John Olerud vs. Barry Zito — Matchup Analysis
John Olerud has absolutely raked against Zito. Olerud's production against Zito has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.077, 25% above the career mark of 0.863, with a batting average of 0.440, 49% above their career average and above Zito's career opposing average of 0.246. Despite striking out once every 7.3 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 8.9 PA, Olerud is still posting above-career production against Zito. Edge: Olerud.
How John Olerud put the ball into play against Barry Zito
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Barry Zito to John Olerud
Matchup Details for John Olerud and Barry Zito
Stats that describe the matchup between John Olerud and Barry Zito including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
29
John Olerud Career Plate Appearances
9063
Barry Zito Career Batters Faced
11001
In this matchup
0.440
John Olerud Career Batting Average
0.295
Barry Zito Career Opposing Batting Average
0.246
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
Barry Zito Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.029
In this matchup
0.000
John Olerud Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.114
Barry Zito Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.118
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
John Olerud Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.251
Barry Zito Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.150
In this matchup
0.524
John Olerud Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.309
Barry Zito Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.280
In this matchup
2
John Olerud Career Hit By Pitch
88
Barry Zito Career Batters Hit By Pitch
97
Outs
In this matchup
10
In this matchup
0
John Olerud Career Intentional Walks
157
Barry Zito Career Intentional Walks Allowed
52
In this matchup
4
John Olerud Career Strikeouts
1016
Barry Zito Career Strikeouts Thrown
1885
In this matchup
7.250
John Olerud Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.920
Barry Zito Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.836
In this matchup
0.500
John Olerud Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.250
Barry Zito Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.560
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.448
John Olerud Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.405
Barry Zito Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.318
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
Barry Zito Career Sacrifice Hits
105
In this matchup
0
John Olerud Career Sacrifice Flies
96
Barry Zito Career Sacrifice Flies
73
In this matchup
1
John Olerud Career Ground into Double Play
232
Barry Zito Career Double Plays Enabled
219
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0