John Olerud vs. John Burkett — Matchup Analysis
John Burkett has kept Olerud in check relative to their career standard. 0.308 is a solid batting line, but the OPS of 0.742 sits 14% below where Olerud typically operates, reflecting a pitcher making a great hitter work harder than usual. Burkett has also had the strikeout edge, sitting Olerud down once every 7 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 8.9 PA. Slight edge: Burkett. Context matters here.
How John Olerud put the ball into play against John Burkett
Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Burkett to John Olerud
Matchup Details for John Olerud and John Burkett
Stats that describe the matchup between John Olerud and John Burkett including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
14
John Olerud Career Plate Appearances
9063
John Burkett Career Batters Faced
11324
In this matchup
0.308
John Olerud Career Batting Average
0.295
John Burkett Career Opposing Batting Average
0.277
In this matchup
0
John Olerud Career Home Runs
255
John Burkett Career Home Runs Allowed
257
Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In the Park Home Runs
In this matchup
0
In the Park Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0.000
John Olerud Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.034
John Burkett Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.025
In this matchup
0.000
John Olerud Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.114
John Burkett Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.090
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
John Olerud Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.251
John Burkett Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.146
In this matchup
0.364
John Olerud Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.309
John Burkett Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.313
In this matchup
0
John Olerud Career Hit By Pitch
88
John Burkett Career Batters Hit By Pitch
90
Outs
In this matchup
7
In this matchup
0
John Olerud Career Intentional Walks
157
John Burkett Career Intentional Walks Allowed
59
In this matchup
2
John Olerud Career Strikeouts
1016
John Burkett Career Strikeouts Thrown
1766
In this matchup
7.000
John Olerud Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.920
John Burkett Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.412
In this matchup
0.500
John Olerud Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.250
John Burkett Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.400
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.357
John Olerud Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.405
John Burkett Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.320
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
John Olerud Career Sacrifice Hits
12
John Burkett Career Sacrifice Hits
107
In this matchup
0
John Olerud Career Sacrifice Flies
96
John Burkett Career Sacrifice Flies
69
In this matchup
1
John Olerud Career Ground into Double Play
232
John Burkett Career Double Plays Enabled
224
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0