PITCHER MATCHUP

Ryan Johnson vs Texas Rangers

How the Texas Rangers's current regulars (top 9 by at-bats) project against Ryan Johnson's season-to-date arsenal — not the posted lineup for any single game.

Ryan Johnson's arsenal

Throws RHPvs LHH xwOBA .348vs RHH xwOBA .341Seasons 2026–2025
Cutter 33%Sinker 26%Splitter 22%Sweeper 18%Slider 1%

How the Texas Rangers's regulars project

Projected expected wOBA for each of the Texas Rangers's top-9-by-AB hitters against Ryan Johnson, by batting order. A season-to-date read — lower favors the pitcher.

Lineup avg xwOBA .315
  1. 1 BN Brandon Nimmo LHB .332
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Brandon Nimmo
    • Cutter (33% usage) projects to .338 xwOBA over 140 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (26% usage) projects to .353 xwOBA over 273 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Splitter (22% usage) projects to .289 xwOBA over 53 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sweeper (18% usage) projects to .344 xwOBA over 99 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
  2. 2 JB Jake Burger RHB .304
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Jake Burger
    • Cutter (33% usage) projects to .309 xwOBA over 82 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (26% usage) projects to .343 xwOBA over 293 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Splitter (22% usage) projects to .264 xwOBA over 47 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Sweeper (18% usage) projects to .286 xwOBA over 140 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  3. 3 ED Ezequiel Duran RHB .297
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Ezequiel Duran
    • Cutter (33% usage) projects to .297 xwOBA over 60 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (26% usage) projects to .318 xwOBA over 155 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (22% usage) projects to .283 xwOBA over 19 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sweeper (18% usage) projects to .283 xwOBA over 103 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  4. 4 JP Joc Pederson LHB .344
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Joc Pederson
    • Cutter (33% usage) projects to .334 xwOBA over 77 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (26% usage) projects to .394 xwOBA over 135 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Splitter (22% usage) projects to .300 xwOBA over 54 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sweeper (18% usage) projects to .342 xwOBA over 46 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
  5. 5 EC Evan Carter LHB .297
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Evan Carter
    • Cutter (33% usage) projects to .308 xwOBA over 45 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (26% usage) projects to .307 xwOBA over 106 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (22% usage) projects to .264 xwOBA over 27 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Sweeper (18% usage) projects to .304 xwOBA over 24 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  6. 6 WL Wyatt Langford RHB .310
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Wyatt Langford
    • Cutter (33% usage) projects to .309 xwOBA over 100 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (26% usage) projects to .346 xwOBA over 295 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Splitter (22% usage) projects to .268 xwOBA over 27 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Sweeper (18% usage) projects to .313 xwOBA over 103 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  7. 7 CS Corey Seager LHB .343
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Corey Seager
    • Cutter (33% usage) projects to .377 xwOBA over 114 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Sinker (26% usage) projects to .333 xwOBA over 203 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (22% usage) projects to .316 xwOBA over 72 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sweeper (18% usage) projects to .329 xwOBA over 77 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  8. 8 NL Nicky Lopez LHB .303
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Nicky Lopez
    • Cutter (33% usage) projects to .328 xwOBA over 66 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (26% usage) projects to .297 xwOBA over 100 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (22% usage) projects to .299 xwOBA over 25 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sweeper (18% usage) projects to .272 xwOBA over 46 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
  9. 9 JF Justin Foscue RHB .307
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Justin Foscue
    • Cutter (33% usage) projects to .327 xwOBA over 19 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (26% usage) projects to .310 xwOBA over 28 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (22% usage) projects to .269 xwOBA over limited BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher (zone profile imputed from overall vs-handedness wOBA — limited per-pitch-type data).
    • Sweeper (18% usage) projects to .312 xwOBA over 16 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
Full pitch-by-pitch breakdown, with pitch-zone heatmaps →

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