Matt Olson vs. Yu Darvish — Matchup Analysis
Yu Darvish has completely neutralized Olson in this matchup. With only 9 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Darvish. Olson's numbers against Darvish tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.556, 35% below the career mark of 0.859, with a batting average of just 0.222, 14% below their career average and above Darvish's career opposing average of 0.221. Darvish has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Olson down once every 3 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 4.2 PA. Edge: Darvish.
How Matt Olson put the ball into play against Yu Darvish
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Yu Darvish to Matt Olson
Matchup Details for Matt Olson and Yu Darvish
Stats that describe the matchup between Matt Olson and Yu Darvish including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
9
Matt Olson Career Plate Appearances
5197
Yu Darvish Career Batters Faced
7305
In this matchup
0.222
Matt Olson Career Batting Average
0.257
Yu Darvish Career Opposing Batting Average
0.221
Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In the Park Home Runs
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0
In the Park Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0.000
Matt Olson Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.064
Yu Darvish Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.035
In this matchup
0.000
Matt Olson Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.249
Yu Darvish Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.158
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Matt Olson Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.233
Yu Darvish Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.111
In this matchup
0.333
Matt Olson Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.289
Yu Darvish Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.286
In this matchup
0
Matt Olson Career Hit By Pitch
56
Yu Darvish Career Batters Hit By Pitch
83
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Matt Olson Career Intentional Walks
46
Yu Darvish Career Intentional Walks Allowed
8
In this matchup
3
Matt Olson Career Strikeouts
1238
Yu Darvish Career Strikeouts Thrown
2075
In this matchup
3.000
Matt Olson Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.200
Yu Darvish Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
3.520
In this matchup
0.000
Matt Olson Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.500
Yu Darvish Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.270
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.222
Matt Olson Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.349
Yu Darvish Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.278
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
Matt Olson Career Sacrifice Hits
0
Yu Darvish Career Sacrifice Hits
15
In this matchup
0
Matt Olson Career Sacrifice Flies
32
Yu Darvish Career Sacrifice Flies
47
In this matchup
0
Matt Olson Career Ground into Double Play
105
Yu Darvish Career Double Plays Enabled
110
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0