Luis Valbuena vs. Kevin Gausman — Matchup Analysis
Luis Valbuena has absolutely raked against Gausman. With only 9 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Valbuena. Valbuena's production against Gausman has been exceptional: an OPS of 2.444, 248% above the career mark of 0.703, with a batting average of 0.556, 146% above their career average and above Gausman's career opposing average of 0.250. Despite striking out once every 2.3 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 4.5 PA, Valbuena is still posting above-career production against Gausman. Edge: Valbuena.
How Luis Valbuena put the ball into play against Kevin Gausman
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Kevin Gausman to Luis Valbuena
Matchup Details for Luis Valbuena and Kevin Gausman
Stats that describe the matchup between Luis Valbuena and Kevin Gausman including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
9
Luis Valbuena Career Plate Appearances
3571
Kevin Gausman Career Batters Faced
7986
In this matchup
0.556
Luis Valbuena Career Batting Average
0.226
Kevin Gausman Career Opposing Batting Average
0.250
In this matchup
4
Luis Valbuena Career Home Runs
114
Kevin Gausman Career Home Runs Allowed
233
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
0.444
Luis Valbuena Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.036
Kevin Gausman Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.032
In this matchup
0.800
Luis Valbuena Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.161
Kevin Gausman Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.127
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
1.000
Luis Valbuena Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.145
Kevin Gausman Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.119
In this matchup
1.000
Luis Valbuena Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.263
Kevin Gausman Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.311
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Hit By Pitch
19
Kevin Gausman Career Batters Hit By Pitch
38
Outs
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Intentional Walks
17
Kevin Gausman Career Intentional Walks Allowed
11
In this matchup
4
Luis Valbuena Career Strikeouts
788
Kevin Gausman Career Strikeouts Thrown
1954
In this matchup
2.250
Luis Valbuena Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.530
Kevin Gausman Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.087
In this matchup
0.000
Luis Valbuena Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.470
Kevin Gausman Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.270
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.556
Luis Valbuena Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.308
Kevin Gausman Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.298
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
Kevin Gausman Career Sacrifice Hits
26
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Sacrifice Flies
21
Kevin Gausman Career Sacrifice Flies
45
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Ground into Double Play
57
Kevin Gausman Career Double Plays Enabled
125
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0