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 .336vs 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 .310
  1. 1 BN Brandon Nimmo LHB .330
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Brandon Nimmo
    • Cutter (39% usage) projects to .341 xwOBA over 152 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Sweeper (23% usage) projects to .340 xwOBA over 111 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Splitter (19% usage) projects to .287 xwOBA over 59 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (18% usage) projects to .339 xwOBA over 294 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  2. 2 JB Jake Burger RHB .308
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Jake Burger
    • Cutter (39% usage) projects to .318 xwOBA over 95 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sweeper (23% usage) projects to .284 xwOBA over 154 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (19% usage) projects to .264 xwOBA over 48 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Sinker (18% usage) projects to .364 xwOBA over 315 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
  3. 3 ED Ezequiel Duran RHB .292
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Ezequiel Duran
    • Cutter (39% usage) projects to .300 xwOBA over 70 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sweeper (23% usage) projects to .273 xwOBA over 122 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Splitter (19% usage) projects to .276 xwOBA over 22 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Sinker (18% usage) projects to .314 xwOBA over 185 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  4. 4 WL Wyatt Langford RHB .311
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Wyatt Langford
    • Cutter (39% usage) projects to .319 xwOBA over 118 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sweeper (23% usage) projects to .301 xwOBA over 114 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 .273 xwOBA over 109 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Splitter (19% usage) projects to .308 xwOBA over 25 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (18% usage) projects to .321 xwOBA over 245 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  6. 6 EC Evan Carter LHB .293
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Evan Carter
    • Cutter (39% usage) projects to .293 xwOBA over 59 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sweeper (23% usage) projects to .295 xwOBA over 31 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (19% usage) projects to .264 xwOBA over 30 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Sinker (18% usage) projects to .323 xwOBA over 122 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  7. 7 CS Corey Seager LHB .343
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Corey Seager
    • Cutter (39% usage) projects to .380 xwOBA over 126 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Sweeper (23% usage) projects to .311 xwOBA over 87 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (19% usage) projects to .313 xwOBA over 79 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (18% usage) projects to .336 xwOBA over 239 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  8. 8 NL Nicky Lopez LHB .286
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Nicky Lopez
    • Cutter (39% usage) projects to .293 xwOBA over 74 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sweeper (23% usage) projects to .265 xwOBA over 50 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Splitter (19% usage) projects to .296 xwOBA over 26 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (18% usage) projects to .288 xwOBA over 108 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  9. 9 JF Justin Foscue RHB .311
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Justin Foscue
    • Cutter (39% usage) projects to .342 xwOBA over 25 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Sweeper (23% usage) projects to .305 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 .316 xwOBA over 43 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
Full pitch-by-pitch breakdown, with pitch-zone heatmaps →

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