Jay Bruce vs. Alex Wood — Matchup Analysis
Alex Wood has completely neutralized Bruce in this matchup. With only 9 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Wood. Bruce's numbers against Wood tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.111, 86% below the career mark of 0.781, with a batting average of just 0.000, 100% below their career average and below Wood's career opposing average of 0.254. Even with Bruce striking out less often than usual, once every 4.5 PA versus a career rate of once every 4.2 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Wood. Edge: Wood.
How Jay Bruce put the ball into play against Alex Wood
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Alex Wood to Jay Bruce
Matchup Details for Jay Bruce and Alex Wood
Stats that describe the matchup between Jay Bruce and Alex Wood including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
9
Jay Bruce Career Plate Appearances
6641
Alex Wood Career Batters Faced
5301
In this matchup
0.000
Jay Bruce Career Batting Average
0.244
Alex Wood Career Opposing Batting Average
0.254
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
Alex Wood Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.027
In this matchup
0.000
Jay Bruce Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.219
Alex Wood Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.105
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Jay Bruce Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.203
Alex Wood Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.108
In this matchup
0.000
Jay Bruce Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.276
Alex Wood Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.312
In this matchup
0
Jay Bruce Career Hit By Pitch
28
Alex Wood Career Batters Hit By Pitch
73
Outs
In this matchup
6
In this matchup
0
Jay Bruce Career Intentional Walks
71
Alex Wood Career Intentional Walks Allowed
21
In this matchup
4.500
Jay Bruce Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.220
Alex Wood Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.519
In this matchup
0.500
Jay Bruce Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.380
Alex Wood Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.320
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.111
Jay Bruce Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.320
Alex Wood Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.303
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
1
Jay Bruce Career Sacrifice Flies
46
Alex Wood Career Sacrifice Flies
33
In this matchup
0
Jay Bruce Career Ground into Double Play
101
Alex Wood Career Double Plays Enabled
120
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0