Luis Valbuena vs. Jesse Crain — Matchup Analysis
Jesse Crain has completely neutralized Valbuena in this matchup. With only 8 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Crain. Valbuena's numbers against Crain tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.393, 44% below the career mark of 0.703, with a batting average of just 0.143, 37% below their career average and below Crain's career opposing average of 0.229. Even with Valbuena striking out less often than usual, once every 8 PA versus a career rate of once every 4.5 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Crain. Edge: Crain.
How Luis Valbuena put the ball into play against Jesse Crain
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jesse Crain to Luis Valbuena
Matchup Details for Luis Valbuena and Jesse Crain
Stats that describe the matchup between Luis Valbuena and Jesse Crain including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
8
Luis Valbuena Career Plate Appearances
3571
Jesse Crain Career Batters Faced
2221
In this matchup
0.143
Luis Valbuena Career Batting Average
0.226
Jesse Crain Career Opposing Batting Average
0.229
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Home Runs
114
Jesse Crain Career Home Runs Allowed
44
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
Jesse Crain Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.022
In this matchup
0.000
Luis Valbuena Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.161
Jesse Crain Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.098
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Luis Valbuena Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.145
Jesse Crain Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.100
In this matchup
0.167
Luis Valbuena Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.263
Jesse Crain Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.274
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Hit By Pitch
19
Jesse Crain Career Batters Hit By Pitch
18
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Intentional Walks
17
Jesse Crain Career Intentional Walks Allowed
27
In this matchup
1
Luis Valbuena Career Strikeouts
788
Jesse Crain Career Strikeouts Thrown
440
In this matchup
8.000
Luis Valbuena Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.530
Jesse Crain Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.048
In this matchup
1.000
Luis Valbuena Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.470
Jesse Crain Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.470
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.250
Luis Valbuena Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.308
Jesse Crain 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
1
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Sacrifice Hits
9
Jesse Crain Career Sacrifice Hits
20
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Sacrifice Flies
21
Jesse Crain Career Sacrifice Flies
14
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Ground into Double Play
57
Jesse Crain Career Double Plays Enabled
42
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0