Matt Olson vs. Justin Verlander — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. Olson is hitting 0.250 here, 3% below their career average, while Verlander's career opposing average is 0.228. Olson also posted an OPS of 0.875, close to the career mark of 0.859. Verlander has had the edge in strikeouts, with Olson going down once every 3.4 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 4.2 PA. No clear edge.
How Matt Olson put the ball into play against Justin Verlander
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Justin Verlander to Matt Olson
Matchup Details for Matt Olson and Justin Verlander
Stats that describe the matchup between Matt Olson and Justin Verlander including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
27
Matt Olson Career Plate Appearances
5197
Justin Verlander Career Batters Faced
14607
In this matchup
24
Matt Olson Career At Bats
4496
Justin Verlander Career At Bats Pitched
13351
In this matchup
0.250
Matt Olson Career Batting Average
0.257
Justin Verlander Career Opposing Batting Average
0.228
In this matchup
2
Matt Olson Career Home Runs
288
Justin Verlander Career Home Runs Allowed
371
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
0.083
Matt Olson Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.064
Justin Verlander Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.028
In this matchup
0.333
Matt Olson Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.249
Justin Verlander Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.122
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.250
Matt Olson Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.233
Justin Verlander Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.104
In this matchup
0.286
Matt Olson Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.289
Justin Verlander Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.284
In this matchup
0
Matt Olson Career Hit By Pitch
56
Justin Verlander Career Batters Hit By Pitch
121
Outs
In this matchup
10
In this matchup
0
Matt Olson Career Intentional Walks
46
Justin Verlander Career Intentional Walks Allowed
28
In this matchup
8
Matt Olson Career Strikeouts
1238
Justin Verlander Career Strikeouts Thrown
3553
In this matchup
3.375
Matt Olson Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.200
Justin Verlander Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.111
In this matchup
0.375
Matt Olson Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.500
Justin Verlander Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.280
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.333
Matt Olson Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.349
Justin Verlander Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.279
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
Justin Verlander Career Sacrifice Hits
47
In this matchup
0
Matt Olson Career Sacrifice Flies
32
Justin Verlander Career Sacrifice Flies
84
In this matchup
0
Matt Olson Career Ground into Double Play
105
Justin Verlander Career Double Plays Enabled
186
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0