Luis Valbuena vs. Chris Carpenter — Matchup Analysis
Chris Carpenter has completely neutralized Valbuena in this matchup. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Carpenter. Valbuena's numbers against Carpenter tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.400, 43% below the career mark of 0.703, with a batting average of just 0.200, 12% below their career average and below Carpenter's career opposing average of 0.260. Even with Valbuena striking out less often than usual, once every 5 PA versus a career rate of once every 4.5 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Carpenter. Edge: Carpenter.
How Luis Valbuena put the ball into play against Chris Carpenter
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Chris Carpenter to Luis Valbuena
Matchup Details for Luis Valbuena and Chris Carpenter
Stats that describe the matchup between Luis Valbuena and Chris Carpenter including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Luis Valbuena Career Plate Appearances
3571
Chris Carpenter Career Batters Faced
9305
In this matchup
5
Luis Valbuena Career At Bats
3148
Chris Carpenter Career At Bats Pitched
8470
In this matchup
0.200
Luis Valbuena Career Batting Average
0.226
Chris Carpenter Career Opposing Batting Average
0.260
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Home Runs
114
Chris Carpenter Career Home Runs Allowed
220
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
Chris Carpenter Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.026
In this matchup
0.000
Luis Valbuena Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.161
Chris Carpenter Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.100
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Luis Valbuena Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.145
Chris Carpenter Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.130
In this matchup
0.250
Luis Valbuena Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.263
Chris Carpenter Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.303
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Hit By Pitch
19
Chris Carpenter Career Batters Hit By Pitch
85
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Intentional Walks
17
Chris Carpenter Career Intentional Walks Allowed
23
In this matchup
1
Luis Valbuena Career Strikeouts
788
Chris Carpenter Career Strikeouts Thrown
1697
In this matchup
5.000
Luis Valbuena Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.530
Chris Carpenter Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.483
In this matchup
0.000
Luis Valbuena Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.470
Chris Carpenter Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.370
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.200
Luis Valbuena Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.308
Chris Carpenter Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.307
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
Chris Carpenter Career Sacrifice Hits
75
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Sacrifice Flies
21
Chris Carpenter Career Sacrifice Flies
48
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Ground into Double Play
57
Chris Carpenter Career Double Plays Enabled
223
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0