Jose Valentin vs. Jon Lieber — Matchup Analysis
Jon Lieber has had the better of this matchup. Valentin is hitting just 0.241 in this matchup, 1% below their career average and below Lieber's career opposing average of 0.276. Valentin also posted an OPS of 0.661, modestly below the career mark of 0.769. Even with Valentin striking out less often than usual, once every 5.2 PA versus a career rate of once every 4.9 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Lieber. Slight edge: Lieber.
How Jose Valentin put the ball into play against Jon Lieber
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jon Lieber to Jose Valentin
Matchup Details for Jose Valentin and Jon Lieber
Stats that describe the matchup between Jose Valentin and Jon Lieber including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
31
Jose Valentin Career Plate Appearances
6317
Jon Lieber Career Batters Faced
9300
In this matchup
0.241
Jose Valentin Career Batting Average
0.243
Jon Lieber Career Opposing Batting Average
0.276
In this matchup
1
Jose Valentin Career Home Runs
249
Jon Lieber Career Home Runs Allowed
285
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
0.034
Jose Valentin Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.045
Jon Lieber Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.033
In this matchup
0.143
Jose Valentin Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.185
Jon Lieber Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.119
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.167
Jose Valentin Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.192
Jon Lieber Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.184
In this matchup
0.261
Jose Valentin Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.272
Jon Lieber Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.308
In this matchup
0
Jose Valentin Career Hit By Pitch
29
Jon Lieber Career Batters Hit By Pitch
49
Outs
In this matchup
17
In this matchup
1
Jose Valentin Career Intentional Walks
54
Jon Lieber Career Intentional Walks Allowed
52
In this matchup
6
Jose Valentin Career Strikeouts
1294
Jon Lieber Career Strikeouts Thrown
1553
In this matchup
5.167
Jose Valentin Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.880
Jon Lieber Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.988
In this matchup
0.333
Jose Valentin Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.490
Jon Lieber Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.270
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.290
Jose Valentin Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.322
Jon Lieber Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.308
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
Jose Valentin Career Sacrifice Hits
70
Jon Lieber Career Sacrifice Hits
93
In this matchup
1
Jose Valentin Career Sacrifice Flies
49
Jon Lieber Career Sacrifice Flies
76
In this matchup
1
Jose Valentin Career Ground into Double Play
66
Jon Lieber Career Double Plays Enabled
164
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0