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Steve Johnson

Orioles Career team 2012–2015
Number #52
Position Relief Pitcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 39
Height 6' 1"
Weight 220 lbs
Birth Place Baltimore, MD
Born Aug 31, 1987

Key Insights

2016
Both sides hit him about the same

40% of the contact right-handers make against Johnson is hit hard, against 17.6% of what left-handers make.

177 pitches to right-handed hitters, 124 to left-handed hitters.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits

The quality of contact against Johnson projects a .305 average, 94th percentile.

301 pitches in 2016. 94th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 40th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him

Right-handed hitters average 89.7 mph off the bat against Johnson and left-handers 82.5.

25 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 17 from left-handers.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit

38.5% of the contact against Johnson with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 27.6% with the bases empty.

76 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 225 with the bases empty.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well

Only 31% of the contact Johnson gives up is hit hard, 88th percentile.

301 pitches in 2016. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 84th in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season

Johnson has given up 3 tracked home runs, 2 of them to centre field, the longest 424 feet.

3 tracked home runs allowed in 2016.

Contextual Splits

Pitch
Outcome
Batter
Situation
Single
Double
Triple
Home Run
Out
Vs All Pitchers
Player Bio Data
DOB Aug 31, 1987
Birth Place Baltimore, MD
Height 6' 1"
Weight 220 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right