John Valentin vs. Mike Morgan — Matchup Analysis
Mike Morgan has completely neutralized Valentin in this matchup. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Morgan. Valentin's numbers against Morgan 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 Morgan's career opposing average of 0.276. Morgan 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: Morgan.
How John Valentin put the ball into play against Mike Morgan
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Mike Morgan to John Valentin
Matchup Details for John Valentin and Mike Morgan
Stats that describe the matchup between John Valentin and Mike Morgan including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
John Valentin Career Plate Appearances
4511
Mike Morgan Career Batters Faced
11872
In this matchup
0.200
John Valentin Career Batting Average
0.279
Mike Morgan Career Opposing Batting Average
0.276
In this matchup
0
John Valentin Career Home Runs
124
Mike Morgan Career Home Runs Allowed
270
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
Mike Morgan Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.025
In this matchup
0.000
John Valentin Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.113
Mike Morgan Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.092
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
John Valentin Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.237
Mike Morgan Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.192
In this matchup
0.250
John Valentin Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.293
Mike Morgan Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.297
In this matchup
0
John Valentin Career Hit By Pitch
53
Mike Morgan Career Batters Hit By Pitch
73
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
John Valentin Career Intentional Walks
15
Mike Morgan Career Intentional Walks Allowed
77
In this matchup
1
John Valentin Career Strikeouts
524
Mike Morgan Career Strikeouts Thrown
1403
In this matchup
5.000
John Valentin Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.610
Mike Morgan Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.462
In this matchup
0.000
John Valentin Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.880
Mike Morgan Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.670
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.200
John Valentin Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.348
Mike Morgan Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.333
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 Morgan Career Sacrifice Hits
124
In this matchup
0
John Valentin Career Sacrifice Flies
42
Mike Morgan Career Sacrifice Flies
75
In this matchup
0
John Valentin Career Ground into Double Play
91
Mike Morgan Career Double Plays Enabled
332
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0