John Olerud vs. Larry Thomas — Matchup Analysis
John Olerud has absolutely raked against Thomas. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Olerud. Olerud's production against Thomas has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.100, 27% above the career mark of 0.863, with a batting average of 0.500, 69% above their career average and above Thomas's career opposing average of 0.247. Despite striking out once every 2.5 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 8.9 PA, Olerud is still posting above-career production against Thomas. Edge: Olerud.
How John Olerud put the ball into play against Larry Thomas
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Larry Thomas to John Olerud
Matchup Details for John Olerud and Larry Thomas
Stats that describe the matchup between John Olerud and Larry Thomas including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
John Olerud Career Plate Appearances
9063
Larry Thomas Career Batters Faced
204
In this matchup
0.500
John Olerud Career Batting Average
0.295
Larry Thomas Career Opposing Batting Average
0.247
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
Larry Thomas Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.017
In this matchup
0.000
John Olerud Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.114
Larry Thomas Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.070
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
John Olerud Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.251
Larry Thomas Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.094
In this matchup
1.000
John Olerud Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.309
Larry Thomas Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.288
In this matchup
0
John Olerud Career Hit By Pitch
88
Larry Thomas Career Batters Hit By Pitch
3
Outs
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
John Olerud Career Intentional Walks
157
Larry Thomas Career Intentional Walks Allowed
3
In this matchup
2
John Olerud Career Strikeouts
1016
Larry Thomas Career Strikeouts Thrown
32
In this matchup
2.500
John Olerud Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.920
Larry Thomas Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.375
In this matchup
0.500
John Olerud Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.250
Larry Thomas Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.690
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.600
John Olerud Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.405
Larry Thomas Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.333
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
Larry Thomas Career Sacrifice Hits
5
In this matchup
0
John Olerud Career Sacrifice Flies
96
Larry Thomas Career Sacrifice Flies
0
In this matchup
0
John Olerud Career Ground into Double Play
232
Larry Thomas Career Double Plays Enabled
5
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0