Pat Valaika vs. Steven Brault — Matchup Analysis
Steven Brault has completely neutralized Valaika in this matchup. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Brault. Valaika's numbers against Brault tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.400, 38% below the career mark of 0.642, with a batting average of just 0.200, 10% below their career average and below Brault's career opposing average of 0.261. Even with Valaika striking out less often than usual, once every 5 PA versus a career rate of once every 3.7 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Brault. Edge: Brault.
How Pat Valaika put the ball into play against Steven Brault
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Steven Brault to Pat Valaika
Matchup Details for Pat Valaika and Steven Brault
Stats that describe the matchup between Pat Valaika and Steven Brault including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Pat Valaika Career Plate Appearances
864
Steven Brault Career Batters Faced
1590
In this matchup
0.200
Pat Valaika Career Batting Average
0.221
Steven Brault Career Opposing Batting Average
0.261
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
Pat Valaika Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.037
Steven Brault Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.028
In this matchup
0.000
Pat Valaika Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.170
Steven Brault Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.106
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Pat Valaika Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.128
Steven Brault Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.127
In this matchup
0.250
Pat Valaika Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.272
Steven Brault Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.309
In this matchup
0
Pat Valaika Career Hit By Pitch
2
Steven Brault Career Batters Hit By Pitch
26
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Pat Valaika Career Intentional Walks
0
Steven Brault Career Intentional Walks Allowed
10
In this matchup
1
Pat Valaika Career Strikeouts
235
Steven Brault Career Strikeouts Thrown
299
In this matchup
5.000
Pat Valaika Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
3.680
Steven Brault Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.318
In this matchup
0.000
Pat Valaika Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.200
Steven Brault Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.600
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.200
Pat Valaika Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.259
Steven Brault Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.344
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
Pat Valaika Career Sacrifice Hits
9
Steven Brault Career Sacrifice Hits
12
In this matchup
0
Pat Valaika Career Sacrifice Flies
4
Steven Brault Career Sacrifice Flies
4
In this matchup
0
Pat Valaika Career Ground into Double Play
13
Steven Brault Career Double Plays Enabled
43
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0