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
1,455H
319HR
951RBI
65SB
3Rare feats
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | Platinum Sombrero | 2014-08-28 | 1 in 934 games | box score ↗ |
| 53 | Three-Homer Game | 2010-08-27 | 1 in 321 games | box score ↗ |
| 42 | 11 total bases | 2009-05-27 | 1 in 2,522 player-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 | – | – |