Mel Ott vs. Vern Olsen — Matchup Analysis
Vern Olsen has dominated this matchup. Despite batting 0.295, 3% below their career average and above Olsen's career opposing average of 0.267, Ott's OPS of 0.698 is 26% below the career mark of 0.947. Olsen has been dominant in the strikeout department too, sending Ott down once every 7.1 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 12.7 PA, and Ott has yet to take Olsen deep. Edge: Olsen.
How Mel Ott put the ball into play against Vern Olsen
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Vern Olsen to Mel Ott
Matchup Details for Mel Ott and Vern Olsen
Stats that describe the matchup between Mel Ott and Vern Olsen including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
50
Mel Ott Career Plate Appearances
11337
Vern Olsen Career Batters Faced
2247
In this matchup
0.295
Mel Ott Career Batting Average
0.304
Vern Olsen Career Opposing Batting Average
0.267
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
Mel Ott Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.054
Vern Olsen Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.009
In this matchup
0.000
Mel Ott Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.178
Vern Olsen Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.033
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Mel Ott Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.570
Vern Olsen Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.090
In this matchup
0.351
Mel Ott Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.294
Vern Olsen Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.289
In this matchup
0
Mel Ott Career Hit By Pitch
64
Vern Olsen Career Batters Hit By Pitch
4
Outs
In this matchup
23
In this matchup
0
Mel Ott Career Intentional Walks
0
Vern Olsen Career Intentional Walks Allowed
0
In this matchup
7.143
Mel Ott Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
12.650
Vern Olsen Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
11.179
In this matchup
0.857
Mel Ott Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.910
Vern Olsen Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.960
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.380
Mel Ott Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.404
Vern Olsen Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.329
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
1
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Mel Ott Career Sacrifice Flies
0
Vern Olsen Career Sacrifice Flies
0
In this matchup
0
Mel Ott Career Ground into Double Play
82
Vern Olsen Career Double Plays Enabled
0
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0