Jay Bruce vs. Steven Matz — Matchup Analysis
Steven Matz has completely neutralized Bruce in this matchup. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Matz. Bruce's numbers against Matz tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.286, 63% below the career mark of 0.781, with a batting average of just 0.000, 100% below their career average and below Matz's career opposing average of 0.262. 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 Matz. Edge: Matz.
How Jay Bruce put the ball into play against Steven Matz
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Steven Matz to Jay Bruce
Matchup Details for Jay Bruce and Steven Matz
Stats that describe the matchup between Jay Bruce and Steven Matz including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
Jay Bruce Career Plate Appearances
6641
Steven Matz Career Batters Faced
4283
In this matchup
0.000
Jay Bruce Career Batting Average
0.244
Steven Matz Career Opposing Batting Average
0.262
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
Steven Matz Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.038
In this matchup
0.000
Jay Bruce Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.219
Steven Matz Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.145
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Jay Bruce Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.203
Steven Matz Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.157
In this matchup
0.000
Jay Bruce Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.276
Steven Matz Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.310
In this matchup
0
Jay Bruce Career Hit By Pitch
28
Steven Matz Career Batters Hit By Pitch
41
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Jay Bruce Career Intentional Walks
71
Steven Matz Career Intentional Walks Allowed
14
In this matchup
1
Jay Bruce Career Strikeouts
1572
Steven Matz Career Strikeouts Thrown
940
In this matchup
7.000
Jay Bruce Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.220
Steven Matz Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.556
In this matchup
2.000
Jay Bruce Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.380
Steven Matz Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.310
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.286
Jay Bruce Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.320
Steven Matz Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.310
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
Steven Matz Career Sacrifice Hits
28
In this matchup
0
Jay Bruce Career Sacrifice Flies
46
Steven Matz Career Sacrifice Flies
12
In this matchup
0
Jay Bruce Career Ground into Double Play
101
Steven Matz Career Double Plays Enabled
92
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0