Al Oliver vs. Doug Rau — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. Oliver is hitting 0.250 here, 17% below their career average, while Rau's career opposing average is 0.262. Oliver also posted an OPS of 0.741, close to the career mark of 0.795. Rau has had the edge in strikeouts, with Oliver going down once every 11.3 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 12.9 PA. No clear edge.
How Al Oliver put the ball into play against Doug Rau
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Doug Rau to Al Oliver
Matchup Details for Al Oliver and Doug Rau
Stats that describe the matchup between Al Oliver and Doug Rau including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
34
Al Oliver Career Plate Appearances
9778
Doug Rau Career Batters Faced
5314
In this matchup
0.250
Al Oliver Career Batting Average
0.303
Doug Rau Career Opposing Batting Average
0.262
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
0.063
Al Oliver Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.024
Doug Rau Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.021
In this matchup
0.250
Al Oliver Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.080
Doug Rau Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.079
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.667
Al Oliver Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.290
Doug Rau Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.142
In this matchup
0.222
Al Oliver Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.309
Doug Rau Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.290
In this matchup
0
Al Oliver Career Hit By Pitch
82
Doug Rau Career Batters Hit By Pitch
28
Outs
In this matchup
19
In this matchup
0
Al Oliver Career Intentional Walks
119
Doug Rau Career Intentional Walks Allowed
14
In this matchup
11.333
Al Oliver Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
12.930
Doug Rau Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.624
In this matchup
0.333
Al Oliver Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.710
Doug Rau Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.550
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.265
Al Oliver Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.347
Doug Rau Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.311
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
3
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Al Oliver Career Sacrifice Flies
95
Doug Rau Career Sacrifice Flies
32
In this matchup
0
Al Oliver Career Ground into Double Play
254
Doug Rau Career Double Plays Enabled
106
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0