Jay Bruce vs. Johnny Cueto — Matchup Analysis
Johnny Cueto has completely neutralized Bruce in this matchup. With only 9 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Cueto. Bruce's numbers against Cueto tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.444, 43% below the career mark of 0.781, with a batting average of just 0.111, 54% below their career average and below Cueto's career opposing average of 0.247. 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 Cueto. Edge: Cueto.
How Jay Bruce put the ball into play against Johnny Cueto
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Johnny Cueto to Jay Bruce
Matchup Details for Jay Bruce and Johnny Cueto
Stats that describe the matchup between Jay Bruce and Johnny Cueto including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
9
Jay Bruce Career Plate Appearances
6641
Johnny Cueto Career Batters Faced
9373
In this matchup
0.111
Jay Bruce Career Batting Average
0.244
Johnny Cueto Career Opposing Batting Average
0.247
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
0.000
Jay Bruce Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.054
Johnny Cueto Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.030
In this matchup
0.000
Jay Bruce Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.219
Johnny Cueto Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.121
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Jay Bruce Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.203
Johnny Cueto Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.136
In this matchup
0.143
Jay Bruce Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.276
Johnny Cueto Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.289
In this matchup
0
Jay Bruce Career Hit By Pitch
28
Johnny Cueto Career Batters Hit By Pitch
120
Outs
In this matchup
6
In this matchup
0
Jay Bruce Career Intentional Walks
71
Johnny Cueto Career Intentional Walks Allowed
22
In this matchup
2
Jay Bruce Career Strikeouts
1572
Johnny Cueto Career Strikeouts Thrown
1857
In this matchup
4.500
Jay Bruce Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.220
Johnny Cueto Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.047
In this matchup
0.000
Jay Bruce Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.380
Johnny Cueto Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.340
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.111
Jay Bruce Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.320
Johnny Cueto Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.294
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
Johnny Cueto Career Sacrifice Hits
83
In this matchup
0
Jay Bruce Career Sacrifice Flies
46
Johnny Cueto Career Sacrifice Flies
44
In this matchup
0
Jay Bruce Career Ground into Double Play
101
Johnny Cueto Career Double Plays Enabled
182
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0