Luis Valbuena vs. Chris Young — Matchup Analysis
Luis Valbuena has absolutely raked against Young. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Valbuena. Valbuena's production against Young has been exceptional: an OPS of 2.800, 298% above the career mark of 0.703, with a batting average of 0.750, 232% above their career average and above Young's career opposing average of 0.232. Valbuena has also gone deep at or above the career pace. Edge: Valbuena.
How Luis Valbuena put the ball into play against Chris Young
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Chris Young to Luis Valbuena
Matchup Details for Luis Valbuena and Chris Young
Stats that describe the matchup between Luis Valbuena and Chris Young including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Luis Valbuena Career Plate Appearances
3571
Chris Young Career Batters Faced
5480
In this matchup
0.750
Luis Valbuena Career Batting Average
0.226
Chris Young Career Opposing Batting Average
0.232
In this matchup
1
Luis Valbuena Career Home Runs
114
Chris Young Career Home Runs Allowed
186
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
0.250
Luis Valbuena Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.036
Chris Young Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.038
In this matchup
0.333
Luis Valbuena Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.161
Chris Young Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.165
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Luis Valbuena Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.145
Chris Young Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.175
In this matchup
0.667
Luis Valbuena Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.263
Chris Young Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.261
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Hit By Pitch
19
Chris Young Career Batters Hit By Pitch
33
Outs
In this matchup
1
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Intentional Walks
17
Chris Young Career Intentional Walks Allowed
24
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Strikeouts
788
Chris Young Career Strikeouts Thrown
1062
In this matchup
0.000
Luis Valbuena Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.530
Chris Young Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.160
In this matchup
0.000
Luis Valbuena Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.470
Chris Young Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.470
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.800
Luis Valbuena Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.308
Chris Young Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.302
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
Chris Young Career Sacrifice Hits
41
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Sacrifice Flies
21
Chris Young Career Sacrifice Flies
38
In this matchup
0
Luis Valbuena Career Ground into Double Play
57
Chris Young Career Double Plays Enabled
47
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0