John Olerud vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Matchup Analysis

John Olerud has absolutely raked against Valenzuela. Olerud's production against Valenzuela has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.418, 64% above the career mark of 0.863, with a batting average of 0.455, 54% above their career average and above Valenzuela's career opposing average of 0.248. Olerud has made good contact too, striking out once every 15 plate appearances rather than the career rate of once every 8.9 PA, and going deep at or above the career pace. Edge: Olerud.

How John Olerud put the ball into play against Fernando Valenzuela

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Fernando Valenzuela to John Olerud

Matchup Details for John Olerud and Fernando Valenzuela

Stats that describe the matchup between John Olerud and Fernando Valenzuela including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
15
John Olerud Career Plate Appearances
9063
Fernando Valenzuela Career Batters Faced
12398
In this matchup
11
John Olerud Career At Bats
7592
Fernando Valenzuela Career At Bats Pitched
10971
In this matchup
0.455
John Olerud Career Batting Average
0.295
Fernando Valenzuela Career Opposing Batting Average
0.248
In this matchup
5
John Olerud Career Hits
2239
Fernando Valenzuela Career Hits Allowed
2718
In this matchup
3
John Olerud Career Singles
1471
In this matchup
1
John Olerud Career Doubles
500
In this matchup
0
John Olerud Career Triples
13
In this matchup
1
John Olerud Career Home Runs
255
Fernando Valenzuela Career Home Runs Allowed
226

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
2
John Olerud Career Extra Base Hits
768
In this matchup
0.091
John Olerud Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.034
Fernando Valenzuela Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.021
In this matchup
0.200
John Olerud Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.114
Fernando Valenzuela Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.083

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
1.000
John Olerud Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.251
Fernando Valenzuela Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.109
In this matchup
9
John Olerud Total Bases
3530
In this matchup
9
John Olerud Career Times on Base
3602
In this matchup
0.600
John Olerud Career On Base Percentage
0.398
In this matchup
0.818
John Olerud Career Slugging Percentage
0.465
In this matchup
1.418
John Olerud Career OPS
0.863
In this matchup
0.364
John Olerud Career Isolated Power
0.170
In this matchup
0.475
John Olerud Career Gross Production Average
0.295
In this matchup
0.444
John Olerud Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.309
Fernando Valenzuela Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.287
In this matchup
1
John Olerud Career RBIs
1230
In this matchup
5.400
John Olerud Career Runs Created
1456.480
In this matchup
0
John Olerud Career Hit By Pitch
88
Fernando Valenzuela Career Batters Hit By Pitch
25

Outs

In this matchup
5
In this matchup
4
John Olerud Career Walks
1275
Fernando Valenzuela Career Walks Allowed
1151
In this matchup
0
John Olerud Career Intentional Walks
157
Fernando Valenzuela Career Intentional Walks Allowed
65
In this matchup
1
John Olerud Career Strikeouts
1016
Fernando Valenzuela Career Strikeouts Thrown
2074
In this matchup
15.000
John Olerud Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.920
Fernando Valenzuela Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.978
In this matchup
4.000
John Olerud Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.250
Fernando Valenzuela Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.560

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.600
John Olerud Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.405
Fernando Valenzuela Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.317

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
Fernando Valenzuela Career Sacrifice Hits
182
In this matchup
0
John Olerud Career Sacrifice Flies
96
Fernando Valenzuela Career Sacrifice Flies
69
In this matchup
1
John Olerud Career Ground into Double Play
232
Fernando Valenzuela Career Double Plays Enabled
209

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0