Jay Bruce vs. Chris Rusin — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. Bruce is hitting 0.250 here, 2% above their career average, while Rusin's career opposing average is 0.280. Bruce also posted an OPS of 0.750, close to the career mark of 0.781. Bruce has avoided the strikeout, going down once every 16 plate appearances, less often than the career rate of once every 4.2 PA. No clear edge.
How Jay Bruce put the ball into play against Chris Rusin
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Chris Rusin to Jay Bruce
Matchup Details for Jay Bruce and Chris Rusin
Stats that describe the matchup between Jay Bruce and Chris Rusin including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
16
Jay Bruce Career Plate Appearances
6641
Chris Rusin Career Batters Faced
2026
In this matchup
0.250
Jay Bruce Career Batting Average
0.244
Chris Rusin Career Opposing Batting Average
0.280
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
0.063
Jay Bruce Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.054
Chris Rusin Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.030
In this matchup
0.250
Jay Bruce Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.219
Chris Rusin Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.107
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
1.000
Jay Bruce Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.203
Chris Rusin Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.161
In this matchup
0.214
Jay Bruce Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.276
Chris Rusin Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.319
In this matchup
0
Jay Bruce Career Hit By Pitch
28
Chris Rusin Career Batters Hit By Pitch
17
Outs
In this matchup
10
In this matchup
0
Jay Bruce Career Intentional Walks
71
Chris Rusin Career Intentional Walks Allowed
13
In this matchup
1
Jay Bruce Career Strikeouts
1572
Chris Rusin Career Strikeouts Thrown
341
In this matchup
16.000
Jay Bruce Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.220
Chris Rusin Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.941
In this matchup
0.000
Jay Bruce Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.380
Chris Rusin Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.450
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.250
Jay Bruce Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.320
Chris Rusin Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.336
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
Chris Rusin Career Sacrifice Hits
14
In this matchup
0
Jay Bruce Career Sacrifice Flies
46
Chris Rusin Career Sacrifice Flies
8
In this matchup
0
Jay Bruce Career Ground into Double Play
101
Chris Rusin Career Double Plays Enabled
50
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0