Runners on base do not change how he is hit
26.7% of the contact against Johnson with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 42.1% with the bases empty.
100 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 200 with the bases empty.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Johnson projects a .386 average, 7th percentile.
300 pitches in 2026. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 497th in MLB.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .358 average against Johnson and left-handers to .433.
165 pitches to right-handed hitters, 135 to left-handed hitters.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 87.6 mph off the bat against Johnson and left-handers 92.4.
32 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 20 from left-handers.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Johnson's stuff spins at 2,670 rpm, 98th percentile in the league.
300 pitches in 2026. 98th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 11th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Johnson's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.9 mph, against 88.7 off his curveball.
94 and 206 of them thrown.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Johnson lives in the strike zone: 47.7% of his pitches are in it, 89th percentile.
300 pitches in 2026. 89th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 59th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.7 mph off the bat against Johnson, 31st percentile.
300 pitches in 2026. 31st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 371st in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .395 expected average against them, against .356 on his fastballs.
206 of his breaking balls thrown.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
42.3% of the balls put in play against Johnson have gone to centre field.
22 of 52 located batted balls allowed.
Both sides hit him about the same
36.4% of the contact right-handers make against Johnson is hit hard, against 40% of what left-handers make.
165 pitches to right-handed hitters, 135 to left-handed hitters.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Johnson averages 88.8 mph across his arsenal, 35th percentile in the league.
300 pitches in 2026. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 348th in MLB.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
26.7% of the contact against Johnson with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 42.1% with the bases empty.
100 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 200 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Johnson projects a .386 average, 7th percentile.
300 pitches in 2026. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 497th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.7 mph off the bat against Johnson, 31st percentile.
300 pitches in 2026. 31st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 371st in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .358 average against Johnson and left-handers to .433.
165 pitches to right-handed hitters, 135 to left-handed hitters.
Both sides hit him about the same
36.4% of the contact right-handers make against Johnson is hit hard, against 40% of what left-handers make.
165 pitches to right-handed hitters, 135 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 87.6 mph off the bat against Johnson and left-handers 92.4.
32 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 20 from left-handers.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
42.3% of the balls put in play against Johnson have gone to centre field.
22 of 52 located batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Johnson's stuff spins at 2,670 rpm, 98th percentile in the league.
300 pitches in 2026. 98th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 11th 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 92.9 mph, against 88.7 off his curveball.
94 and 206 of them 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: 47.7% of his pitches are in it, 89th percentile.
300 pitches in 2026. 89th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 59th in MLB.
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 breaking balls: a .395 expected average against them, against .356 on his fastballs.
206 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Johnson averages 88.8 mph across his arsenal, 35th percentile in the league.
300 pitches in 2026. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 348th in MLB.
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