Ichiro Suzuki vs. Jose Valverde — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward neither side. Suzuki is hitting 0.250 here, 20% below their career average, while Valverde's career opposing average is 0.211. Suzuki also posted an OPS of 0.750, close to the career mark of 0.757. Valverde has had the edge in strikeouts, with Suzuki going down once every 5 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 9.9 PA. No clear edge.
How Ichiro Suzuki put the ball into play against Jose Valverde
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jose Valverde to Ichiro Suzuki
Matchup Details for Ichiro Suzuki and Jose Valverde
Stats that describe the matchup between Ichiro Suzuki and Jose Valverde including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Ichiro Suzuki Career Plate Appearances
10734
Jose Valverde Career Batters Faced
2646
In this matchup
0.250
Ichiro Suzuki Career Batting Average
0.311
Jose Valverde Career Opposing Batting Average
0.211
In this matchup
0
Ichiro Suzuki Career Home Runs
117
Jose Valverde Career Home Runs Allowed
67
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
Ichiro Suzuki Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.012
Jose Valverde Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.029
In this matchup
0.000
Ichiro Suzuki Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.038
Jose Valverde Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.137
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Ichiro Suzuki Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.108
Jose Valverde Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.097
In this matchup
0.333
Ichiro Suzuki Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.338
Jose Valverde Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.270
In this matchup
0
Ichiro Suzuki Career Hit By Pitch
55
Jose Valverde Career Batters Hit By Pitch
26
Outs
In this matchup
2
In this matchup
1
Ichiro Suzuki Career Intentional Walks
181
Jose Valverde Career Intentional Walks Allowed
31
In this matchup
1
Ichiro Suzuki Career Strikeouts
1080
Jose Valverde Career Strikeouts Thrown
692
In this matchup
5.000
Ichiro Suzuki Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
9.940
Jose Valverde Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
3.824
In this matchup
2.000
Ichiro Suzuki Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.600
Jose Valverde Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.380
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.600
Ichiro Suzuki Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.365
Jose Valverde Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.297
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
Ichiro Suzuki Career Sacrifice Hits
50
Jose Valverde Career Sacrifice Hits
12
In this matchup
0
Ichiro Suzuki Career Sacrifice Flies
48
Jose Valverde Career Sacrifice Flies
16
In this matchup
0
Ichiro Suzuki Career Ground into Double Play
92
Jose Valverde Career Double Plays Enabled
31
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0