Jay Bruce vs. Brandon McCarthy — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. Bruce is hitting 0.308 here, 26% above their career average, while McCarthy's career opposing average is 0.268. Bruce also posted an OPS of 0.692, close to the career mark of 0.781. McCarthy has had the edge in strikeouts, with Bruce going down once every 2.6 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 4.2 PA. No clear edge.
How Jay Bruce put the ball into play against Brandon McCarthy
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Brandon McCarthy to Jay Bruce
Matchup Details for Jay Bruce and Brandon McCarthy
Stats that describe the matchup between Jay Bruce and Brandon McCarthy including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
13
Jay Bruce Career Plate Appearances
6641
Brandon McCarthy Career Batters Faced
5163
In this matchup
0.308
Jay Bruce Career Batting Average
0.244
Brandon McCarthy Career Opposing Batting Average
0.268
In this matchup
0
Jay Bruce Career Home Runs
319
Brandon McCarthy Career Home Runs Allowed
145
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
Brandon McCarthy Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.031
In this matchup
0.000
Jay Bruce Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.219
Brandon McCarthy Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.114
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Jay Bruce Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.203
Brandon McCarthy Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.160
In this matchup
0.500
Jay Bruce Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.276
Brandon McCarthy Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.305
In this matchup
0
Jay Bruce Career Hit By Pitch
28
Brandon McCarthy Career Batters Hit By Pitch
28
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Jay Bruce Career Intentional Walks
71
Brandon McCarthy Career Intentional Walks Allowed
20
In this matchup
5
Jay Bruce Career Strikeouts
1572
Brandon McCarthy Career Strikeouts Thrown
908
In this matchup
2.600
Jay Bruce Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.220
Brandon McCarthy Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.686
In this matchup
0.000
Jay Bruce Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.380
Brandon McCarthy Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.360
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.308
Jay Bruce Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.320
Brandon McCarthy Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.312
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
Brandon McCarthy Career Sacrifice Hits
34
In this matchup
0
Jay Bruce Career Sacrifice Flies
46
Brandon McCarthy Career Sacrifice Flies
38
In this matchup
0
Jay Bruce Career Ground into Double Play
101
Brandon McCarthy Career Double Plays Enabled
104
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0