John Olerud vs. Darrell May — Matchup Analysis
Darrell May has kept Olerud in check relative to their career standard. With only 9 plate appearances this is early evidence, but it leans May. 0.286 is a solid batting line, but the OPS of 0.762 sits 12% below where Olerud typically operates, reflecting a pitcher making a great hitter work harder than usual. Even with Olerud striking out less often than usual, once every 9 PA versus a career rate of once every 8.9 PA, the overall production numbers still favor May. Slight edge: May. Context matters here.
How John Olerud put the ball into play against Darrell May
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Darrell May to John Olerud
Matchup Details for John Olerud and Darrell May
Stats that describe the matchup between John Olerud and Darrell May including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
9
John Olerud Career Plate Appearances
9063
Darrell May Career Batters Faced
2896
In this matchup
0.286
John Olerud Career Batting Average
0.295
Darrell May Career Opposing Batting Average
0.283
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
In this matchup
0.000
John Olerud Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.034
Darrell May Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.047
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0.000
John Olerud Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.114
Darrell May Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.165
Home Runs Per Strikeout
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0.000
John Olerud Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.251
Darrell May Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.297
In this matchup
0.286
John Olerud Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.309
Darrell May Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.297
In this matchup
1
John Olerud Career Hit By Pitch
88
Darrell May Career Batters Hit By Pitch
6
Outs
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5
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0
John Olerud Career Intentional Walks
157
Darrell May Career Intentional Walks Allowed
11
In this matchup
1
John Olerud Career Strikeouts
1016
Darrell May Career Strikeouts Thrown
414
In this matchup
9.000
John Olerud Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.920
Darrell May Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.995
In this matchup
0.000
John Olerud Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.250
Darrell May Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.510
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.222
John Olerud Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.405
Darrell May 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
Darrell May Career Sacrifice Hits
13
In this matchup
1
John Olerud Career Sacrifice Flies
96
Darrell May Career Sacrifice Flies
29
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0
John Olerud Career Ground into Double Play
232
Darrell May Career Double Plays Enabled
46
Ground into Triple Play
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0