Luis Valbuena vs. James McDonald — Matchup Analysis
James McDonald has completely neutralized Valbuena in this matchup. Valbuena's numbers against McDonald tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.472, 33% below the career mark of 0.703, with a batting average of just 0.111, 51% below their career average and below McDonald's career opposing average of 0.252. Even with Valbuena striking out less often than usual, once every 5.5 PA versus a career rate of once every 4.5 PA, the overall production numbers still favor McDonald. Edge: McDonald.
How Luis Valbuena put the ball into play against James McDonald
Balls and Strikes Thrown by James McDonald to Luis Valbuena
Matchup Details for Luis Valbuena and James McDonald
Stats that describe the matchup between Luis Valbuena and James McDonald including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
11
Luis Valbuena Career Plate Appearances
3571
James McDonald Career Batters Faced
2215
In this matchup
9
Luis Valbuena Career At Bats
3148
James McDonald Career At Bats Pitched
1931
In this matchup
0.111
Luis Valbuena Career Batting Average
0.226
James McDonald Career Opposing Batting Average
0.252
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Home Runs
114
James McDonald Career Home Runs Allowed
56
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
James McDonald Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.029
In this matchup
0.000
Luis Valbuena Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.161
James McDonald Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.115
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Luis Valbuena Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.145
James McDonald Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.127
In this matchup
0.125
Luis Valbuena Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.263
James McDonald Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.301
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Hit By Pitch
19
James McDonald Career Batters Hit By Pitch
19
Outs
In this matchup
7
In this matchup
1
Luis Valbuena Career Intentional Walks
17
James McDonald Career Intentional Walks Allowed
21
In this matchup
2
Luis Valbuena Career Strikeouts
788
James McDonald Career Strikeouts Thrown
442
In this matchup
5.500
Luis Valbuena Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.530
James McDonald Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.011
In this matchup
1.000
Luis Valbuena Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.470
James McDonald Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.520
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.273
Luis Valbuena Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.308
James McDonald Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.334
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
James McDonald Career Sacrifice Hits
19
In this matchup
1
Luis Valbuena Career Sacrifice Flies
21
James McDonald Career Sacrifice Flies
15
In this matchup
1
Luis Valbuena Career Ground into Double Play
57
James McDonald Career Double Plays Enabled
39
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0