John Valentin vs. Mike James — Matchup Analysis
John Valentin has absolutely raked against James. Valentin's production against James has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.231, 51% above the career mark of 0.814, with a batting average of 0.462, 65% above their career average and above James's career opposing average of 0.245. Valentin has made good contact too, striking out once every 13 plate appearances rather than the career rate of once every 8.6 PA, and going deep at or above the career pace. Edge: Valentin.
How John Valentin put the ball into play against Mike James
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Mike James to John Valentin
Matchup Details for John Valentin and Mike James
Stats that describe the matchup between John Valentin and Mike James including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
13
John Valentin Career Plate Appearances
4511
Mike James Career Batters Faced
1366
In this matchup
0.462
John Valentin Career Batting Average
0.279
Mike James Career Opposing Batting Average
0.245
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
0.077
John Valentin Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.032
Mike James Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.026
In this matchup
0.167
John Valentin Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.113
Mike James Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.105
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
1.000
John Valentin Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.237
Mike James Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.121
In this matchup
0.455
John Valentin Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.293
Mike James Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.288
In this matchup
0
John Valentin Career Hit By Pitch
53
Mike James Career Batters Hit By Pitch
27
Outs
In this matchup
6
In this matchup
0
John Valentin Career Intentional Walks
15
Mike James Career Intentional Walks Allowed
17
In this matchup
1
John Valentin Career Strikeouts
524
Mike James Career Strikeouts Thrown
247
In this matchup
13.000
John Valentin Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.610
Mike James Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.530
In this matchup
0.000
John Valentin Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.880
Mike James Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.600
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.462
John Valentin Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.348
Mike James Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.330
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
Mike James Career Sacrifice Hits
19
In this matchup
0
John Valentin Career Sacrifice Flies
42
Mike James Career Sacrifice Flies
8
In this matchup
0
John Valentin Career Ground into Double Play
91
Mike James Career Double Plays Enabled
34
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0