Jay Bruce vs. Tyler Clippard — Matchup Analysis
Tyler Clippard has completely neutralized Bruce in this matchup. With only 9 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Clippard. Bruce's numbers against Clippard tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.556, 29% below the career mark of 0.781, with a batting average of just 0.111, 54% below their career average and below Clippard's career opposing average of 0.199. Even with Bruce striking out less often than usual, once every 4.5 PA versus a career rate of once every 4.2 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Clippard. Edge: Clippard.
How Jay Bruce put the ball into play against Tyler Clippard
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Tyler Clippard to Jay Bruce
Matchup Details for Jay Bruce and Tyler Clippard
Stats that describe the matchup between Jay Bruce and Tyler Clippard including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
9
Jay Bruce Career Plate Appearances
6641
Tyler Clippard Career Batters Faced
3575
In this matchup
0.111
Jay Bruce Career Batting Average
0.244
Tyler Clippard Career Opposing Batting Average
0.199
In this matchup
1
Jay Bruce Career Home Runs
319
Tyler Clippard Career Home Runs Allowed
112
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
0.111
Jay Bruce Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.054
Tyler Clippard Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.036
In this matchup
1.000
Jay Bruce Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.219
Tyler Clippard Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.179
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.500
Jay Bruce Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.203
Tyler Clippard Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.117
In this matchup
0.000
Jay Bruce Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.276
Tyler Clippard Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.247
In this matchup
0
Jay Bruce Career Hit By Pitch
28
Tyler Clippard Career Batters Hit By Pitch
32
Outs
In this matchup
6
In this matchup
0
Jay Bruce Career Intentional Walks
71
Tyler Clippard Career Intentional Walks Allowed
19
In this matchup
2
Jay Bruce Career Strikeouts
1572
Tyler Clippard Career Strikeouts Thrown
956
In this matchup
4.500
Jay Bruce Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.220
Tyler Clippard Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
3.740
In this matchup
0.000
Jay Bruce Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.380
Tyler Clippard Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.360
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.111
Jay Bruce Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.320
Tyler Clippard Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.276
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
Tyler Clippard Career Sacrifice Hits
27
In this matchup
0
Jay Bruce Career Sacrifice Flies
46
Tyler Clippard Career Sacrifice Flies
27
In this matchup
0
Jay Bruce Career Ground into Double Play
101
Tyler Clippard Career Double Plays Enabled
30
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0