John Valentin vs. Bill Risley — Matchup Analysis
John Valentin has absolutely raked against Risley. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Valentin. Valentin's production against Risley has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.000, 23% above the career mark of 0.814, with a batting average of 0.429, 54% above their career average and above Risley's career opposing average of 0.225. Despite striking out once every 7 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 8.6 PA, Valentin is still posting above-career production against Risley. Edge: Valentin.
How John Valentin put the ball into play against Bill Risley
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Bill Risley to John Valentin
Matchup Details for John Valentin and Bill Risley
Stats that describe the matchup between John Valentin and Bill Risley including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
John Valentin Career Plate Appearances
4511
Bill Risley Career Batters Faced
925
In this matchup
0.429
John Valentin Career Batting Average
0.279
Bill Risley Career Opposing Batting Average
0.225
In this matchup
0
John Valentin Career Home Runs
124
Bill Risley Career Home Runs Allowed
31
Grand Slams
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0
In the Park Home Runs
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0
In the Park Grand Slams
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0
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0.000
John Valentin Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.032
Bill Risley Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.039
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0.000
John Valentin Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.113
Bill Risley Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.172
Home Runs Per Strikeout
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0.000
John Valentin Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.237
Bill Risley Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.153
In this matchup
0.500
John Valentin Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.293
Bill Risley Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.263
In this matchup
0
John Valentin Career Hit By Pitch
53
Bill Risley Career Batters Hit By Pitch
6
Outs
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3
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0
John Valentin Career Intentional Walks
15
Bill Risley Career Intentional Walks Allowed
9
In this matchup
1
John Valentin Career Strikeouts
524
Bill Risley Career Strikeouts Thrown
203
In this matchup
7.000
John Valentin Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.610
Bill Risley Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.557
In this matchup
0.000
John Valentin Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.880
Bill Risley Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.500
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.429
John Valentin Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.348
Bill Risley Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.314
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
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0
Batter Reached due to Error
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0
Batter Reached due to Interference
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0
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0
John Valentin Career Sacrifice Hits
36
Bill Risley Career Sacrifice Hits
8
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0
John Valentin Career Sacrifice Flies
42
Bill Risley Career Sacrifice Flies
10
In this matchup
1
John Valentin Career Ground into Double Play
91
Bill Risley Career Double Plays Enabled
18
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0