John Olerud vs. Mike Venafro — Matchup Analysis
Mike Venafro has dominated this matchup. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Venafro. Despite batting 0.286, 3% below their career average and above Venafro's career opposing average of 0.274, Olerud's OPS of 0.571 is 34% below the career mark of 0.863. Venafro has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Olerud down once every 7 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 8.9 PA. Edge: Venafro.
How John Olerud put the ball into play against Mike Venafro
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Mike Venafro to John Olerud
Matchup Details for John Olerud and Mike Venafro
Stats that describe the matchup between John Olerud and Mike Venafro including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
John Olerud Career Plate Appearances
9063
Mike Venafro Career Batters Faced
1107
In this matchup
0.286
John Olerud Career Batting Average
0.295
Mike Venafro Career Opposing Batting Average
0.274
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
Mike Venafro Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.016
In this matchup
0.000
John Olerud Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.114
Mike Venafro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.057
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
John Olerud Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.251
Mike Venafro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.115
In this matchup
0.333
John Olerud Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.309
Mike Venafro Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.304
In this matchup
0
John Olerud Career Hit By Pitch
88
Mike Venafro Career Batters Hit By Pitch
21
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
John Olerud Career Intentional Walks
157
Mike Venafro Career Intentional Walks Allowed
11
In this matchup
1
John Olerud Career Strikeouts
1016
Mike Venafro Career Strikeouts Thrown
131
In this matchup
7.000
John Olerud Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.920
Mike Venafro Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.450
In this matchup
0.000
John Olerud Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.250
Mike Venafro Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.720
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.286
John Olerud Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.405
Mike Venafro 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
Mike Venafro Career Sacrifice Hits
14
In this matchup
0
John Olerud Career Sacrifice Flies
96
Mike Venafro Career Sacrifice Flies
13
In this matchup
0
John Olerud Career Ground into Double Play
232
Mike Venafro Career Double Plays Enabled
37
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0