John Olerud vs. Steve Farr — Matchup Analysis
Steve Farr has completely neutralized Olerud in this matchup. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Farr. Olerud's numbers against Farr tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.400, 54% below the career mark of 0.863, with a batting average of just 0.200, 32% below their career average and below Farr's career opposing average of 0.244. Farr has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Olerud down once every 5 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 8.9 PA. Edge: Farr.
How John Olerud put the ball into play against Steve Farr
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Steve Farr to John Olerud
Matchup Details for John Olerud and Steve Farr
Stats that describe the matchup between John Olerud and Steve Farr including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
John Olerud Career Plate Appearances
9063
Steve Farr Career Batters Faced
3487
In this matchup
0.200
John Olerud Career Batting Average
0.295
Steve Farr Career Opposing Batting Average
0.244
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
Steve Farr Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.023
In this matchup
0.000
John Olerud Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.114
Steve Farr Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.093
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
John Olerud Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.251
Steve Farr Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.105
In this matchup
0.250
John Olerud Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.309
Steve Farr Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.292
In this matchup
0
John Olerud Career Hit By Pitch
88
Steve Farr Career Batters Hit By Pitch
32
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
John Olerud Career Intentional Walks
157
Steve Farr Career Intentional Walks Allowed
47
In this matchup
1
John Olerud Career Strikeouts
1016
Steve Farr Career Strikeouts Thrown
668
In this matchup
5.000
John Olerud Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.920
Steve Farr Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.220
In this matchup
0.000
John Olerud Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.250
Steve Farr Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.500
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.200
John Olerud Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.405
Steve Farr Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.325
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
Steve Farr Career Sacrifice Hits
23
In this matchup
0
John Olerud Career Sacrifice Flies
96
Steve Farr Career Sacrifice Flies
24
In this matchup
0
John Olerud Career Ground into Double Play
232
Steve Farr Career Double Plays Enabled
74
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0