Thomas Howard vs. Julio Valera — Matchup Analysis
Thomas Howard has absolutely raked against Valera. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Howard. Howard's production against Valera has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.200, 73% above the career mark of 0.695, with a batting average of 0.600, 127% above their career average and above Valera's career opposing average of 0.289. Edge: Howard.
How Thomas Howard put the ball into play against Julio Valera
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Julio Valera to Thomas Howard
Matchup Details for Thomas Howard and Julio Valera
Stats that describe the matchup between Thomas Howard and Julio Valera including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Thomas Howard Career Plate Appearances
2696
Julio Valera Career Batters Faced
1392
In this matchup
0.600
Thomas Howard Career Batting Average
0.264
Julio Valera Career Opposing Batting Average
0.289
In this matchup
0
Thomas Howard Career Home Runs
44
Julio Valera Career Home Runs Allowed
31
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
Thomas Howard Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.018
Julio Valera Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.025
In this matchup
0.000
Thomas Howard Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.067
Julio Valera Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.086
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Thomas Howard Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.102
Julio Valera Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.173
In this matchup
0.600
Thomas Howard Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.302
Julio Valera Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.317
In this matchup
0
Thomas Howard Career Hit By Pitch
11
Julio Valera Career Batters Hit By Pitch
6
Outs
In this matchup
2
In this matchup
0
Thomas Howard Career Intentional Walks
10
Julio Valera Career Intentional Walks Allowed
11
In this matchup
0
Thomas Howard Career Strikeouts
432
Julio Valera Career Strikeouts Thrown
179
In this matchup
0.000
Thomas Howard Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.240
Julio Valera Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.777
In this matchup
0.000
Thomas Howard Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.380
Julio Valera Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.650
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.600
Thomas Howard Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.308
Julio Valera Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.351
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
Thomas Howard Career Sacrifice Hits
21
Julio Valera Career Sacrifice Hits
12
In this matchup
0
Thomas Howard Career Sacrifice Flies
16
Julio Valera Career Sacrifice Flies
7
In this matchup
0
Thomas Howard Career Ground into Double Play
39
Julio Valera Career Double Plays Enabled
34
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0