Luis Valbuena vs. Matt Garza — Matchup Analysis
Matt Garza has completely neutralized Valbuena in this matchup. Valbuena's numbers against Garza tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.200, 72% below the career mark of 0.703, with a batting average of just 0.100, 56% below their career average and below Garza's career opposing average of 0.256. 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 Garza. Edge: Garza.
How Luis Valbuena put the ball into play against Matt Garza
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Matt Garza to Luis Valbuena
Matchup Details for Luis Valbuena and Matt Garza
Stats that describe the matchup between Luis Valbuena and Matt Garza including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
10
Luis Valbuena Career Plate Appearances
3571
Matt Garza Career Batters Faced
7313
In this matchup
0.100
Luis Valbuena Career Batting Average
0.226
Matt Garza Career Opposing Batting Average
0.256
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Home Runs
114
Matt Garza Career Home Runs Allowed
198
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
Matt Garza Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.030
In this matchup
0.000
Luis Valbuena Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.161
Matt Garza Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.118
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Luis Valbuena Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.145
Matt Garza Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.143
In this matchup
0.125
Luis Valbuena Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.263
Matt Garza Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.297
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Hit By Pitch
19
Matt Garza Career Batters Hit By Pitch
50
Outs
In this matchup
7
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Intentional Walks
17
Matt Garza Career Intentional Walks Allowed
27
In this matchup
2
Luis Valbuena Career Strikeouts
788
Matt Garza Career Strikeouts Thrown
1380
In this matchup
5.000
Luis Valbuena Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.530
Matt Garza Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.299
In this matchup
0.000
Luis Valbuena Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.470
Matt Garza Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.420
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.100
Luis Valbuena Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.308
Matt Garza Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.313
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
Matt Garza Career Sacrifice Hits
58
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Sacrifice Flies
21
Matt Garza Career Sacrifice Flies
49
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Ground into Double Play
57
Matt Garza Career Double Plays Enabled
146
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0