Albert Belle vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Matchup Analysis
Fernando Valenzuela has dominated this matchup. Despite batting 0.286, 3% below their career average and above Valenzuela's career opposing average of 0.248, Belle's OPS of 0.686 is 27% below the career mark of 0.933. Even with Belle striking out less often than usual, once every 10 PA versus a career rate of once every 6.9 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Valenzuela. Edge: Valenzuela.
How Albert Belle put the ball into play against Fernando Valenzuela
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Fernando Valenzuela to Albert Belle
Matchup Details for Albert Belle and Fernando Valenzuela
Stats that describe the matchup between Albert Belle and Fernando Valenzuela including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
10
Albert Belle Career Plate Appearances
6673
Fernando Valenzuela Career Batters Faced
12398
In this matchup
7
Albert Belle Career At Bats
5853
Fernando Valenzuela Career At Bats Pitched
10971
In this matchup
0.286
Albert Belle Career Batting Average
0.295
Fernando Valenzuela Career Opposing Batting Average
0.248
In this matchup
0
Albert Belle Career Home Runs
381
Fernando Valenzuela Career Home Runs Allowed
226
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
Albert Belle Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.065
Fernando Valenzuela Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.021
In this matchup
0.000
Albert Belle Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.221
Fernando Valenzuela Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.083
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Albert Belle Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.396
Fernando Valenzuela Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.109
In this matchup
0.286
Albert Belle Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.293
Fernando Valenzuela Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.287
In this matchup
1
Albert Belle Career Hit By Pitch
55
Fernando Valenzuela Career Batters Hit By Pitch
25
Outs
In this matchup
5
In this matchup
0
Albert Belle Career Intentional Walks
91
Fernando Valenzuela Career Intentional Walks Allowed
65
In this matchup
1
Albert Belle Career Strikeouts
961
Fernando Valenzuela Career Strikeouts Thrown
2074
In this matchup
10.000
Albert Belle Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.940
Fernando Valenzuela Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.978
In this matchup
1.000
Albert Belle Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.710
Fernando Valenzuela Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.560
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.300
Albert Belle Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.375
Fernando Valenzuela Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.317
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
Albert Belle Career Sacrifice Hits
4
Fernando Valenzuela Career Sacrifice Hits
182
In this matchup
1
Albert Belle Career Sacrifice Flies
78
Fernando Valenzuela Career Sacrifice Flies
69
In this matchup
1
Albert Belle Career Ground into Double Play
193
Fernando Valenzuela Career Double Plays Enabled
209
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0