Luis Valbuena vs. J. J. Putz — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward neither side. Valbuena is hitting 0.250 here, 11% above their career average, while Putz's career opposing average is 0.224. Valbuena also posted an OPS of 0.650, close to the career mark of 0.703. Putz has had the edge in strikeouts, with Valbuena going down once every 2.5 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 4.5 PA. No clear edge.
How Luis Valbuena put the ball into play against J. J. Putz
Balls and Strikes Thrown by J. J. Putz to Luis Valbuena
Matchup Details for Luis Valbuena and J. J. Putz
Stats that describe the matchup between Luis Valbuena and J. J. Putz including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Luis Valbuena Career Plate Appearances
3571
J. J. Putz Career Batters Faced
2329
In this matchup
0.250
Luis Valbuena Career Batting Average
0.226
J. J. Putz Career Opposing Batting Average
0.224
Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In the Park Home Runs
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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
J. J. Putz Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.024
In this matchup
0.000
Luis Valbuena Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.161
J. J. Putz Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.107
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Luis Valbuena Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.145
J. J. Putz Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.083
In this matchup
0.500
Luis Valbuena Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.263
J. J. Putz Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.290
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Hit By Pitch
19
J. J. Putz Career Batters Hit By Pitch
19
Outs
In this matchup
1
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Intentional Walks
17
J. J. Putz Career Intentional Walks Allowed
18
In this matchup
2
Luis Valbuena Career Strikeouts
788
J. J. Putz Career Strikeouts Thrown
599
In this matchup
2.500
Luis Valbuena Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.530
J. J. Putz Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
3.888
In this matchup
0.500
Luis Valbuena Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.470
J. J. Putz Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.310
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.400
Luis Valbuena Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.308
J. J. Putz Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.288
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Error
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0
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Sacrifice Hits
9
J. J. Putz Career Sacrifice Hits
15
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Sacrifice Flies
21
J. J. Putz Career Sacrifice Flies
17
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Ground into Double Play
57
J. J. Putz Career Double Plays Enabled
42
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0