Jay Bruce
| 21-year-old Center 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 | 40 | 106 | .291 | .349 | .516 | 865 |
| 2007 | 20 | A+ | Sarasota | 300 | 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 | 204 | 187 | 28 | 57 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 15 | 48 | .305 | .360 | .567 | 927 |
| 2008 | 21 | AAA | Louisville | 205 | 184 | 34 | 67 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 37 | 12 | 45 | .364 | .393 | .630 | 1023 |
| 2008 | 21 | MLB | Cincinnati | 167 | 147 | 22 | 39 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 15 | 42 | .265 | .337 | .435 | 772 |
| 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% | .359 | ||
| 2007 | 20 | A+ | Sarasota | 300 | 268 | .261 | 8.7% | 22.3% | .400 | 39% | 21% | .399 | ||
| 2007 | 20 | AA | Chattanooga | 74 | 66 | .319 | 10.8% | 27.0% | .429 | 49% | 17% | .443 | ||
| 2007 | 20 | AAA | Louisville | 204 | 187 | .262 | 7.8% | 23.5% | .359 | 39% | 22% | .388 | ||
| 2008 | 21 | AAA | Louisville | 205 | 184 | .266 | 7.8% | 22.0% | .442 | 40% | 34% | .404 | ||
| 2008 | 21 | MLB | Cincinnati | 167 | 147 | .170 | 9.6% | 25.1% | .333 | 47% | 25% | .331 | ||
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 | 114 | 103 | .117 | 3 | 7.9% | 28.1% | .294 | 51% | 22% | .223 | .274 | .340 | .262 |
| July | 28 | 25 | .280 | 2 | 7.1% | 32.1% | .214 | 44% | 19% | .200 | .286 | .480 | .326 |
| AWAY | 77 | 68 | .073 | 1 | 7.8% | 33.8% | .341 | 48% | 25% | .221 | .276 | .294 | .245 |
| HOME | 90 | 79 | .253 | 5 | 11.1% | 17.8% | .328 | 46% | 25% | .304 | .389 | .557 | .406 |
Batted Ball Chart
Game Log
| Date | Level | Pos | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB | |
| July 8 | MLB | @ Chi Cubs | CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| July 6 | MLB | vs. Washington | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| July 5 | MLB | vs. Washington | CF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| July 4 | MLB | vs. Washington | CF-LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| July 3 | MLB | vs. Washington | LF-RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| July 2 | MLB | vs. Pittsburgh | CF | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| July 1 | MLB | vs. Pittsburgh | CF-LF | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| June 30 | MLB | vs. Pittsburgh | RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| June 28 | MLB | @ Cleveland | LF | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| June 27 | MLB | @ Cleveland | CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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...