Luis Valbuena vs. Jon Lester — Matchup Analysis
Luis Valbuena has absolutely raked against Lester. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Valbuena. Valbuena's production against Lester has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.000, 42% above the career mark of 0.703, with a batting average of 0.200, 12% below their career average and below Lester's career opposing average of 0.252. 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 Lester. Edge: Valbuena.
How Luis Valbuena put the ball into play against Jon Lester
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jon Lester to Luis Valbuena
Matchup Details for Luis Valbuena and Jon Lester
Stats that describe the matchup between Luis Valbuena and Jon Lester including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Luis Valbuena Career Plate Appearances
3571
Jon Lester Career Batters Faced
11487
In this matchup
0.200
Luis Valbuena Career Batting Average
0.226
Jon Lester Career Opposing Batting Average
0.252
In this matchup
1
Luis Valbuena Career Home Runs
114
Jon Lester Career Home Runs Allowed
294
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
Jon Lester Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.028
In this matchup
1.000
Luis Valbuena Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.161
Jon Lester Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.113
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.500
Luis Valbuena Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.145
Jon Lester Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.118
In this matchup
0.000
Luis Valbuena Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.263
Jon Lester Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.305
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Hit By Pitch
19
Jon Lester Career Batters Hit By Pitch
90
Outs
In this matchup
2
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Intentional Walks
17
Jon Lester Career Intentional Walks Allowed
13
In this matchup
2
Luis Valbuena Career Strikeouts
788
Jon Lester Career Strikeouts Thrown
2488
In this matchup
2.500
Luis Valbuena Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.530
Jon Lester Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.617
In this matchup
0.000
Luis Valbuena Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.470
Jon Lester Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.360
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.200
Luis Valbuena Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.308
Jon Lester Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.306
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
Jon Lester Career Sacrifice Hits
61
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Sacrifice Flies
21
Jon Lester Career Sacrifice Flies
67
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Ground into Double Play
57
Jon Lester Career Double Plays Enabled
250
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0