John Olerud vs. Jose Mercedes — Matchup Analysis
John Olerud has had Mercedes's number. Olerud is hitting 0.375 in this matchup, 27% above their career average and above Mercedes's career opposing average of 0.274. Olerud also posted an OPS of 1.018, well above the career mark of 0.863. Olerud has made good contact, striking out once every 13 plate appearances, less often than the career rate of once every 8.9 PA. Edge: Olerud.
How John Olerud put the ball into play against Jose Mercedes
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jose Mercedes to John Olerud
Matchup Details for John Olerud and Jose Mercedes
Stats that describe the matchup between John Olerud and Jose Mercedes including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
13
John Olerud Career Plate Appearances
9063
Jose Mercedes Career Batters Faced
2530
In this matchup
0.375
John Olerud Career Batting Average
0.295
Jose Mercedes Career Opposing Batting Average
0.274
In this matchup
0
John Olerud Career Home Runs
255
Jose Mercedes Career Home Runs Allowed
75
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
Jose Mercedes Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.033
In this matchup
0.000
John Olerud Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.114
Jose Mercedes Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.122
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
John Olerud Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.251
Jose Mercedes Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.242
In this matchup
0.429
John Olerud Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.309
Jose Mercedes Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.291
In this matchup
0
John Olerud Career Hit By Pitch
88
Jose Mercedes Career Batters Hit By Pitch
21
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
1
John Olerud Career Intentional Walks
157
Jose Mercedes Career Intentional Walks Allowed
8
In this matchup
1
John Olerud Career Strikeouts
1016
Jose Mercedes Career Strikeouts Thrown
310
In this matchup
13.000
John Olerud Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.920
Jose Mercedes Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.161
In this matchup
6.000
John Olerud Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.250
Jose Mercedes Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.720
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.692
John Olerud Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.405
Jose Mercedes 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
Jose Mercedes Career Sacrifice Hits
13
In this matchup
0
John Olerud Career Sacrifice Flies
96
Jose Mercedes Career Sacrifice Flies
24
In this matchup
0
John Olerud Career Ground into Double Play
232
Jose Mercedes Career Double Plays Enabled
68
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0