Pat Valaika vs. Clayton Richard — Matchup Analysis
Clayton Richard has completely neutralized Valaika in this matchup. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Richard. Valaika's numbers against Richard tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.286, 55% below the career mark of 0.642, with a batting average of just 0.143, 35% below their career average and below Richard's career opposing average of 0.280. Richard has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Valaika down once every 3.5 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 3.7 PA. Edge: Richard.
How Pat Valaika put the ball into play against Clayton Richard
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Clayton Richard to Pat Valaika
Matchup Details for Pat Valaika and Clayton Richard
Stats that describe the matchup between Pat Valaika and Clayton Richard including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
Pat Valaika Career Plate Appearances
864
Clayton Richard Career Batters Faced
5543
In this matchup
0.143
Pat Valaika Career Batting Average
0.221
Clayton Richard Career Opposing Batting Average
0.280
In this matchup
0
Pat Valaika Career Home Runs
30
Clayton Richard Career Home Runs Allowed
149
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
Clayton Richard Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.030
In this matchup
0.000
Pat Valaika Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.170
Clayton Richard Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.107
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Pat Valaika Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.128
Clayton Richard Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.181
In this matchup
0.200
Pat Valaika Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.272
Clayton Richard Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.310
In this matchup
0
Pat Valaika Career Hit By Pitch
2
Clayton Richard Career Batters Hit By Pitch
40
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Pat Valaika Career Intentional Walks
0
Clayton Richard Career Intentional Walks Allowed
26
In this matchup
2
Pat Valaika Career Strikeouts
235
Clayton Richard Career Strikeouts Thrown
824
In this matchup
3.500
Pat Valaika Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
3.680
Clayton Richard Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.727
In this matchup
0.000
Pat Valaika Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.200
Clayton Richard Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.530
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.143
Pat Valaika Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.259
Clayton Richard Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.336
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
Clayton Richard Career Sacrifice Hits
38
In this matchup
0
Pat Valaika Career Sacrifice Flies
4
Clayton Richard Career Sacrifice Flies
28
In this matchup
0
Pat Valaika Career Ground into Double Play
13
Clayton Richard Career Double Plays Enabled
164
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0