John Valentin vs. Jimmy Key — Matchup Analysis
Jimmy Key has completely neutralized Valentin in this matchup. Valentin's numbers against Key tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.635, 22% below the career mark of 0.814, with a batting average of just 0.200, 28% below their career average and below Key's career opposing average of 0.256. Even with Valentin striking out less often than usual, once every 12.7 PA versus a career rate of once every 8.6 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Key. Edge: Key.
How John Valentin put the ball into play against Jimmy Key
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jimmy Key to John Valentin
Matchup Details for John Valentin and Jimmy Key
Stats that describe the matchup between John Valentin and Jimmy Key including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
38
John Valentin Career Plate Appearances
4511
Jimmy Key Career Batters Faced
10719
In this matchup
0.200
John Valentin Career Batting Average
0.279
Jimmy Key Career Opposing Batting Average
0.256
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
Jimmy Key Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.026
In this matchup
0.000
John Valentin Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.113
Jimmy Key Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.101
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
John Valentin Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.237
Jimmy Key Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.165
In this matchup
0.222
John Valentin Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.293
Jimmy Key Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.281
In this matchup
0
John Valentin Career Hit By Pitch
53
Jimmy Key Career Batters Hit By Pitch
38
Outs
In this matchup
21
In this matchup
0
John Valentin Career Intentional Walks
15
Jimmy Key Career Intentional Walks Allowed
29
In this matchup
3
John Valentin Career Strikeouts
524
Jimmy Key Career Strikeouts Thrown
1538
In this matchup
12.667
John Valentin Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.610
Jimmy Key Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.969
In this matchup
2.667
John Valentin Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.880
Jimmy Key Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.430
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.368
John Valentin Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.348
Jimmy Key Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.300
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
Jimmy Key Career Sacrifice Hits
88
In this matchup
0
John Valentin Career Sacrifice Flies
42
Jimmy Key Career Sacrifice Flies
69
In this matchup
2
John Valentin Career Ground into Double Play
91
Jimmy Key Career Double Plays Enabled
234
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0