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 .334vs RHH xwOBA .319Seasons 2026–2025
Cutter 39%Sweeper 23%Splitter 19%Sinker 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 .312
  1. 1 BN Brandon Nimmo LHB .327
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Brandon Nimmo
    • Cutter (39% usage) projects to .335 xwOBA over 156 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sweeper (23% usage) projects to .337 xwOBA over 112 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (19% usage) projects to .287 xwOBA over 60 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (18% usage) projects to .339 xwOBA over 299 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  2. 2 JB Jake Burger RHB .305
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Jake Burger
    • Cutter (39% usage) projects to .313 xwOBA over 99 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sweeper (23% usage) projects to .282 xwOBA over 156 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (19% usage) projects to .263 xwOBA over 48 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Sinker (18% usage) projects to .363 xwOBA over 318 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
  3. 3 ED Ezequiel Duran RHB .289
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Ezequiel Duran
    • Cutter (39% usage) projects to .298 xwOBA over 73 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sweeper (23% usage) projects to .269 xwOBA over 128 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Splitter (19% usage) projects to .275 xwOBA over 22 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Sinker (18% usage) projects to .313 xwOBA over 189 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  4. 4 WL Wyatt Langford RHB .310
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Wyatt Langford
    • Cutter (39% usage) projects to .319 xwOBA over 122 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sweeper (23% usage) projects to .297 xwOBA over 115 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (19% usage) projects to .270 xwOBA over 30 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Sinker (18% usage) projects to .350 xwOBA over 324 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
  5. 5 JJ Josh Jung RHB .313
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Josh Jung
    • Cutter (39% usage) projects to .336 xwOBA over 73 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sweeper (23% usage) projects to .274 xwOBA over 110 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Splitter (19% usage) projects to .307 xwOBA over 25 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (18% usage) projects to .320 xwOBA over 247 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  6. 6 EC Evan Carter LHB .293
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Evan Carter
    • Cutter (39% usage) projects to .292 xwOBA over 59 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sweeper (23% usage) projects to .300 xwOBA over 32 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (19% usage) projects to .263 xwOBA over 30 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Sinker (18% usage) projects to .316 xwOBA over 124 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  7. 7 CS Corey Seager LHB .344
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Corey Seager
    • Cutter (39% usage) projects to .383 xwOBA over 128 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Sweeper (23% usage) projects to .313 xwOBA over 90 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (19% usage) projects to .311 xwOBA over 80 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (18% usage) projects to .336 xwOBA over 243 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  8. 8 LO Logan O'Hoppe RHB .318
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Logan O'Hoppe
    • Cutter (39% usage) projects to .355 xwOBA over 72 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Sweeper (23% usage) projects to .276 xwOBA over 144 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Splitter (19% usage) projects to .303 xwOBA over 35 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (18% usage) projects to .308 xwOBA over 241 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  9. 9 JF Justin Foscue RHB .309
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Justin Foscue
    • Cutter (39% usage) projects to .343 xwOBA over 25 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Sweeper (23% usage) projects to .294 xwOBA over 25 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (19% usage) projects to .251 xwOBA over limited BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher (zone profile imputed from overall vs-handedness wOBA — limited per-pitch-type data).
    • Sinker (18% usage) projects to .314 xwOBA over 45 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
Full pitch-by-pitch breakdown, with pitch-zone heatmaps →

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