Jay Bruce vs. Jakob Junis — Matchup Analysis
Jay Bruce has absolutely raked against Junis. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Bruce. Bruce's production against Junis has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.429, 83% above the career mark of 0.781, with a batting average of 0.286, 17% above their career average and above Junis's career opposing average of 0.266. Bruce has made good contact too, striking out once every 7 plate appearances rather than the career rate of once every 4.2 PA, and going deep at or above the career pace. Edge: Bruce.
How Jay Bruce put the ball into play against Jakob Junis
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jakob Junis to Jay Bruce
Matchup Details for Jay Bruce and Jakob Junis
Stats that describe the matchup between Jay Bruce and Jakob Junis including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
Jay Bruce Career Plate Appearances
6641
Jakob Junis Career Batters Faced
3605
In this matchup
0.286
Jay Bruce Career Batting Average
0.244
Jakob Junis Career Opposing Batting Average
0.266
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
0.286
Jay Bruce Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.054
Jakob Junis Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.039
In this matchup
1.000
Jay Bruce Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.219
Jakob Junis Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.148
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
2.000
Jay Bruce Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.203
Jakob Junis Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.169
In this matchup
0.000
Jay Bruce Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.276
Jakob Junis Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.311
In this matchup
0
Jay Bruce Career Hit By Pitch
28
Jakob Junis Career Batters Hit By Pitch
53
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Jay Bruce Career Intentional Walks
71
Jakob Junis Career Intentional Walks Allowed
7
In this matchup
1
Jay Bruce Career Strikeouts
1572
Jakob Junis Career Strikeouts Thrown
768
In this matchup
7.000
Jay Bruce Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.220
Jakob Junis Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.694
In this matchup
0.000
Jay Bruce Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.380
Jakob Junis Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.280
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.286
Jay Bruce Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.320
Jakob Junis 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 Hits
3
Jakob Junis Career Sacrifice Hits
10
In this matchup
0
Jay Bruce Career Sacrifice Flies
46
Jakob Junis Career Sacrifice Flies
27
In this matchup
0
Jay Bruce Career Ground into Double Play
101
Jakob Junis Career Double Plays Enabled
59
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0