Eric Valent vs. John Thomson — Matchup Analysis
John Thomson has completely neutralized Valent in this matchup. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Thomson. Valent's numbers against Thomson tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.286, 59% below the career mark of 0.696, with a batting average of just 0.143, 39% below their career average and below Thomson's career opposing average of 0.281. Thomson has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Valent down once every 3.5 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 4.5 PA. Edge: Thomson.
How Eric Valent put the ball into play against John Thomson
Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Thomson to Eric Valent
Matchup Details for Eric Valent and John Thomson
Stats that describe the matchup between Eric Valent and John Thomson including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
Eric Valent Career Plate Appearances
450
John Thomson Career Batters Faced
5470
In this matchup
0.143
Eric Valent Career Batting Average
0.234
John Thomson Career Opposing Batting Average
0.281
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
Eric Valent Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.032
John Thomson Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.031
In this matchup
0.000
Eric Valent Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.137
John Thomson Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.110
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Eric Valent Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.129
John Thomson Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.193
In this matchup
0.200
Eric Valent Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.280
John Thomson Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.310
In this matchup
0
Eric Valent Career Hit By Pitch
2
John Thomson Career Batters Hit By Pitch
28
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Eric Valent Career Intentional Walks
7
John Thomson Career Intentional Walks Allowed
26
In this matchup
2
Eric Valent Career Strikeouts
101
John Thomson Career Strikeouts Thrown
800
In this matchup
3.500
Eric Valent Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.460
John Thomson Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.838
In this matchup
0.000
Eric Valent Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.410
John Thomson Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.460
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.143
Eric Valent Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.318
John Thomson Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.328
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
Eric Valent Career Sacrifice Hits
0
John Thomson Career Sacrifice Hits
58
In this matchup
0
Eric Valent Career Sacrifice Flies
1
John Thomson Career Sacrifice Flies
47
In this matchup
0
Eric Valent Career Ground into Double Play
11
John Thomson Career Double Plays Enabled
122
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0