Luis Valbuena vs. Tony Watson — Matchup Analysis
Tony Watson has completely neutralized Valbuena in this matchup. With only 9 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Watson. Valbuena's numbers against Watson tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.333, 53% below the career mark of 0.703, with a batting average of just 0.000, 100% below their career average and below Watson's career opposing average of 0.223. Watson has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Valbuena down once every 3 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 4.5 PA. Edge: Watson.
How Luis Valbuena put the ball into play against Tony Watson
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Tony Watson to Luis Valbuena
Matchup Details for Luis Valbuena and Tony Watson
Stats that describe the matchup between Luis Valbuena and Tony Watson including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
9
Luis Valbuena Career Plate Appearances
3571
Tony Watson Career Batters Faced
2620
In this matchup
0.000
Luis Valbuena Career Batting Average
0.226
Tony Watson Career Opposing Batting Average
0.223
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Home Runs
114
Tony Watson Career Home Runs Allowed
63
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
Tony Watson Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.027
In this matchup
0.000
Luis Valbuena Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.161
Tony Watson Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.119
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Luis Valbuena Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.145
Tony Watson Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.111
In this matchup
0.000
Luis Valbuena Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.263
Tony Watson Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.268
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Hit By Pitch
19
Tony Watson Career Batters Hit By Pitch
33
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Intentional Walks
17
Tony Watson Career Intentional Walks Allowed
20
In this matchup
3
Luis Valbuena Career Strikeouts
788
Tony Watson Career Strikeouts Thrown
570
In this matchup
3.000
Luis Valbuena Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.530
Tony Watson Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.596
In this matchup
1.000
Luis Valbuena Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.470
Tony Watson Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.310
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.333
Luis Valbuena Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.308
Tony Watson Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.276
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
Tony Watson Career Sacrifice Hits
27
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Sacrifice Flies
21
Tony Watson Career Sacrifice Flies
18
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Ground into Double Play
57
Tony Watson Career Double Plays Enabled
63
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0