John Olerud vs. John Smoltz — Matchup Analysis
John Smoltz has completely neutralized Olerud in this matchup. Olerud's numbers against Smoltz tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.431, 50% below the career mark of 0.863, with a batting average of just 0.200, 32% below their career average and below Smoltz's career opposing average of 0.237. Smoltz has been dominant in the strikeout department too, sending Olerud down once every 3.7 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 8.9 PA, and Olerud has yet to take Smoltz deep. Edge: Smoltz.
How John Olerud put the ball into play against John Smoltz
Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Smoltz to John Olerud
Matchup Details for John Olerud and John Smoltz
Stats that describe the matchup between John Olerud and John Smoltz including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
26
John Olerud Career Plate Appearances
9063
John Smoltz Career Batters Faced
14271
In this matchup
0.200
John Olerud Career Batting Average
0.295
John Smoltz Career Opposing Batting Average
0.237
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
John Smoltz Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.022
In this matchup
0.000
John Olerud Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.114
John Smoltz Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.094
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
John Olerud Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.251
John Smoltz Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.093
In this matchup
0.278
John Olerud Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.309
John Smoltz Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.290
In this matchup
0
John Olerud Career Hit By Pitch
88
John Smoltz Career Batters Hit By Pitch
57
Outs
In this matchup
13
In this matchup
0
John Olerud Career Intentional Walks
157
John Smoltz Career Intentional Walks Allowed
84
In this matchup
7
John Olerud Career Strikeouts
1016
John Smoltz Career Strikeouts Thrown
3084
In this matchup
3.714
John Olerud Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.920
John Smoltz Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.627
In this matchup
0.143
John Olerud Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.250
John Smoltz Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.330
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.231
John Olerud Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.405
John Smoltz Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.292
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
John Smoltz Career Sacrifice Hits
139
In this matchup
0
John Olerud Career Sacrifice Flies
96
John Smoltz Career Sacrifice Flies
87
In this matchup
1
John Olerud Career Ground into Double Play
232
John Smoltz Career Double Plays Enabled
244
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0