John Olerud vs. Steve Karsay — Matchup Analysis
John Olerud has absolutely raked against Karsay. With only 6 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Olerud. Olerud's production against Karsay has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.171, 36% above the career mark of 0.863, with a batting average of 0.400, 36% above their career average and above Karsay's career opposing average of 0.272. Despite striking out once every 3 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 8.9 PA, Olerud is still posting above-career production against Karsay. Edge: Olerud.
How John Olerud put the ball into play against Steve Karsay
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Steve Karsay to John Olerud
Matchup Details for John Olerud and Steve Karsay
Stats that describe the matchup between John Olerud and Steve Karsay including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
6
John Olerud Career Plate Appearances
9063
Steve Karsay Career Batters Faced
2609
In this matchup
0.400
John Olerud Career Batting Average
0.295
Steve Karsay Career Opposing Batting Average
0.272
Grand Slams
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0
In the Park Home Runs
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0
In the Park Grand Slams
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0
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0.000
John Olerud Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.034
Steve Karsay Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.025
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0.000
John Olerud Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.114
Steve Karsay Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.093
Home Runs Per Strikeout
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0.000
John Olerud Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.251
Steve Karsay Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.129
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0.667
John Olerud Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.309
Steve Karsay Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.317
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0
John Olerud Career Hit By Pitch
88
Steve Karsay Career Batters Hit By Pitch
23
Outs
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1
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1
John Olerud Career Intentional Walks
157
Steve Karsay Career Intentional Walks Allowed
38
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2
John Olerud Career Strikeouts
1016
Steve Karsay Career Strikeouts Thrown
458
In this matchup
3.000
John Olerud Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.920
Steve Karsay Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.697
In this matchup
1.000
John Olerud Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.250
Steve Karsay Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.430
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.667
John Olerud Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.405
Steve Karsay Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.335
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
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0
Batter Reached due to Error
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0
Batter Reached due to Interference
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0
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0
John Olerud Career Sacrifice Hits
12
Steve Karsay Career Sacrifice Hits
23
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0
John Olerud Career Sacrifice Flies
96
Steve Karsay Career Sacrifice Flies
27
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0
John Olerud Career Ground into Double Play
232
Steve Karsay Career Double Plays Enabled
51
Ground into Triple Play
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0