Luis Valbuena vs. Ricky Nolasco — Matchup Analysis
Ricky Nolasco has completely neutralized Valbuena in this matchup. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Nolasco. Valbuena's numbers against Nolasco 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 Nolasco's career opposing average of 0.277. Even with Valbuena striking out less often than usual, once every 5 PA versus a career rate of once every 4.5 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Nolasco. Edge: Nolasco.
How Luis Valbuena put the ball into play against Ricky Nolasco
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Ricky Nolasco to Luis Valbuena
Matchup Details for Luis Valbuena and Ricky Nolasco
Stats that describe the matchup between Luis Valbuena and Ricky Nolasco including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Luis Valbuena Career Plate Appearances
3571
Ricky Nolasco Career Batters Faced
8059
In this matchup
0.000
Luis Valbuena Career Batting Average
0.226
Ricky Nolasco Career Opposing Batting Average
0.277
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Home Runs
114
Ricky Nolasco Career Home Runs Allowed
239
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
Ricky Nolasco Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.032
In this matchup
0.000
Luis Valbuena Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.161
Ricky Nolasco Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.117
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Luis Valbuena Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.145
Ricky Nolasco Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.158
In this matchup
0.000
Luis Valbuena Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.263
Ricky Nolasco Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.320
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Hit By Pitch
19
Ricky Nolasco Career Batters Hit By Pitch
56
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Intentional Walks
17
Ricky Nolasco Career Intentional Walks Allowed
45
In this matchup
1
Luis Valbuena Career Strikeouts
788
Ricky Nolasco Career Strikeouts Thrown
1513
In this matchup
5.000
Luis Valbuena Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.530
Ricky Nolasco Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.327
In this matchup
1.000
Luis Valbuena Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.470
Ricky Nolasco Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.300
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.200
Luis Valbuena Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.308
Ricky Nolasco Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.316
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
Ricky Nolasco Career Sacrifice Hits
83
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Sacrifice Flies
21
Ricky Nolasco Career Sacrifice Flies
63
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Ground into Double Play
57
Ricky Nolasco Career Double Plays Enabled
142
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0