John Olerud vs. John Lackey — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. Olerud is hitting 0.296 here, matching their career average, while Lackey's career opposing average is 0.262. Olerud also posted an OPS of 0.826, close to the career mark of 0.863. Olerud has avoided the strikeout, going down once every 28 plate appearances, less often than the career rate of once every 8.9 PA. No clear edge.
How John Olerud put the ball into play against John Lackey
Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Lackey to John Olerud
Matchup Details for John Olerud and John Lackey
Stats that describe the matchup between John Olerud and John Lackey including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
28
John Olerud Career Plate Appearances
9063
John Lackey Career Batters Faced
12030
In this matchup
0.296
John Olerud Career Batting Average
0.295
John Lackey Career Opposing Batting Average
0.262
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
0.037
John Olerud Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.034
John Lackey Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.029
In this matchup
0.125
John Olerud Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.114
John Lackey Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.111
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
1.000
John Olerud Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.251
John Lackey Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.139
In this matchup
0.280
John Olerud Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.309
John Lackey Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.306
In this matchup
0
John Olerud Career Hit By Pitch
88
John Lackey Career Batters Hit By Pitch
133
Outs
In this matchup
17
In this matchup
1
John Olerud Career Intentional Walks
157
John Lackey Career Intentional Walks Allowed
32
In this matchup
1
John Olerud Career Strikeouts
1016
John Lackey Career Strikeouts Thrown
2294
In this matchup
28.000
John Olerud Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.920
John Lackey Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.244
In this matchup
2.000
John Olerud Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.250
John Lackey Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.360
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.357
John Olerud Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.405
John Lackey Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.308
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
John Lackey Career Sacrifice Hits
72
In this matchup
0
John Olerud Career Sacrifice Flies
96
John Lackey Career Sacrifice Flies
72
In this matchup
0
John Olerud Career Ground into Double Play
232
John Lackey Career Double Plays Enabled
259
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0