John Olerud vs. Wes Gardner — Matchup Analysis
Wes Gardner has completely neutralized Olerud in this matchup. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Gardner. Olerud's numbers against Gardner tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.452, 48% below the career mark of 0.863, with a batting average of just 0.167, 44% below their career average and below Gardner's career opposing average of 0.265. Gardner has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Olerud down once every 7 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 8.9 PA. Edge: Gardner.
How John Olerud put the ball into play against Wes Gardner
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Wes Gardner to John Olerud
Matchup Details for John Olerud and Wes Gardner
Stats that describe the matchup between John Olerud and Wes Gardner including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
John Olerud Career Plate Appearances
9063
Wes Gardner Career Batters Faced
2060
In this matchup
0.167
John Olerud Career Batting Average
0.295
Wes Gardner Career Opposing Batting Average
0.265
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
Wes Gardner Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.029
In this matchup
0.000
John Olerud Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.114
Wes Gardner Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.109
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
John Olerud Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.251
Wes Gardner Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.145
In this matchup
0.200
John Olerud Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.309
Wes Gardner Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.306
In this matchup
0
John Olerud Career Hit By Pitch
88
Wes Gardner Career Batters Hit By Pitch
8
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
John Olerud Career Intentional Walks
157
Wes Gardner Career Intentional Walks Allowed
21
In this matchup
1
John Olerud Career Strikeouts
1016
Wes Gardner Career Strikeouts Thrown
358
In this matchup
7.000
John Olerud Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.920
Wes Gardner Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.754
In this matchup
1.000
John Olerud Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.250
Wes Gardner Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.610
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.286
John Olerud Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.405
Wes Gardner Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.347
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
Wes Gardner Career Sacrifice Hits
21
In this matchup
0
John Olerud Career Sacrifice Flies
96
Wes Gardner Career Sacrifice Flies
17
In this matchup
0
John Olerud Career Ground into Double Play
232
Wes Gardner Career Double Plays Enabled
36
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0