Luis Valbuena vs. Hector Santiago — Matchup Analysis
Hector Santiago has completely neutralized Valbuena in this matchup. Valbuena's numbers against Santiago tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.500, 29% below the career mark of 0.703, with a batting average of just 0.167, 26% below their career average and below Santiago's career opposing average of 0.243. 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 Santiago. Edge: Santiago.
How Luis Valbuena put the ball into play against Hector Santiago
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Hector Santiago to Luis Valbuena
Matchup Details for Luis Valbuena and Hector Santiago
Stats that describe the matchup between Luis Valbuena and Hector Santiago including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
10
Luis Valbuena Career Plate Appearances
3571
Hector Santiago Career Batters Faced
4136
In this matchup
6
Luis Valbuena Career At Bats
3148
Hector Santiago Career At Bats Pitched
3607
In this matchup
0.167
Luis Valbuena Career Batting Average
0.226
Hector Santiago Career Opposing Batting Average
0.243
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Home Runs
114
Hector Santiago Career Home Runs Allowed
145
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
Hector Santiago Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.040
In this matchup
0.000
Luis Valbuena Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.161
Hector Santiago Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.165
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Luis Valbuena Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.145
Hector Santiago Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.169
In this matchup
0.200
Luis Valbuena Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.263
Hector Santiago Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.281
In this matchup
2
Luis Valbuena Career Hit By Pitch
19
Hector Santiago Career Batters Hit By Pitch
50
Outs
In this matchup
5
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Intentional Walks
17
Hector Santiago Career Intentional Walks Allowed
15
In this matchup
2
Luis Valbuena Career Strikeouts
788
Hector Santiago Career Strikeouts Thrown
856
In this matchup
5.000
Luis Valbuena Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.530
Hector Santiago Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.832
In this matchup
0.000
Luis Valbuena Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.470
Hector Santiago Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.510
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.100
Luis Valbuena Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.308
Hector Santiago Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.322
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
1
Luis Valbuena Career Sacrifice Hits
9
Hector Santiago Career Sacrifice Hits
16
In this matchup
1
Luis Valbuena Career Sacrifice Flies
21
Hector Santiago Career Sacrifice Flies
23
In this matchup
1
Luis Valbuena Career Ground into Double Play
57
Hector Santiago Career Double Plays Enabled
52
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0