Jay Bruce
2008–2021 · bats L / throws L · Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Guardians, NLS, New York Yankees, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, Seattle Mariners
1,650G
.244AVG
.314OBP
.467SLG
More career statistics
1,455H
319HR
951RBI
65SB
3Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,650 | 6,642 | 5,964 | 839 | 1,455 | 312 | 32 | 319 | 951 | 600 | 1,572 | 65 | 40 | 28 | 46 | 2,788 | .244 | .314 | .467 | .781 |
Streaks
13longest hitting streak · 2008-07-27 to 2008-08-09
21longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | Three Double Plays Grounded Into | 2010-08-17 | 1 in 1,620 games | box score ↗ |
| 64 | Platinum Sombrero | 2014-08-28 | 1 in 927 games | box score ↗ |
| 53 | Three-Homer Game | 2010-08-27 | 1 in 321 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 833 | 3299 | 705 | 169 | 473 | 322 | 809 | .240 | .311 | .471 |
| Away | 817 | 3343 | 750 | 150 | 478 | 278 | 763 | .248 | .308 | .464 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 10 | 47 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 10 | .184 | .298 | .368 |
| April | 259 | 1061 | 228 | 50 | 146 | 109 | 261 | .242 | .318 | .458 |
| May | 278 | 1160 | 268 | 55 | 167 | 108 | 262 | .258 | .324 | .501 |
| June | 299 | 1231 | 290 | 59 | 184 | 103 | 272 | .261 | .319 | .492 |
| July | 242 | 983 | 209 | 40 | 133 | 75 | 234 | .234 | .289 | .431 |
| August | 265 | 1059 | 225 | 53 | 151 | 86 | 278 | .233 | .294 | .453 |
| September | 280 | 1041 | 211 | 57 | 154 | 106 | 238 | .229 | .305 | .459 |
| October | 17 | 60 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 17 | .315 | .383 | .537 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st-louis-cardinals | 145 | 598 | 127 | 23 | 75 | 42 | 135 | .232 | .283 | .412 |
| chicago-cubs | 141 | 567 | 127 | 20 | 70 | 63 | 143 | .256 | .335 | .449 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 140 | 571 | 129 | 35 | 89 | 64 | 135 | .258 | .338 | .520 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 135 | 545 | 117 | 23 | 74 | 48 | 127 | .240 | .303 | .448 |
| washington-nationals | 98 | 395 | 81 | 16 | 49 | 34 | 80 | .226 | .291 | .423 |
| atlanta-braves | 95 | 367 | 78 | 15 | 52 | 36 | 76 | .236 | .311 | .452 |
| houston-astros | 80 | 308 | 84 | 19 | 59 | 30 | 63 | .303 | .370 | .592 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 79 | 315 | 88 | 22 | 61 | 27 | 78 | .309 | .365 | .593 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 108 | 413 | 105 | 21 | 52 | 4 | .254 | – | – | |
| 2009 | 101 | 345 | 77 | 22 | 58 | 3 | .223 | – | – | |
| 2010 | 148 | 509 | 143 | 25 | 70 | 5 | .281 | – | – | |
| 2011 | 157 | 585 | 150 | 32 | 97 | 8 | .256 | – | – | |
| 2012 | 155 | 560 | 141 | 34 | 99 | 9 | .252 | – | – | |
| 2013 | 160 | 626 | 164 | 30 | 109 | 7 | .262 | – | – | |
| 2014 | 137 | 493 | 107 | 18 | 66 | 12 | .217 | – | – | |
| 2015 | 157 | 580 | 131 | 26 | 87 | 9 | .226 | – | – | |
| 2016 | Cincinnati Reds, New York Mets | 147 | 539 | 135 | 33 | 99 | 4 | .250 | – | – |
| 2017 | Cleveland Guardians, New York Mets | 146 | 555 | 141 | 36 | 101 | 1 | .254 | – | – |
| 2018 | 94 | 319 | 71 | 9 | 37 | 2 | .223 | – | – | |
| 2019 | Philadelphia Phillies, Seattle Mariners | 98 | 310 | 67 | 26 | 59 | 1 | .216 | – | – |
| 2020 | 32 | 96 | 19 | 6 | 14 | – | .198 | – | – | |
| 2021 | 10 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 3 | – | .118 | – | – |