Jay Bruce vs. Brad Penny — Matchup Analysis

Jay Bruce has absolutely raked against Penny. Bruce's production against Penny has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.333, 71% above the career mark of 0.781, with a batting average of 0.500, 105% above their career average and above Penny's career opposing average of 0.274. Bruce has made good contact too, striking out once every 6 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 Brad Penny

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Brad Penny to Jay Bruce

Matchup Details for Jay Bruce and Brad Penny

Stats that describe the matchup between Jay Bruce and Brad Penny including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
12
Jay Bruce Career Plate Appearances
6641
Brad Penny Career Batters Faced
8218
In this matchup
12
Jay Bruce Career At Bats
5964
Brad Penny Career At Bats Pitched
7421
In this matchup
0.500
Jay Bruce Career Batting Average
0.244
Brad Penny Career Opposing Batting Average
0.274
In this matchup
6
Jay Bruce Career Hits
1455
Brad Penny Career Hits Allowed
2030
In this matchup
4
Jay Bruce Career Singles
792
In this matchup
1
Jay Bruce Career Doubles
312
In this matchup
0
Jay Bruce Career Triples
32
In this matchup
1
Jay Bruce Career Home Runs
319
Brad Penny Career Home Runs Allowed
194

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
2
Jay Bruce Career Extra Base Hits
663
In this matchup
0.083
Jay Bruce Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.054
Brad Penny Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.026
In this matchup
0.167
Jay Bruce Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.219
Brad Penny Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.096

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.500
Jay Bruce Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.203
Brad Penny Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.152
In this matchup
10
Jay Bruce Total Bases
2788
In this matchup
6
Jay Bruce Career Times on Base
2083
In this matchup
0.500
Jay Bruce Career On Base Percentage
0.314
In this matchup
0.833
Jay Bruce Career Slugging Percentage
0.468
In this matchup
1.333
Jay Bruce Career OPS
0.781
In this matchup
0.333
Jay Bruce Career Isolated Power
0.224
In this matchup
0.433
Jay Bruce Career Gross Production Average
0.258
In this matchup
0.556
Jay Bruce Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.276
Brad Penny Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.308
In this matchup
3
Jay Bruce Career RBIs
951
In this matchup
5.000
Jay Bruce Career Runs Created
868.300
In this matchup
0
Jay Bruce Career Hit By Pitch
28
Brad Penny Career Batters Hit By Pitch
53

Outs

In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Jay Bruce Career Walks
600
Brad Penny Career Walks Allowed
619
In this matchup
0
Jay Bruce Career Intentional Walks
71
Brad Penny Career Intentional Walks Allowed
38
In this matchup
2
Jay Bruce Career Strikeouts
1572
Brad Penny Career Strikeouts Thrown
1273
In this matchup
6.000
Jay Bruce Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.220
Brad Penny Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.456
In this matchup
0.000
Jay Bruce Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.380
Brad Penny Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.490

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.500
Jay Bruce Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.320
Brad Penny Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.327

Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference

In this matchup
0

Batter Reached due to Error

In this matchup
1

Batter Reached due to Interference

In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Jay Bruce Career Sacrifice Hits
3
Brad Penny Career Sacrifice Hits
78
In this matchup
0
Jay Bruce Career Sacrifice Flies
46
Brad Penny Career Sacrifice Flies
47
In this matchup
0
Jay Bruce Career Ground into Double Play
101
Brad Penny Career Double Plays Enabled
218

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0