Jay Bruce vs. Joe Kelly — Matchup Analysis
Jay Bruce has absolutely raked against Kelly. With only 9 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Bruce. Bruce's production against Kelly has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.127, 44% above the career mark of 0.781, with a batting average of 0.429, 76% above their career average and above Kelly's career opposing average of 0.248. Edge: Bruce.
How Jay Bruce put the ball into play against Joe Kelly
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joe Kelly to Jay Bruce
Matchup Details for Jay Bruce and Joe Kelly
Stats that describe the matchup between Jay Bruce and Joe Kelly including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
9
Jay Bruce Career Plate Appearances
6641
Joe Kelly Career Batters Faced
3633
In this matchup
0.429
Jay Bruce Career Batting Average
0.244
Joe Kelly Career Opposing Batting Average
0.248
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
Joe Kelly Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.023
In this matchup
0.000
Jay Bruce Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.219
Joe Kelly Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.092
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Jay Bruce Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.203
Joe Kelly Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.095
In this matchup
0.429
Jay Bruce Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.276
Joe Kelly Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.306
In this matchup
0
Jay Bruce Career Hit By Pitch
28
Joe Kelly Career Batters Hit By Pitch
46
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Jay Bruce Career Intentional Walks
71
Joe Kelly Career Intentional Walks Allowed
11
In this matchup
0.000
Jay Bruce Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.220
Joe Kelly Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.737
In this matchup
0.000
Jay Bruce Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.380
Joe Kelly Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.460
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.556
Jay Bruce Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.320
Joe Kelly Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.319
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
Joe Kelly Career Sacrifice Flies
27
In this matchup
0
Jay Bruce Career Ground into Double Play
101
Joe Kelly Career Double Plays Enabled
80
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0