Luis Valbuena vs. Masahiro Tanaka — Matchup Analysis
Masahiro Tanaka has completely neutralized Valbuena in this matchup. Valbuena's numbers against Tanaka tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.421, 40% below the career mark of 0.703, with a batting average of just 0.158, 30% below their career average and below Tanaka's career opposing average of 0.244. Tanaka has been dominant in the strikeout department too, sending Valbuena down once every 2.4 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 4.5 PA, and Valbuena has yet to take Tanaka deep. Edge: Tanaka.
How Luis Valbuena put the ball into play against Masahiro Tanaka
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Masahiro Tanaka to Luis Valbuena
Matchup Details for Luis Valbuena and Masahiro Tanaka
Stats that describe the matchup between Luis Valbuena and Masahiro Tanaka including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
19
Luis Valbuena Career Plate Appearances
3571
Masahiro Tanaka Career Batters Faced
4299
In this matchup
19
Luis Valbuena Career At Bats
3148
Masahiro Tanaka Career At Bats Pitched
4032
In this matchup
0.158
Luis Valbuena Career Batting Average
0.226
Masahiro Tanaka Career Opposing Batting Average
0.244
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Home Runs
114
Masahiro Tanaka Career Home Runs Allowed
159
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
Masahiro Tanaka Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.039
In this matchup
0.000
Luis Valbuena Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.161
Masahiro Tanaka Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.162
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Luis Valbuena Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.145
Masahiro Tanaka Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.160
In this matchup
0.273
Luis Valbuena Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.263
Masahiro Tanaka Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.286
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Hit By Pitch
19
Masahiro Tanaka Career Batters Hit By Pitch
26
Outs
In this matchup
8
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Intentional Walks
17
Masahiro Tanaka Career Intentional Walks Allowed
1
In this matchup
8
Luis Valbuena Career Strikeouts
788
Masahiro Tanaka Career Strikeouts Thrown
991
In this matchup
2.375
Luis Valbuena Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.530
Masahiro Tanaka Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.338
In this matchup
0.000
Luis Valbuena Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.470
Masahiro Tanaka Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.210
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.158
Luis Valbuena Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.308
Masahiro Tanaka Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.277
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
Masahiro Tanaka Career Sacrifice Hits
11
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Sacrifice Flies
21
Masahiro Tanaka Career Sacrifice Flies
22
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Ground into Double Play
57
Masahiro Tanaka Career Double Plays Enabled
72
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0