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Kelly Johnson

Braves Career team 2005–2016
Number #55
Position Second Baseman
Bats Left
Throws Right
Age 44
Height 6' 1"
Weight 195 lbs
Birth Place Austin, TX
Born Feb 22, 1982

Key Insights

2016
His walks do not change much with runners on

Johnson walks in 11.4% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 6.2% with the bases empty.

88 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 242 with the bases empty.
His home runs almost all go to the same part of the park

7 of Johnson's 10 located home runs have gone to right field, the longest of them 437 feet.

10 tracked home runs in 2016.
There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Johnson does his damage against fastballs: a .738 OPS against them, against .556 on breaking balls.

215 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 69 on breaking balls.
There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Johnson is at his best against left-handers, with the bases empty, on fastballs: a .920 OPS there against .698 overall.

25 plate appearances in that situation.
He hits the ball far harder than his batting average suggests

Judged on how hard and at what angle he hits it, Johnson should be hitting .252, 74th percentile in the league.

330 plate appearances in 2016. 74th percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 167th in MLB.
There is one part of the field he lives in

Johnson hits it hardest to his pull side: 89.5 mph on average there, against 84.5 the other way.

87 batted balls to his pull side, 40 the other way.

Contextual Splits

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Player Bio Data
DOB Feb 22, 1982
Birth Place Austin, TX
Height 6' 1"
Weight 195 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Left/Right