Jose Valentin vs. Tim Wakefield — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. Valentin is hitting 0.214 here, 12% below their career average, while Wakefield's career opposing average is 0.254. Valentin also posted an OPS of 0.764, close to the career mark of 0.769. Wakefield has had the edge in strikeouts, with Valentin going down once every 3.5 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 4.9 PA. No clear edge.
How Jose Valentin put the ball into play against Tim Wakefield
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Tim Wakefield to Jose Valentin
Matchup Details for Jose Valentin and Tim Wakefield
Stats that describe the matchup between Jose Valentin and Tim Wakefield including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
35
Jose Valentin Career Plate Appearances
6317
Tim Wakefield Career Batters Faced
13939
In this matchup
28
Jose Valentin Career At Bats
5539
Tim Wakefield Career At Bats Pitched
12388
In this matchup
0.214
Jose Valentin Career Batting Average
0.243
Tim Wakefield Career Opposing Batting Average
0.254
In this matchup
1
Jose Valentin Career Home Runs
249
Tim Wakefield Career Home Runs Allowed
418
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
0.036
Jose Valentin Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.045
Tim Wakefield Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.034
In this matchup
0.167
Jose Valentin Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.185
Tim Wakefield Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.133
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.100
Jose Valentin Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.192
Tim Wakefield Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.194
In this matchup
0.294
Jose Valentin Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.272
Tim Wakefield Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.279
In this matchup
1
Jose Valentin Career Hit By Pitch
29
Tim Wakefield Career Batters Hit By Pitch
186
Outs
In this matchup
12
In this matchup
0
Jose Valentin Career Intentional Walks
54
Tim Wakefield Career Intentional Walks Allowed
33
In this matchup
10
Jose Valentin Career Strikeouts
1294
Tim Wakefield Career Strikeouts Thrown
2156
In this matchup
3.500
Jose Valentin Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.880
Tim Wakefield Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.465
In this matchup
0.600
Jose Valentin Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.490
Tim Wakefield Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.560
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.343
Jose Valentin Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.322
Tim Wakefield Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.315
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
Tim Wakefield Career Sacrifice Hits
51
In this matchup
0
Jose Valentin Career Sacrifice Flies
49
Tim Wakefield Career Sacrifice Flies
109
In this matchup
0
Jose Valentin Career Ground into Double Play
66
Tim Wakefield Career Double Plays Enabled
232
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0