Jay Bruce vs. Joakim Soria — Matchup Analysis
Joakim Soria has completely neutralized Bruce in this matchup. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Soria. Bruce's numbers against Soria tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.000, 100% below the career mark of 0.781, with a batting average of just 0.000, 100% below their career average and below Soria's career opposing average of 0.223. Even with Bruce striking out less often than usual, once every 5 PA versus a career rate of once every 4.2 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Soria. Edge: Soria.
How Jay Bruce put the ball into play against Joakim Soria
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joakim Soria to Jay Bruce
Matchup Details for Jay Bruce and Joakim Soria
Stats that describe the matchup between Jay Bruce and Joakim Soria including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Jay Bruce Career Plate Appearances
6641
Joakim Soria Career Batters Faced
3146
In this matchup
0.000
Jay Bruce Career Batting Average
0.244
Joakim Soria Career Opposing Batting Average
0.223
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
Joakim Soria Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.024
In this matchup
0.000
Jay Bruce Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.219
Joakim Soria Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.106
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Jay Bruce Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.203
Joakim Soria Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.081
In this matchup
0.000
Jay Bruce Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.276
Joakim Soria Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.291
In this matchup
0
Jay Bruce Career Hit By Pitch
28
Joakim Soria Career Batters Hit By Pitch
27
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Jay Bruce Career Intentional Walks
71
Joakim Soria Career Intentional Walks Allowed
18
In this matchup
1
Jay Bruce Career Strikeouts
1572
Joakim Soria Career Strikeouts Thrown
831
In this matchup
5.000
Jay Bruce Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.220
Joakim Soria Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
3.786
In this matchup
0.000
Jay Bruce Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.380
Joakim Soria Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.280
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.000
Jay Bruce Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.320
Joakim Soria Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.280
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
Joakim Soria Career Sacrifice Hits
19
In this matchup
1
Jay Bruce Career Sacrifice Flies
46
Joakim Soria Career Sacrifice Flies
25
In this matchup
0
Jay Bruce Career Ground into Double Play
101
Joakim Soria Career Double Plays Enabled
52
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0