Jay Bruce
| 21-year-old Right fielder |
| Cincinnati Reds |
| Date of Birth: April 3, 1987 |
| Height: 6-3 Weight: 195 |
| Bats/Throws: L/L |
Basic Statistics
| Basic Statistics | |||||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
| 2006 | 19 | A | Dayton | 497 | 444 | 69 | 129 | 42 | 5 | 16 | 81 | 44 | 106 | .291 | .354 | .516 | 870 |
| 2007 | 20 | A+ | Sarasota | 298 | 268 | 49 | 87 | 27 | 5 | 11 | 49 | 24 | 67 | .325 | .379 | .586 | 965 |
| 2007 | 20 | AA | Chattanooga | 74 | 66 | 10 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 20 | .333 | .405 | .652 | 1057 |
| 2007 | 20 | AAA | Louisville | 203 | 187 | 28 | 57 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 15 | 48 | .305 | .360 | .567 | 927 |
| 2008 | 21 | AAA | Louisville | 198 | 181 | 33 | 66 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 37 | 12 | 45 | .365 | .394 | .635 | 1029 |
| 2008 | 21 | MLB | Cincinnati | 452 | 413 | 63 | 105 | 17 | 1 | 21 | 52 | 33 | 110 | .254 | .314 | .453 | 767 |
| Extended Statistics | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | PA | AB | ISOP | BB% | K% | BABIP | GB% | LD% | RC | RC/27 | wOBA | |
| 2006 | 19 | A | Dayton | 497 | 444 | .225 | 8.9% | 21.3% | .351 | 41% | 16% | .365 | ||
| 2007 | 20 | A+ | Sarasota | 298 | 268 | .261 | 8.1% | 22.5% | .400 | 39% | 21% | .402 | ||
| 2007 | 20 | AA | Chattanooga | 74 | 66 | .319 | 10.8% | 27.0% | .429 | 49% | 17% | .443 | ||
| 2007 | 20 | AAA | Louisville | 203 | 187 | .262 | 7.4% | 23.6% | .359 | 39% | 22% | .390 | ||
| 2008 | 21 | AAA | Louisville | 198 | 181 | .270 | 6.1% | 22.7% | .444 | 40% | 34% | .414 | ||
| 2008 | 21 | MLB | Cincinnati | 452 | 413 | .199 | 7.3% | 24.3% | .298 | 46% | 23% | .330 | ||
Longitudinal Trends
The above graph represents 15-day averages over the past couple years.
Available graphs for Bruce: BB/PA, SO/PA, and Isolated Power
Extended Statistics
2008: Cincinnati | 2008: Louisville | 2007: Louisville
| Split Statistics with Cincinnati in 2008 | |||||||||||||
| Split | PA | AB | ISOP | HR | BB% | K% | BABIP | GB% | LD% | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA |
| May | 25 | 19 | .316 | 1 | 20.0% | 4.0% | .588 | 33% | 39% | .579 | .680 | .895 | .653 |
| June | 113 | 103 | .117 | 3 | 7.1% | 28.3% | .294 | 51% | 22% | .223 | .274 | .340 | .265 |
| July | 103 | 99 | .131 | 3 | 2.9% | 26.2% | .319 | 51% | 26% | .253 | .282 | .384 | .290 |
| August | 117 | 110 | .228 | 7 | 6.0% | 23.1% | .237 | 46% | 19% | .227 | .274 | .455 | .310 |
| September | 94 | 82 | .317 | 7 | 10.6% | 24.5% | .269 | 38% | 19% | .256 | .351 | .573 | .390 |
| AWAY | 217 | 204 | .156 | 8 | 4.6% | 27.2% | .270 | 46% | 19% | .221 | .258 | .377 | .271 |
| HOME | 235 | 209 | .239 | 13 | 9.8% | 21.7% | .324 | 46% | 26% | .287 | .366 | .526 | .384 |
Batted Ball Chart
Game Log
| Date | Level | Pos | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB | |
| September 28 | MLB | @ St. Louis | RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| September 27 | MLB | @ St. Louis | RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| September 26 | MLB | @ St. Louis | RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| September 25 | MLB | @ Houston | RF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| September 24 | MLB | @ Houston | RF | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| September 23 | MLB | @ Houston | RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| September 20 | MLB | vs. Milwaukee | RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| September 19 | MLB | vs. Milwaukee | RF | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| September 18 | MLB | vs. St. Louis | RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| September 17 | MLB | vs. St. Louis | RF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Player Notes
June 2008
MILB.com: Futures Exchange: The Bruce is loose591 average in his first six games.
May 2008
Driveline Mechancis: Hitting Analysis: Jay Bruce (with voiceover)Jay Bruce went 3-for-3, 2 singles, 1 double, 3 RBI, 1 stolen base, and a pair of walks in his MLB debut.
The Hardball Times: THT Live:Bringing up Jay Bruce
Beyond the Boxscore reviews the Reds' reasons for delaying Jay Bruce's major league debut.
MILB.com: Bruce letting his bat do the talking
April 2008
Baseball America Blog: AAA Dish: Bruce, Rasmus Back In The SwingJay Bruce is back, Andrew McCutchen proves slow starts are a thing of the past, Jason Pridie breaks a tie in t...
Baseball America Blog: Bruce Leaves Bats Game With Injury
Our Reds correspondent John Fay reports that Jay Bruce had to leave tonight’s game against the Norfolk T...