Luis Valbuena vs. Tony Peña — Matchup Analysis
Tony Peña has dominated this matchup. With only 9 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Peña. Valbuena is hitting just 0.222 in this matchup, 2% below their career average and below Peña's career opposing average of 0.267. Valbuena also posted an OPS of 0.522, well below the career mark of 0.703. Even with Valbuena striking out less often than usual, once every 9 PA versus a career rate of once every 4.5 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Peña. Edge: Peña.
How Luis Valbuena put the ball into play against Tony Peña
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Tony Peña to Luis Valbuena
Matchup Details for Luis Valbuena and Tony Peña
Stats that describe the matchup between Luis Valbuena and Tony Peña including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
9
Luis Valbuena Career Plate Appearances
3571
Tony Peña Career Batters Faced
1645
In this matchup
0.222
Luis Valbuena Career Batting Average
0.226
Tony Peña Career Opposing Batting Average
0.267
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
Tony Peña Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.026
In this matchup
0.000
Luis Valbuena Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.161
Tony Peña Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.097
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Luis Valbuena Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.145
Tony Peña Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.144
In this matchup
0.250
Luis Valbuena Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.263
Tony Peña Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.304
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Hit By Pitch
19
Tony Peña Career Batters Hit By Pitch
11
Outs
In this matchup
5
In this matchup
1
Luis Valbuena Career Intentional Walks
17
Tony Peña Career Intentional Walks Allowed
20
In this matchup
1
Luis Valbuena Career Strikeouts
788
Tony Peña Career Strikeouts Thrown
264
In this matchup
9.000
Luis Valbuena Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.530
Tony Peña Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.231
In this matchup
1.000
Luis Valbuena Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.470
Tony Peña Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.500
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.333
Luis Valbuena Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.308
Tony Peña Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.331
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
Tony Peña Career Sacrifice Hits
16
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Sacrifice Flies
21
Tony Peña Career Sacrifice Flies
17
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Ground into Double Play
57
Tony Peña Career Double Plays Enabled
36
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0