Luis Valbuena vs. Jakob Junis — Matchup Analysis
Luis Valbuena has absolutely raked against Junis. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Valbuena. Valbuena's production against Junis has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.400, 99% above the career mark of 0.703, with a batting average of 0.400, 77% above their career average and above Junis's career opposing average of 0.266. Despite striking out once every 2.5 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 4.5 PA, Valbuena is still posting above-career production against Junis. Edge: Valbuena.
How Luis Valbuena put the ball into play against Jakob Junis
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jakob Junis to Luis Valbuena
Matchup Details for Luis Valbuena and Jakob Junis
Stats that describe the matchup between Luis Valbuena and Jakob Junis including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Luis Valbuena Career Plate Appearances
3571
Jakob Junis Career Batters Faced
3605
In this matchup
0.400
Luis Valbuena Career Batting Average
0.226
Jakob Junis Career Opposing Batting Average
0.266
In this matchup
1
Luis Valbuena Career Home Runs
114
Jakob Junis Career Home Runs Allowed
130
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
0.200
Luis Valbuena Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.036
Jakob Junis Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.039
In this matchup
0.500
Luis Valbuena Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.161
Jakob Junis Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.148
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.500
Luis Valbuena Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.145
Jakob Junis Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.169
In this matchup
0.500
Luis Valbuena Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.263
Jakob Junis Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.311
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Hit By Pitch
19
Jakob Junis Career Batters Hit By Pitch
53
Outs
In this matchup
1
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Intentional Walks
17
Jakob Junis Career Intentional Walks Allowed
7
In this matchup
2
Luis Valbuena Career Strikeouts
788
Jakob Junis Career Strikeouts Thrown
768
In this matchup
2.500
Luis Valbuena Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.530
Jakob Junis Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.694
In this matchup
0.000
Luis Valbuena Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.470
Jakob Junis Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.280
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.400
Luis Valbuena Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.308
Jakob Junis Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.305
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
Jakob Junis Career Sacrifice Hits
10
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Sacrifice Flies
21
Jakob Junis Career Sacrifice Flies
27
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Ground into Double Play
57
Jakob Junis Career Double Plays Enabled
59
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0