Jay Bruce vs. Sam Freeman — Matchup Analysis
Sam Freeman has dominated this matchup. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Freeman. Despite batting 0.286, 17% above their career average and above Freeman's career opposing average of 0.228, Bruce's OPS of 0.571 is 27% below the career mark of 0.781. Even with Bruce striking out less often than usual, once every 7 PA versus a career rate of once every 4.2 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Freeman. Edge: Freeman.
How Jay Bruce put the ball into play against Sam Freeman
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Sam Freeman to Jay Bruce
Matchup Details for Jay Bruce and Sam Freeman
Stats that describe the matchup between Jay Bruce and Sam Freeman including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
Jay Bruce Career Plate Appearances
6641
Sam Freeman Career Batters Faced
1026
In this matchup
0.286
Jay Bruce Career Batting Average
0.244
Sam Freeman Career Opposing Batting Average
0.228
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
Sam Freeman Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.020
In this matchup
0.000
Jay Bruce Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.219
Sam Freeman Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.086
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Jay Bruce Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.203
Sam Freeman Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.073
In this matchup
0.333
Jay Bruce Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.276
Sam Freeman Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.292
In this matchup
0
Jay Bruce Career Hit By Pitch
28
Sam Freeman Career Batters Hit By Pitch
13
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Jay Bruce Career Intentional Walks
71
Sam Freeman Career Intentional Walks Allowed
5
In this matchup
1
Jay Bruce Career Strikeouts
1572
Sam Freeman Career Strikeouts Thrown
232
In this matchup
7.000
Jay Bruce Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.220
Sam Freeman Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.422
In this matchup
0.000
Jay Bruce Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.380
Sam Freeman Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.590
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.286
Jay Bruce Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.320
Sam Freeman Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.329
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
Sam Freeman Career Sacrifice Hits
5
In this matchup
0
Jay Bruce Career Sacrifice Flies
46
Sam Freeman Career Sacrifice Flies
7
In this matchup
0
Jay Bruce Career Ground into Double Play
101
Sam Freeman Career Double Plays Enabled
26
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0