John Olerud vs. Brandon Lyon — Matchup Analysis
John Olerud has absolutely raked against Lyon. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Olerud. Olerud's production against Lyon has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.400, 62% above the career mark of 0.863, with a batting average of 0.400, 36% above their career average and above Lyon's career opposing average of 0.271. 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 Lyon. Edge: Olerud.
How John Olerud put the ball into play against Brandon Lyon
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Brandon Lyon to John Olerud
Matchup Details for John Olerud and Brandon Lyon
Stats that describe the matchup between John Olerud and Brandon Lyon including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
John Olerud Career Plate Appearances
9063
Brandon Lyon Career Batters Faced
2951
In this matchup
0.400
John Olerud Career Batting Average
0.295
Brandon Lyon Career Opposing Batting Average
0.271
Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In the Park Home Runs
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0
In the Park Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0.200
John Olerud Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.034
Brandon Lyon Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.026
In this matchup
0.500
John Olerud Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.114
Brandon Lyon Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.096
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
1.000
John Olerud Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.251
Brandon Lyon Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.148
In this matchup
0.333
John Olerud Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.309
Brandon Lyon Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.307
In this matchup
0
John Olerud Career Hit By Pitch
88
Brandon Lyon Career Batters Hit By Pitch
16
Outs
In this matchup
2
In this matchup
0
John Olerud Career Intentional Walks
157
Brandon Lyon Career Intentional Walks Allowed
47
In this matchup
1
John Olerud Career Strikeouts
1016
Brandon Lyon Career Strikeouts Thrown
465
In this matchup
5.000
John Olerud Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.920
Brandon Lyon Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.346
In this matchup
0.000
John Olerud Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.250
Brandon Lyon Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.470
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.400
John Olerud Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.405
Brandon Lyon Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.335
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
Brandon Lyon Career Sacrifice Hits
31
In this matchup
0
John Olerud Career Sacrifice Flies
96
Brandon Lyon Career Sacrifice Flies
26
In this matchup
0
John Olerud Career Ground into Double Play
232
Brandon Lyon Career Double Plays Enabled
49
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0