Jay Bruce vs. Tony Watson — Matchup Analysis
Tony Watson has completely neutralized Bruce in this matchup. Bruce's numbers against Watson tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.270, 65% below the career mark of 0.781, with a batting average of just 0.053, 78% below their career average and below Watson's career opposing average of 0.223. Watson has been dominant in the strikeout department too, sending Bruce down once every 2.9 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 4.2 PA, and Bruce has yet to take Watson deep. Edge: Watson.
How Jay Bruce put the ball into play against Tony Watson
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Tony Watson to Jay Bruce
Matchup Details for Jay Bruce and Tony Watson
Stats that describe the matchup between Jay Bruce and Tony Watson including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
23
Jay Bruce Career Plate Appearances
6641
Tony Watson Career Batters Faced
2620
In this matchup
0.053
Jay Bruce Career Batting Average
0.244
Tony Watson 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
Tony Watson Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.027
In this matchup
0.000
Jay Bruce Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.219
Tony Watson Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.119
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Jay Bruce Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.203
Tony Watson Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.111
In this matchup
0.091
Jay Bruce Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.276
Tony Watson Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.268
In this matchup
0
Jay Bruce Career Hit By Pitch
28
Tony Watson Career Batters Hit By Pitch
33
Outs
In this matchup
9
In this matchup
0
Jay Bruce Career Intentional Walks
71
Tony Watson Career Intentional Walks Allowed
20
In this matchup
8
Jay Bruce Career Strikeouts
1572
Tony Watson Career Strikeouts Thrown
570
In this matchup
2.875
Jay Bruce Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.220
Tony Watson Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.596
In this matchup
0.500
Jay Bruce Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.380
Tony Watson Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.310
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.217
Jay Bruce Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.320
Tony Watson Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.276
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
Tony Watson Career Sacrifice Hits
27
In this matchup
0
Jay Bruce Career Sacrifice Flies
46
Tony Watson Career Sacrifice Flies
18
In this matchup
0
Jay Bruce Career Ground into Double Play
101
Tony Watson Career Double Plays Enabled
63
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0