Luis Valbuena vs. Joe Smith — Matchup Analysis
Joe Smith has completely neutralized Valbuena in this matchup. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Smith. Valbuena's numbers against Smith tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.167, 76% below the career mark of 0.703, with a batting average of just 0.000, 100% below their career average and below Smith's career opposing average of 0.232. 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 Smith. Edge: Smith.
How Luis Valbuena put the ball into play against Joe Smith
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joe Smith to Luis Valbuena
Matchup Details for Luis Valbuena and Joe Smith
Stats that describe the matchup between Luis Valbuena and Joe Smith including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Luis Valbuena Career Plate Appearances
3571
Joe Smith Career Batters Faced
3150
In this matchup
0.000
Luis Valbuena Career Batting Average
0.226
Joe Smith Career Opposing Batting Average
0.232
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
Joe Smith Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.023
In this matchup
0.000
Luis Valbuena Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.161
Joe Smith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.101
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Luis Valbuena Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.145
Joe Smith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.099
In this matchup
0.000
Luis Valbuena Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.263
Joe Smith Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.281
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Hit By Pitch
19
Joe Smith Career Batters Hit By Pitch
40
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
1
Luis Valbuena Career Intentional Walks
17
Joe Smith Career Intentional Walks Allowed
31
In this matchup
1
Luis Valbuena Career Strikeouts
788
Joe Smith Career Strikeouts Thrown
666
In this matchup
5.000
Luis Valbuena Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.530
Joe Smith Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.730
In this matchup
1.000
Luis Valbuena Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.470
Joe Smith Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.380
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.200
Luis Valbuena Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.308
Joe Smith Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.298
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
Joe Smith Career Sacrifice Hits
23
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Sacrifice Flies
21
Joe Smith Career Sacrifice Flies
12
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Ground into Double Play
57
Joe Smith Career Double Plays Enabled
73
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0