John Valentin vs. Julio Santana — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. Valentin is hitting 0.214 here, 23% below their career average, while Santana's career opposing average is 0.279. Valentin also posted an OPS of 0.767, close to the career mark of 0.814. Valentin has avoided the strikeout, going down once every 15 plate appearances, less often than the career rate of once every 8.6 PA. No clear edge.
How John Valentin put the ball into play against Julio Santana
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Julio Santana to John Valentin
Matchup Details for John Valentin and Julio Santana
Stats that describe the matchup between John Valentin and Julio Santana including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
15
John Valentin Career Plate Appearances
4511
Julio Santana Career Batters Faced
2139
In this matchup
14
John Valentin Career At Bats
3917
Julio Santana Career At Bats Pitched
1859
In this matchup
0.214
John Valentin Career Batting Average
0.279
Julio Santana Career Opposing Batting Average
0.279
In this matchup
1
John Valentin Career Home Runs
124
Julio Santana Career Home Runs Allowed
70
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
0.071
John Valentin Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.032
Julio Santana Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.038
In this matchup
0.333
John Valentin Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.113
Julio Santana Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.135
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
1.000
John Valentin Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.237
Julio Santana Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.227
In this matchup
0.167
John Valentin Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.293
Julio Santana Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.303
In this matchup
0
John Valentin Career Hit By Pitch
53
Julio Santana Career Batters Hit By Pitch
21
Outs
In this matchup
10
In this matchup
0
John Valentin Career Intentional Walks
15
Julio Santana Career Intentional Walks Allowed
14
In this matchup
1
John Valentin Career Strikeouts
524
Julio Santana Career Strikeouts Thrown
308
In this matchup
15.000
John Valentin Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.610
Julio Santana Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.945
In this matchup
1.000
John Valentin Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.880
Julio Santana Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.750
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.267
John Valentin Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.348
Julio Santana Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.357
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
Julio Santana Career Sacrifice Hits
9
In this matchup
0
John Valentin Career Sacrifice Flies
42
Julio Santana Career Sacrifice Flies
18
In this matchup
0
John Valentin Career Ground into Double Play
91
Julio Santana Career Double Plays Enabled
56
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0