
In this matchup
18
Babe Ruth Career Singles
1517
In this matchup
14
Babe Ruth Career Doubles
506
In this matchup
2
Babe Ruth Career Triples
136
In this matchup
10
Babe Ruth Career Home Runs
714
Walter Johnson Career Home Runs Allowed
97

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
26
Babe Ruth Career Extra Base Hits
1356
In this matchup
0.074
Babe Ruth Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.085
Walter Johnson Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.004
In this matchup
0.227
Babe Ruth Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.249
Walter Johnson Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.020

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.385
Babe Ruth Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.537
Walter Johnson Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.028
In this matchup
92
Babe Ruth Total Bases
5793
In this matchup
73
Babe Ruth Career Times on Base
4978
In this matchup
0.440
Babe Ruth Career On Base Percentage
0.474
In this matchup
0.676
Babe Ruth Career Slugging Percentage
0.690
In this matchup
1.116
Babe Ruth Career OPS
1.164
In this matchup
0.353
Babe Ruth Career Isolated Power
0.348
In this matchup
0.367
Babe Ruth Career Gross Production Average
0.386
In this matchup
0.337
Babe Ruth Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.340
Walter Johnson Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.261
In this matchup
27
Babe Ruth Career RBIs
2217
In this matchup
40.390
Babe Ruth Career Runs Created
2621.550
In this matchup
1
Babe Ruth Career Hit By Pitch
43
Walter Johnson Career Batters Hit By Pitch
203

Outs

In this matchup
65
In this matchup
27
Babe Ruth Career Walks
2062
Walter Johnson Career Walks Allowed
1363
In this matchup
1
Babe Ruth Career Intentional Walks
0
Walter Johnson Career Intentional Walks Allowed
0
In this matchup
26
Babe Ruth Career Strikeouts
1330
Walter Johnson Career Strikeouts Thrown
3509
In this matchup
6.346
Babe Ruth Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.980
Walter Johnson Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.738
In this matchup
1.077
Babe Ruth Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.550
Walter Johnson Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.390

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.436
Babe Ruth Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.465
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
2

Batter Reached due to Interference

In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Babe Ruth Career Sacrifice Hits
113
Walter Johnson Career Sacrifice Hits
0
In this matchup
1
Babe Ruth Career Sacrifice Flies
0
Walter Johnson Career Sacrifice Flies
0
In this matchup
1
Babe Ruth Career Ground into Double Play
2
Walter Johnson Career Double Plays Enabled
0

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0