Runners on base do not change how he is hit
31% of the contact against Johnson with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 50.4% with the bases empty.
214 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 799 with the bases empty.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
50.3% of the contact against Johnson is on the ground and 25.1% of it is in the air.
171 tracked batted balls allowed.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
45.9% of the contact Johnson gives up is hit hard, 15th percentile.
1013 pitches in 2018. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 618th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Johnson's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 93.3 mph, against 88.1 off his changeup.
91 and 44 of them thrown.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.0 mph off the bat against Johnson, 25th percentile.
1013 pitches in 2018. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 548th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Johnson projects a .336 average, 74th percentile.
1013 pitches in 2018. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 187th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .349 expected average against them, against .309 on his breaking balls.
691 of his fastballs thrown.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Johnson has given up 9 tracked home runs, 5 of them to right field, the longest 418 feet.
9 tracked home runs allowed in 2018.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 89.1 mph off the bat against Johnson and left-handers 91.8.
95 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 80 from left-handers.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Johnson lives in the strike zone: 46.8% of his pitches are in it, 66th percentile.
1013 pitches in 2018. 66th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 246th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Johnson's stuff spins at 2,157 rpm, 36th percentile in the league.
1013 pitches in 2018. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 467th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
42% of the balls put in play against Johnson have gone to centre field.
81 of 193 located batted balls allowed.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
31% of the contact against Johnson with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 50.4% with the bases empty.
214 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 799 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
50.3% of the contact against Johnson is on the ground and 25.1% of it is in the air.
171 tracked batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Johnson has given up 9 tracked home runs, 5 of them to right field, the longest 418 feet.
9 tracked home runs allowed in 2018.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 89.1 mph off the bat against Johnson and left-handers 91.8.
95 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 80 from left-handers.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
42% of the balls put in play against Johnson have gone to centre field.
81 of 193 located batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
45.9% of the contact Johnson gives up is hit hard, 15th percentile.
1013 pitches in 2018. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 618th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.0 mph off the bat against Johnson, 25th percentile.
1013 pitches in 2018. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 548th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Johnson projects a .336 average, 74th percentile.
1013 pitches in 2018. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 187th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Johnson's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 93.3 mph, against 88.1 off his changeup.
91 and 44 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .349 expected average against them, against .309 on his breaking balls.
691 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Johnson lives in the strike zone: 46.8% of his pitches are in it, 66th percentile.
1013 pitches in 2018. 66th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 246th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Johnson's stuff spins at 2,157 rpm, 36th percentile in the league.
1013 pitches in 2018. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 467th in MLB.
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