John Valentin vs. Rusty Meacham — Matchup Analysis
Rusty Meacham has completely neutralized Valentin in this matchup. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Meacham. Valentin's numbers against Meacham tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.400, 51% below the career mark of 0.814, with a batting average of just 0.200, 28% below their career average and below Meacham's career opposing average of 0.282. Meacham has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Valentin down once every 5 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 8.6 PA. Edge: Meacham.
How John Valentin put the ball into play against Rusty Meacham
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Rusty Meacham to John Valentin
Matchup Details for John Valentin and Rusty Meacham
Stats that describe the matchup between John Valentin and Rusty Meacham including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
John Valentin Career Plate Appearances
4511
Rusty Meacham Career Batters Faced
1490
In this matchup
0.200
John Valentin Career Batting Average
0.279
Rusty Meacham Career Opposing Batting Average
0.282
In this matchup
0
John Valentin Career Home Runs
124
Rusty Meacham Career Home Runs Allowed
39
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
Rusty Meacham Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.029
In this matchup
0.000
John Valentin Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.113
Rusty Meacham Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.102
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
John Valentin Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.237
Rusty Meacham Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.197
In this matchup
0.250
John Valentin Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.293
Rusty Meacham Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.307
In this matchup
0
John Valentin Career Hit By Pitch
53
Rusty Meacham Career Batters Hit By Pitch
13
Outs
In this matchup
2
In this matchup
0
John Valentin Career Intentional Walks
15
Rusty Meacham Career Intentional Walks Allowed
13
In this matchup
1
John Valentin Career Strikeouts
524
Rusty Meacham Career Strikeouts Thrown
198
In this matchup
5.000
John Valentin Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.610
Rusty Meacham Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.525
In this matchup
0.000
John Valentin Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.880
Rusty Meacham Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.470
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.200
John Valentin Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.348
Rusty Meacham Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.327
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
Rusty Meacham Career Sacrifice Hits
7
In this matchup
0
John Valentin Career Sacrifice Flies
42
Rusty Meacham Career Sacrifice Flies
26
In this matchup
0
John Valentin Career Ground into Double Play
91
Rusty Meacham Career Double Plays Enabled
30
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0