Luis Valbuena vs. Bobby Jenks — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. With only 8 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward neither side. Valbuena is hitting 0.286 here, 26% above their career average, while Jenks's career opposing average is 0.241. Valbuena also posted an OPS of 0.571, close to the career mark of 0.703. Jenks has had the edge in strikeouts, with Valbuena going down once every 2.7 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 4.5 PA. No clear edge.
How Luis Valbuena put the ball into play against Bobby Jenks
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Bobby Jenks to Luis Valbuena
Matchup Details for Luis Valbuena and Bobby Jenks
Stats that describe the matchup between Luis Valbuena and Bobby Jenks including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
8
Luis Valbuena Career Plate Appearances
3571
Bobby Jenks Career Batters Faced
1499
In this matchup
0.286
Luis Valbuena Career Batting Average
0.226
Bobby Jenks Career Opposing Batting Average
0.241
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Home Runs
114
Bobby Jenks Career Home Runs Allowed
26
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
Bobby Jenks Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.019
In this matchup
0.000
Luis Valbuena Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.161
Bobby Jenks Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.080
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Luis Valbuena Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.145
Bobby Jenks Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.074
In this matchup
0.500
Luis Valbuena Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.263
Bobby Jenks Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.308
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Hit By Pitch
19
Bobby Jenks Career Batters Hit By Pitch
8
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Intentional Walks
17
Bobby Jenks Career Intentional Walks Allowed
23
In this matchup
3
Luis Valbuena Career Strikeouts
788
Bobby Jenks Career Strikeouts Thrown
351
In this matchup
2.667
Luis Valbuena Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.530
Bobby Jenks Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.271
In this matchup
0.000
Luis Valbuena Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.470
Bobby Jenks Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.350
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.250
Luis Valbuena Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.308
Bobby Jenks Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.314
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
1
Luis Valbuena Career Sacrifice Hits
9
Bobby Jenks Career Sacrifice Hits
16
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Sacrifice Flies
21
Bobby Jenks Career Sacrifice Flies
8
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Ground into Double Play
57
Bobby Jenks Career Double Plays Enabled
30
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0