Luis Valbuena vs. Bryan Shaw — Matchup Analysis
Bryan Shaw has completely neutralized Valbuena in this matchup. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Shaw. Valbuena's numbers against Shaw 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 Shaw's career opposing average of 0.249. 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 Shaw. Edge: Shaw.
How Luis Valbuena put the ball into play against Bryan Shaw
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Bryan Shaw to Luis Valbuena
Matchup Details for Luis Valbuena and Bryan Shaw
Stats that describe the matchup between Luis Valbuena and Bryan Shaw including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Luis Valbuena Career Plate Appearances
3571
Bryan Shaw Career Batters Faced
3270
In this matchup
0.000
Luis Valbuena Career Batting Average
0.226
Bryan Shaw Career Opposing Batting Average
0.249
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
Bryan Shaw Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.028
In this matchup
0.000
Luis Valbuena Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.161
Bryan Shaw Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.113
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Luis Valbuena Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.145
Bryan Shaw Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.120
In this matchup
0.000
Luis Valbuena Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.263
Bryan Shaw Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.299
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Hit By Pitch
19
Bryan Shaw Career Batters Hit By Pitch
32
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Intentional Walks
17
Bryan Shaw Career Intentional Walks Allowed
21
In this matchup
1
Luis Valbuena Career Strikeouts
788
Bryan Shaw Career Strikeouts Thrown
681
In this matchup
5.000
Luis Valbuena Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.530
Bryan Shaw Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.802
In this matchup
1.000
Luis Valbuena Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.470
Bryan Shaw Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.440
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.200
Luis Valbuena Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.308
Bryan Shaw Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.319
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
Bryan Shaw Career Sacrifice Hits
20
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Sacrifice Flies
21
Bryan Shaw Career Sacrifice Flies
15
In this matchup
1
Luis Valbuena Career Ground into Double Play
57
Bryan Shaw Career Double Plays Enabled
87
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0