Luis Valbuena vs. Mike Pelfrey — Matchup Analysis
Mike Pelfrey has completely neutralized Valbuena in this matchup. Valbuena's numbers against Pelfrey tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.422, 40% below the career mark of 0.703, with a batting average of just 0.111, 51% below their career average and below Pelfrey's career opposing average of 0.291. Even with Valbuena striking out less often than usual, once every 10 PA versus a career rate of once every 4.5 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Pelfrey. Edge: Pelfrey.
How Luis Valbuena put the ball into play against Mike Pelfrey
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Mike Pelfrey to Luis Valbuena
Matchup Details for Luis Valbuena and Mike Pelfrey
Stats that describe the matchup between Luis Valbuena and Mike Pelfrey including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
10
Luis Valbuena Career Plate Appearances
3571
Mike Pelfrey Career Batters Faced
6531
In this matchup
0.111
Luis Valbuena Career Batting Average
0.226
Mike Pelfrey Career Opposing Batting Average
0.291
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Home Runs
114
Mike Pelfrey Career Home Runs Allowed
139
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
Mike Pelfrey Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.024
In this matchup
0.000
Luis Valbuena Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.161
Mike Pelfrey Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.082
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Luis Valbuena Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.145
Mike Pelfrey Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.166
In this matchup
0.125
Luis Valbuena Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.263
Mike Pelfrey Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.321
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Hit By Pitch
19
Mike Pelfrey Career Batters Hit By Pitch
81
Outs
In this matchup
7
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Intentional Walks
17
Mike Pelfrey Career Intentional Walks Allowed
27
In this matchup
1
Luis Valbuena Career Strikeouts
788
Mike Pelfrey Career Strikeouts Thrown
838
In this matchup
10.000
Luis Valbuena Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.530
Mike Pelfrey Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.794
In this matchup
1.000
Luis Valbuena Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.470
Mike Pelfrey Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.650
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.200
Luis Valbuena Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.308
Mike Pelfrey Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.345
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
Mike Pelfrey Career Sacrifice Hits
62
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Sacrifice Flies
21
Mike Pelfrey Career Sacrifice Flies
46
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Ground into Double Play
57
Mike Pelfrey Career Double Plays Enabled
183
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0