Fernando Valenzuela vs. David Cone — Matchup Analysis
David Cone has completely neutralized Valenzuela in this matchup. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Cone. Valenzuela's numbers against Cone tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.286, 39% below the career mark of 0.467, with a batting average of just 0.143, 29% below their career average and below Cone's career opposing average of 0.232. Cone has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Valenzuela down once every 7 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 7.2 PA. Edge: Cone.
How Fernando Valenzuela put the ball into play against David Cone
Balls and Strikes Thrown by David Cone to Fernando Valenzuela
Matchup Details for Fernando Valenzuela and David Cone
Stats that describe the matchup between Fernando Valenzuela and David Cone including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
Fernando Valenzuela Career Plate Appearances
1043
David Cone Career Batters Faced
12184
In this matchup
7
Fernando Valenzuela Career At Bats
936
David Cone Career At Bats Pitched
10783
In this matchup
0.143
Fernando Valenzuela Career Batting Average
0.200
David Cone Career Opposing Batting Average
0.232
In this matchup
0
Fernando Valenzuela Career Home Runs
10
David Cone Career Home Runs Allowed
258
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
Fernando Valenzuela Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.011
David Cone Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.024
In this matchup
0.000
Fernando Valenzuela Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.054
David Cone Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.103
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Fernando Valenzuela Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.069
David Cone Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.097
In this matchup
0.100
Fernando Valenzuela Career Gross Production Average
0.158
In this matchup
0.167
Fernando Valenzuela Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.225
David Cone Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.286
In this matchup
0
Fernando Valenzuela Career Hit By Pitch
0
David Cone Career Batters Hit By Pitch
106
Outs
In this matchup
5
In this matchup
0
Fernando Valenzuela Career Intentional Walks
0
David Cone Career Intentional Walks Allowed
42
In this matchup
1
Fernando Valenzuela Career Strikeouts
145
David Cone Career Strikeouts Thrown
2668
In this matchup
7.000
Fernando Valenzuela Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.190
David Cone Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.567
In this matchup
0.000
Fernando Valenzuela Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.060
David Cone Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.430
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.143
Fernando Valenzuela Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.187
David Cone 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
Fernando Valenzuela Career Sacrifice Hits
93
David Cone Career Sacrifice Hits
76
In this matchup
0
Fernando Valenzuela Career Sacrifice Flies
6
David Cone Career Sacrifice Flies
82
In this matchup
0
Fernando Valenzuela Career Ground into Double Play
12
David Cone Career Double Plays Enabled
138
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0