Jay Bruce vs. Jonathan Broxton — Matchup Analysis
Jay Bruce has had Broxton's number. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Bruce. Bruce is hitting 0.286 in this matchup, 17% above their career average and above Broxton's career opposing average of 0.232. Bruce also posted an OPS of 1.000, well above the career mark of 0.781. Despite striking out once every 2.3 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 4.2 PA, Bruce is still posting above-career production against Broxton. Edge: Bruce.
How Jay Bruce put the ball into play against Jonathan Broxton
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jonathan Broxton to Jay Bruce
Matchup Details for Jay Bruce and Jonathan Broxton
Stats that describe the matchup between Jay Bruce and Jonathan Broxton including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
Jay Bruce Career Plate Appearances
6641
Jonathan Broxton Career Batters Faced
2836
In this matchup
0.286
Jay Bruce Career Batting Average
0.244
Jonathan Broxton Career Opposing Batting Average
0.232
In this matchup
1
Jay Bruce Career Home Runs
319
Jonathan Broxton Career Home Runs Allowed
51
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
0.143
Jay Bruce Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.054
Jonathan Broxton Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.020
In this matchup
0.500
Jay Bruce Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.219
Jonathan Broxton Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.088
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.333
Jay Bruce Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.203
Jonathan Broxton Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.067
In this matchup
0.333
Jay Bruce Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.276
Jonathan Broxton Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.312
In this matchup
0
Jay Bruce Career Hit By Pitch
28
Jonathan Broxton Career Batters Hit By Pitch
20
Outs
In this matchup
2
In this matchup
0
Jay Bruce Career Intentional Walks
71
Jonathan Broxton Career Intentional Walks Allowed
34
In this matchup
3
Jay Bruce Career Strikeouts
1572
Jonathan Broxton Career Strikeouts Thrown
758
In this matchup
2.333
Jay Bruce Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.220
Jonathan Broxton Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
3.741
In this matchup
0.000
Jay Bruce Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.380
Jonathan Broxton Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.350
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.286
Jay Bruce Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.320
Jonathan Broxton Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.311
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
Jay Bruce Career Sacrifice Hits
3
Jonathan Broxton Career Sacrifice Hits
24
In this matchup
0
Jay Bruce Career Sacrifice Flies
46
Jonathan Broxton Career Sacrifice Flies
21
In this matchup
0
Jay Bruce Career Ground into Double Play
101
Jonathan Broxton Career Double Plays Enabled
55
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0