Luis Valbuena vs. Scott Baker — Matchup Analysis
Scott Baker has had the better of this matchup. Valbuena is hitting just 0.188 in this matchup, 17% below their career average and below Baker's career opposing average of 0.264. Valbuena also posted an OPS of 0.610, modestly below the career mark of 0.703. Even with Valbuena striking out less often than usual, once every 17 PA versus a career rate of once every 4.5 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Baker. Slight edge: Baker.
How Luis Valbuena put the ball into play against Scott Baker
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Scott Baker to Luis Valbuena
Matchup Details for Luis Valbuena and Scott Baker
Stats that describe the matchup between Luis Valbuena and Scott Baker including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
17
Luis Valbuena Career Plate Appearances
3571
Scott Baker Career Batters Faced
4438
In this matchup
0.188
Luis Valbuena Career Batting Average
0.226
Scott Baker Career Opposing Batting Average
0.264
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Home Runs
114
Scott Baker Career Home Runs Allowed
145
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
Luis Valbuena Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.036
Scott Baker Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.035
In this matchup
0.000
Luis Valbuena Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.161
Scott Baker Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.133
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Luis Valbuena Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.145
Scott Baker Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.173
In this matchup
0.200
Luis Valbuena Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.263
Scott Baker Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.301
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Hit By Pitch
19
Scott Baker Career Batters Hit By Pitch
27
Outs
In this matchup
12
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Intentional Walks
17
Scott Baker Career Intentional Walks Allowed
13
In this matchup
1
Luis Valbuena Career Strikeouts
788
Scott Baker Career Strikeouts Thrown
839
In this matchup
17.000
Luis Valbuena Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.530
Scott Baker Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.290
In this matchup
1.000
Luis Valbuena Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.470
Scott Baker Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.290
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.235
Luis Valbuena Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.308
Scott Baker Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.304
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
Luis Valbuena Career Sacrifice Hits
9
Scott Baker Career Sacrifice Hits
16
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Sacrifice Flies
21
Scott Baker Career Sacrifice Flies
26
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Ground into Double Play
57
Scott Baker Career Double Plays Enabled
72
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0