Jay Bruce vs. Brad Hand — Matchup Analysis
Brad Hand has had the better of this matchup. Despite batting 0.273, 12% above their career average and above Hand's career opposing average of 0.234, Bruce's OPS of 0.697 sits modestly below the career mark of 0.781. Even with Bruce striking out less often than usual, once every 6 PA versus a career rate of once every 4.2 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Hand. Slight edge: Hand.
How Jay Bruce put the ball into play against Brad Hand
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Brad Hand to Jay Bruce
Matchup Details for Jay Bruce and Brad Hand
Stats that describe the matchup between Jay Bruce and Brad Hand including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
12
Jay Bruce Career Plate Appearances
6641
Brad Hand Career Batters Faced
3266
In this matchup
0.273
Jay Bruce Career Batting Average
0.244
Brad Hand Career Opposing Batting Average
0.234
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
Brad Hand Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.028
In this matchup
0.000
Jay Bruce Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.219
Brad Hand Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.119
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Jay Bruce Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.203
Brad Hand Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.102
In this matchup
0.333
Jay Bruce Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.276
Brad Hand Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.295
In this matchup
0
Jay Bruce Career Hit By Pitch
28
Brad Hand Career Batters Hit By Pitch
46
Outs
In this matchup
6
In this matchup
0
Jay Bruce Career Intentional Walks
71
Brad Hand Career Intentional Walks Allowed
26
In this matchup
6.000
Jay Bruce Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.220
Brad Hand Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.176
In this matchup
0.500
Jay Bruce Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.380
Brad Hand Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.380
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.333
Jay Bruce Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.320
Brad Hand Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.305
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 Flies
46
Brad Hand Career Sacrifice Flies
22
In this matchup
1
Jay Bruce Career Ground into Double Play
101
Brad Hand Career Double Plays Enabled
55
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0