John Olerud vs. Rich Gossage — Matchup Analysis
Rich Gossage has completely neutralized Olerud in this matchup. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Gossage. Olerud's numbers against Gossage tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.000, 100% below the career mark of 0.863, with a batting average of just 0.000, 100% below their career average and below Gossage's career opposing average of 0.228. Gossage 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: Gossage.
How John Olerud put the ball into play against Rich Gossage
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Rich Gossage to John Olerud
Matchup Details for John Olerud and Rich Gossage
Stats that describe the matchup between John Olerud and Rich Gossage including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
John Olerud Career Plate Appearances
9063
Rich Gossage Career Batters Faced
7507
In this matchup
0.000
John Olerud Career Batting Average
0.295
Rich Gossage Career Opposing Batting Average
0.228
In this matchup
0
John Olerud Career Home Runs
255
Rich Gossage Career Home Runs Allowed
119
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
Rich Gossage Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.018
In this matchup
0.000
John Olerud Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.114
Rich Gossage Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.079
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
John Olerud Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.251
Rich Gossage Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.079
In this matchup
0.000
John Olerud Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.309
Rich Gossage Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.279
In this matchup
0
John Olerud Career Hit By Pitch
88
Rich Gossage Career Batters Hit By Pitch
47
Outs
In this matchup
6
In this matchup
0
John Olerud Career Intentional Walks
157
Rich Gossage Career Intentional Walks Allowed
90
In this matchup
1
John Olerud Career Strikeouts
1016
Rich Gossage Career Strikeouts Thrown
1502
In this matchup
7.000
John Olerud Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.920
Rich Gossage Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.998
In this matchup
0.000
John Olerud Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.250
Rich Gossage Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.490
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.000
John Olerud Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.405
Rich Gossage Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.309
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
Rich Gossage Career Sacrifice Hits
106
In this matchup
0
John Olerud Career Sacrifice Flies
96
Rich Gossage Career Sacrifice Flies
67
In this matchup
1
John Olerud Career Ground into Double Play
232
Rich Gossage Career Double Plays Enabled
124
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0