John Olerud vs. Steve Kline — Matchup Analysis
John Olerud has absolutely raked against Kline. Olerud's production against Kline has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.615, 87% above the career mark of 0.863, with a batting average of 0.444, 51% above their career average and above Kline's career opposing average of 0.253. Despite striking out once every 6.5 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 8.9 PA, Olerud is still posting above-career production against Kline. Edge: Olerud.
How John Olerud put the ball into play against Steve Kline
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Steve Kline to John Olerud
Matchup Details for John Olerud and Steve Kline
Stats that describe the matchup between John Olerud and Steve Kline including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
13
John Olerud Career Plate Appearances
9063
Steve Kline Career Batters Faced
2940
In this matchup
0.444
John Olerud Career Batting Average
0.295
Steve Kline Career Opposing Batting Average
0.253
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 Kline Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.023
In this matchup
0.000
John Olerud Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.114
Steve Kline Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.092
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
John Olerud Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.251
Steve Kline Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.122
In this matchup
0.571
John Olerud Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.309
Steve Kline Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.293
In this matchup
1
John Olerud Career Hit By Pitch
88
Steve Kline Career Batters Hit By Pitch
26
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
John Olerud Career Intentional Walks
157
Steve Kline Career Intentional Walks Allowed
48
In this matchup
2
John Olerud Career Strikeouts
1016
Steve Kline Career Strikeouts Thrown
493
In this matchup
6.500
John Olerud Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.920
Steve Kline Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.963
In this matchup
1.500
John Olerud Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.250
Steve Kline Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.600
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.538
John Olerud Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.405
Steve Kline Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.337
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 Kline Career Sacrifice Hits
33
In this matchup
0
John Olerud Career Sacrifice Flies
96
Steve Kline Career Sacrifice Flies
19
In this matchup
1
John Olerud Career Ground into Double Play
232
Steve Kline Career Double Plays Enabled
82
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0