Fred Valentine vs. Al Downing — Matchup Analysis
Al Downing has completely neutralized Valentine in this matchup. Valentine's numbers against Downing tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.333, 53% below the career mark of 0.703, with a batting average of just 0.167, 33% below their career average and below Downing's career opposing average of 0.230. Downing has been dominant in the strikeout department too, sending Valentine down once every 3 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 7.3 PA, and Valentine has yet to take Downing deep. Edge: Downing.
How Fred Valentine put the ball into play against Al Downing
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Al Downing to Fred Valentine
Matchup Details for Fred Valentine and Al Downing
Stats that describe the matchup between Fred Valentine and Al Downing including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
12
Fred Valentine Career Plate Appearances
1659
Al Downing Career Batters Faced
9539
In this matchup
0.167
Fred Valentine Career Batting Average
0.247
Al Downing Career Opposing Batting Average
0.230
In this matchup
0
Fred Valentine Career Home Runs
36
Al Downing Career Home Runs Allowed
177
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
Fred Valentine Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.025
Al Downing Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.021
In this matchup
0.000
Fred Valentine Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.100
Al Downing Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.091
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Fred Valentine Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.158
Al Downing Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.108
In this matchup
0.250
Fred Valentine Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.270
Al Downing Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.265
In this matchup
0
Fred Valentine Career Hit By Pitch
27
Al Downing Career Batters Hit By Pitch
31
Outs
In this matchup
6
In this matchup
0
Fred Valentine Career Intentional Walks
2
Al Downing Career Intentional Walks Allowed
32
In this matchup
4
Fred Valentine Career Strikeouts
228
Al Downing Career Strikeouts Thrown
1639
In this matchup
3.000
Fred Valentine Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.280
Al Downing Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.820
In this matchup
0.000
Fred Valentine Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.680
Al Downing Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.570
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.167
Fred Valentine Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.312
Al Downing Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.305
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
Fred Valentine Career Sacrifice Hits
12
Al Downing Career Sacrifice Hits
69
In this matchup
0
Fred Valentine Career Sacrifice Flies
6
Al Downing Career Sacrifice Flies
25
In this matchup
0
Fred Valentine Career Ground into Double Play
32
Al Downing Career Double Plays Enabled
34
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0