John Olerud vs. Scott Linebrink — Matchup Analysis
John Olerud has absolutely raked against Linebrink. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Olerud. Olerud's production against Linebrink has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.400, 62% above the career mark of 0.863, with a batting average of 0.600, 103% above their career average and above Linebrink's career opposing average of 0.254. Despite striking out once every 5 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 8.9 PA, Olerud is still posting above-career production against Linebrink. Edge: Olerud.
How John Olerud put the ball into play against Scott Linebrink
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Scott Linebrink to John Olerud
Matchup Details for John Olerud and Scott Linebrink
Stats that describe the matchup between John Olerud and Scott Linebrink including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
John Olerud Career Plate Appearances
9063
Scott Linebrink Career Batters Faced
2778
In this matchup
0.600
John Olerud Career Batting Average
0.295
Scott Linebrink Career Opposing Batting Average
0.254
In this matchup
0
John Olerud Career Home Runs
255
Scott Linebrink Career Home Runs Allowed
82
Grand Slams
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0
In the Park Home Runs
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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
Scott Linebrink Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.033
In this matchup
0.000
John Olerud Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.114
Scott Linebrink Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.130
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
John Olerud Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.251
Scott Linebrink Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.145
In this matchup
0.750
John Olerud Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.309
Scott Linebrink Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.299
In this matchup
0
John Olerud Career Hit By Pitch
88
Scott Linebrink Career Batters Hit By Pitch
27
Outs
In this matchup
1
In this matchup
0
John Olerud Career Intentional Walks
157
Scott Linebrink Career Intentional Walks Allowed
33
In this matchup
1
John Olerud Career Strikeouts
1016
Scott Linebrink Career Strikeouts Thrown
567
In this matchup
5.000
John Olerud Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.920
Scott Linebrink Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.899
In this matchup
0.000
John Olerud Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.250
Scott Linebrink Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.400
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.600
John Olerud Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.405
Scott Linebrink Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.321
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
In this matchup
0
John Olerud Career Sacrifice Hits
12
Scott Linebrink Career Sacrifice Hits
18
In this matchup
0
John Olerud Career Sacrifice Flies
96
Scott Linebrink Career Sacrifice Flies
21
In this matchup
0
John Olerud Career Ground into Double Play
232
Scott Linebrink Career Double Plays Enabled
56
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0