John Valentin vs. Dennis Eckersley — Matchup Analysis
Dennis Eckersley has completely neutralized Valentin in this matchup. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Eckersley. Valentin's numbers against Eckersley tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.000, 100% below the career mark of 0.814, with a batting average of just 0.000, 100% below their career average and below Eckersley's career opposing average of 0.246. Eckersley has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Valentin down once every 2.5 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 8.6 PA. Edge: Eckersley.
How John Valentin put the ball into play against Dennis Eckersley
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Dennis Eckersley to John Valentin
Matchup Details for John Valentin and Dennis Eckersley
Stats that describe the matchup between John Valentin and Dennis Eckersley including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
John Valentin Career Plate Appearances
4511
Dennis Eckersley Career Batters Faced
13534
In this matchup
5
John Valentin Career At Bats
3917
Dennis Eckersley Career At Bats Pitched
12519
In this matchup
0.000
John Valentin Career Batting Average
0.279
Dennis Eckersley Career Opposing Batting Average
0.246
In this matchup
0
John Valentin Career Home Runs
124
Dennis Eckersley Career Home Runs Allowed
347
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
John Valentin Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.032
Dennis Eckersley Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.028
In this matchup
0.000
John Valentin Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.113
Dennis Eckersley Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.113
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
John Valentin Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.237
Dennis Eckersley Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.145
In this matchup
0.000
John Valentin Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.293
Dennis Eckersley Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.279
In this matchup
0
John Valentin Career Hit By Pitch
53
Dennis Eckersley Career Batters Hit By Pitch
75
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
John Valentin Career Intentional Walks
15
Dennis Eckersley Career Intentional Walks Allowed
91
In this matchup
2
John Valentin Career Strikeouts
524
Dennis Eckersley Career Strikeouts Thrown
2401
In this matchup
2.500
John Valentin Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.610
Dennis Eckersley Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.637
In this matchup
0.000
John Valentin Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.880
Dennis Eckersley Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.310
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.000
John Valentin Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.348
Dennis Eckersley Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.289
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
John Valentin Career Sacrifice Hits
36
Dennis Eckersley Career Sacrifice Hits
109
In this matchup
0
John Valentin Career Sacrifice Flies
42
Dennis Eckersley Career Sacrifice Flies
93
In this matchup
0
John Valentin Career Ground into Double Play
91
Dennis Eckersley Career Double Plays Enabled
146
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0