Luis Valbuena vs. Jeff Karstens — Matchup Analysis
Jeff Karstens has completely neutralized Valbuena in this matchup. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Karstens. Valbuena's numbers against Karstens tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.200, 72% below the career mark of 0.703, with a batting average of just 0.000, 100% below their career average and below Karstens's career opposing average of 0.277. Edge: Karstens.
How Luis Valbuena put the ball into play against Jeff Karstens
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jeff Karstens to Luis Valbuena
Matchup Details for Luis Valbuena and Jeff Karstens
Stats that describe the matchup between Luis Valbuena and Jeff Karstens including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Luis Valbuena Career Plate Appearances
3571
Jeff Karstens Career Batters Faced
2515
In this matchup
0.000
Luis Valbuena Career Batting Average
0.226
Jeff Karstens Career Opposing Batting Average
0.277
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Home Runs
114
Jeff Karstens Career Home Runs Allowed
80
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
Jeff Karstens Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.035
In this matchup
0.000
Luis Valbuena Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.161
Jeff Karstens Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.126
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Luis Valbuena Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.145
Jeff Karstens Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.242
In this matchup
0.000
Luis Valbuena Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.263
Jeff Karstens Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.294
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Hit By Pitch
19
Jeff Karstens Career Batters Hit By Pitch
9
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Intentional Walks
17
Jeff Karstens Career Intentional Walks Allowed
18
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Strikeouts
788
Jeff Karstens Career Strikeouts Thrown
330
In this matchup
0.000
Luis Valbuena Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.530
Jeff Karstens Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.621
In this matchup
0.000
Luis Valbuena Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.470
Jeff Karstens Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.460
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.200
Luis Valbuena Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.308
Jeff Karstens Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.321
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
Jeff Karstens Career Sacrifice Hits
25
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Sacrifice Flies
21
Jeff Karstens Career Sacrifice Flies
28
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Ground into Double Play
57
Jeff Karstens Career Double Plays Enabled
45
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0