Luis Valbuena vs. Matt Thornton — Matchup Analysis
Matt Thornton has completely neutralized Valbuena in this matchup. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Thornton. Valbuena's numbers against Thornton tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.429, 39% below the career mark of 0.703, with a batting average of just 0.143, 37% below their career average and below Thornton's career opposing average of 0.239. Thornton has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Valbuena down once every 2.3 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 4.5 PA. Edge: Thornton.
How Luis Valbuena put the ball into play against Matt Thornton
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Matt Thornton to Luis Valbuena
Matchup Details for Luis Valbuena and Matt Thornton
Stats that describe the matchup between Luis Valbuena and Matt Thornton including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
Luis Valbuena Career Plate Appearances
3571
Matt Thornton Career Batters Faced
2799
In this matchup
0.143
Luis Valbuena Career Batting Average
0.226
Matt Thornton Career Opposing Batting Average
0.239
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Home Runs
114
Matt Thornton Career Home Runs Allowed
52
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
Matt Thornton Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.021
In this matchup
0.000
Luis Valbuena Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.161
Matt Thornton Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.088
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Luis Valbuena Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.145
Matt Thornton Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.081
In this matchup
0.250
Luis Valbuena Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.263
Matt Thornton Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.302
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Hit By Pitch
19
Matt Thornton Career Batters Hit By Pitch
20
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Intentional Walks
17
Matt Thornton Career Intentional Walks Allowed
37
In this matchup
3
Luis Valbuena Career Strikeouts
788
Matt Thornton Career Strikeouts Thrown
642
In this matchup
2.333
Luis Valbuena Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.530
Matt Thornton Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.360
In this matchup
0.000
Luis Valbuena Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.470
Matt Thornton Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.390
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.143
Luis Valbuena Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.308
Matt Thornton Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.315
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
Matt Thornton Career Sacrifice Hits
19
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Sacrifice Flies
21
Matt Thornton Career Sacrifice Flies
18
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Ground into Double Play
57
Matt Thornton Career Double Plays Enabled
61
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0