John Olerud vs. Kevin Ritz — Matchup Analysis
Kevin Ritz has completely neutralized Olerud in this matchup. Olerud's numbers against Ritz tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.667, 23% below the career mark of 0.863, with a batting average of just 0.167, 44% below their career average and below Ritz's career opposing average of 0.287. Even with Olerud striking out less often than usual, once every 10 PA versus a career rate of once every 8.9 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Ritz. Edge: Ritz.
How John Olerud put the ball into play against Kevin Ritz
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Kevin Ritz to John Olerud
Matchup Details for John Olerud and Kevin Ritz
Stats that describe the matchup between John Olerud and Kevin Ritz including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
10
John Olerud Career Plate Appearances
9063
Kevin Ritz Career Batters Faced
3416
In this matchup
0.167
John Olerud Career Batting Average
0.295
Kevin Ritz Career Opposing Batting Average
0.287
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
Kevin Ritz Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.023
In this matchup
0.000
John Olerud Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.114
Kevin Ritz Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.081
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
John Olerud Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.251
Kevin Ritz Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.149
In this matchup
0.200
John Olerud Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.309
Kevin Ritz Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.322
In this matchup
0
John Olerud Career Hit By Pitch
88
Kevin Ritz Career Batters Hit By Pitch
30
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
John Olerud Career Intentional Walks
157
Kevin Ritz Career Intentional Walks Allowed
25
In this matchup
1
John Olerud Career Strikeouts
1016
Kevin Ritz Career Strikeouts Thrown
462
In this matchup
10.000
John Olerud Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.920
Kevin Ritz Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.394
In this matchup
4.000
John Olerud Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.250
Kevin Ritz Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.820
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.500
John Olerud Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.405
Kevin Ritz Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.366
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
Kevin Ritz Career Sacrifice Hits
30
In this matchup
0
John Olerud Career Sacrifice Flies
96
Kevin Ritz Career Sacrifice Flies
27
In this matchup
1
John Olerud Career Ground into Double Play
232
Kevin Ritz Career Double Plays Enabled
65
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0