John Olerud vs. Ricky Bottalico — Matchup Analysis
John Olerud has held their own against Bottalico. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Olerud. Despite a batting average of 0.167, 44% below their career average and below Bottalico's career opposing average of 0.240, Olerud's OPS of 0.952 sits modestly above the career mark of 0.863. Despite striking out once every 7 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 8.9 PA, Olerud is still posting above-career production against Bottalico. Slight edge: Olerud.
How John Olerud put the ball into play against Ricky Bottalico
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Ricky Bottalico to John Olerud
Matchup Details for John Olerud and Ricky Bottalico
Stats that describe the matchup between John Olerud and Ricky Bottalico including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
John Olerud Career Plate Appearances
9063
Ricky Bottalico Career Batters Faced
2730
In this matchup
0.167
John Olerud Career Batting Average
0.295
Ricky Bottalico Career Opposing Batting Average
0.240
In this matchup
1
John Olerud Career Home Runs
255
Ricky Bottalico Career Home Runs Allowed
71
Grand Slams
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0
In the Park Home Runs
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0
In the Park Grand Slams
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0
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0.167
John Olerud Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.034
Ricky Bottalico Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.030
In this matchup
1.000
John Olerud Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.114
Ricky Bottalico Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.127
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
1.000
John Olerud Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.251
Ricky Bottalico Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.123
In this matchup
0.000
John Olerud Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.309
Ricky Bottalico Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.289
In this matchup
0
John Olerud Career Hit By Pitch
88
Ricky Bottalico Career Batters Hit By Pitch
27
Outs
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4
In this matchup
0
John Olerud Career Intentional Walks
157
Ricky Bottalico Career Intentional Walks Allowed
30
In this matchup
1
John Olerud Career Strikeouts
1016
Ricky Bottalico Career Strikeouts Thrown
575
In this matchup
7.000
John Olerud Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.920
Ricky Bottalico Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.748
In this matchup
1.000
John Olerud Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.250
Ricky Bottalico Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.550
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.286
John Olerud Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.405
Ricky Bottalico Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.332
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
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0
Batter Reached due to Error
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0
Batter Reached due to Interference
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0
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0
John Olerud Career Sacrifice Hits
12
Ricky Bottalico Career Sacrifice Hits
28
In this matchup
0
John Olerud Career Sacrifice Flies
96
Ricky Bottalico Career Sacrifice Flies
19
In this matchup
0
John Olerud Career Ground into Double Play
232
Ricky Bottalico Career Double Plays Enabled
37
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0