Tony Peña vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Matchup Analysis
Fernando Valenzuela has had the better of this matchup. Peña is hitting just 0.239 in this matchup, 8% below their career average and below Valenzuela's career opposing average of 0.248. Peña also posted an OPS of 0.561, modestly below the career mark of 0.673. Valenzuela has been dominant in the strikeout department too, sending Peña down once every 7.3 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 8.4 PA, and Peña has yet to take Valenzuela deep. Slight edge: Valenzuela.
How Tony Peña put the ball into play against Fernando Valenzuela
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Fernando Valenzuela to Tony Peña
Matchup Details for Tony Peña and Fernando Valenzuela
Stats that describe the matchup between Tony Peña and Fernando Valenzuela including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
73
Tony Peña Career Plate Appearances
7073
Fernando Valenzuela Career Batters Faced
12398
In this matchup
67
Tony Peña Career At Bats
6489
Fernando Valenzuela Career At Bats Pitched
10971
In this matchup
0.239
Tony Peña Career Batting Average
0.260
Fernando Valenzuela Career Opposing Batting Average
0.248
In this matchup
0
Tony Peña Career Home Runs
107
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
Tony Peña Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.017
Fernando Valenzuela Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.021
In this matchup
0.000
Tony Peña Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.063
Fernando Valenzuela Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.083
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Tony Peña Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.126
Fernando Valenzuela Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.109
In this matchup
0.276
Tony Peña Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.284
Fernando Valenzuela Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.287
In this matchup
0
Tony Peña Career Hit By Pitch
23
Fernando Valenzuela Career Batters Hit By Pitch
25
Outs
In this matchup
42
In this matchup
0
Tony Peña Career Intentional Walks
72
Fernando Valenzuela Career Intentional Walks Allowed
65
In this matchup
10
Tony Peña Career Strikeouts
846
Fernando Valenzuela Career Strikeouts Thrown
2074
In this matchup
7.300
Tony Peña Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.360
Fernando Valenzuela Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.978
In this matchup
0.400
Tony Peña Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.540
Fernando Valenzuela Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.560
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.274
Tony Peña Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.313
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
1
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
1
Tony Peña Career Sacrifice Hits
68
Fernando Valenzuela Career Sacrifice Hits
182
In this matchup
1
Tony Peña Career Sacrifice Flies
38
Fernando Valenzuela Career Sacrifice Flies
69
In this matchup
5
Tony Peña Career Ground into Double Play
234
Fernando Valenzuela Career Double Plays Enabled
209
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0