John Olerud vs. Tom Gordon — Matchup Analysis
Tom Gordon has completely neutralized Olerud in this matchup. Olerud's numbers against Gordon tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.610, 29% below the career mark of 0.863, with a batting average of just 0.200, 32% below their career average and below Gordon's career opposing average of 0.239. Gordon has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Olerud down once every 7.6 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 8.9 PA. Edge: Gordon.
How John Olerud put the ball into play against Tom Gordon
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Tom Gordon to John Olerud
Matchup Details for John Olerud and Tom Gordon
Stats that describe the matchup between John Olerud and Tom Gordon including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
53
John Olerud Career Plate Appearances
9063
Tom Gordon Career Batters Faced
9058
In this matchup
0.200
John Olerud Career Batting Average
0.295
Tom Gordon Career Opposing Batting Average
0.239
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
0.022
John Olerud Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.034
Tom Gordon Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.022
In this matchup
0.111
John Olerud Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.114
Tom Gordon Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.093
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.143
John Olerud Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.251
Tom Gordon Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.091
In this matchup
0.216
John Olerud Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.309
Tom Gordon Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.295
In this matchup
0
John Olerud Career Hit By Pitch
88
Tom Gordon Career Batters Hit By Pitch
38
Outs
In this matchup
28
In this matchup
0
John Olerud Career Intentional Walks
157
Tom Gordon Career Intentional Walks Allowed
57
In this matchup
7
John Olerud Career Strikeouts
1016
Tom Gordon Career Strikeouts Thrown
1928
In this matchup
7.571
John Olerud Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.920
Tom Gordon Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.698
In this matchup
1.143
John Olerud Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.250
Tom Gordon Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.510
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.321
John Olerud Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.405
Tom Gordon Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.323
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
1
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
John Olerud Career Sacrifice Hits
12
Tom Gordon Career Sacrifice Hits
58
In this matchup
0
John Olerud Career Sacrifice Flies
96
Tom Gordon Career Sacrifice Flies
69
In this matchup
0
John Olerud Career Ground into Double Play
232
Tom Gordon Career Double Plays Enabled
163
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0