Jay Bruce
Jay Allen Bruce
Born: April 3, 1987
Beaumont, TX USA
Primary Position: RF
All Position(s) Played: 1B, RF, CF, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: L
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 230
Career: 2008-2021
Draft: Round 1 (2005 June Amateur Draft, Cincinnati Reds)
School: Westbrook HS, TX
Minor League Statistics
Jay Bruce compiled a career batting average of .244 with 319 home runs and 951 RBI in his 1650-game career with the Cincinnati Reds, New York Mets, Cleveland Indians, Seattle Mariners, Philadelphia Phillies and New York Yankees. He began playing during the 2008 season and last took the field during the 2021 campaign.
 Cincinnati Reds |
 New York Mets |
 Cleveland Indians |
 Seattle Mariners |
 Philadelphia Phillies |
 New York Yankees |
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 108 | 452 | 413 | 63 | 105 | 17 | 1 | 21 | 52 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 110 | .254 | .314 | .453 | .767 | 187 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2009 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 101 | 387 | 345 | 47 | 77 | 15 | 2 | 22 | 58 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 75 | .223 | .303 | .470 | .773 | 162 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 148 | 573 | 509 | 80 | 143 | 23 | 5 | 25 | 70 | 5 | 4 | 58 | 136 | .281 | .353 | .493 | .846 | 251 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2011 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 157 | 664 | 585 | 84 | 150 | 27 | 2 | 32 | 97 | 8 | 7 | 71 | 158 | .256 | .341 | .474 | .814 | 277 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| 2012 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 155 | 633 | 560 | 89 | 141 | 35 | 5 | 34 | 99 | 9 | 3 | 62 | 155 | .252 | .327 | .514 | .841 | 288 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 11 |
| 2013 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 160 | 696 | 626 | 89 | 164 | 43 | 1 | 30 | 109 | 7 | 3 | 63 | 185 | .262 | .329 | .478 | .807 | 299 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 13 |
| 2014 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 137 | 545 | 493 | 71 | 107 | 21 | 1 | 18 | 66 | 12 | 3 | 44 | 149 | .217 | .281 | .373 | .654 | 184 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 2015 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 157 | 649 | 580 | 72 | 131 | 35 | 4 | 26 | 87 | 9 | 5 | 58 | 145 | .226 | .294 | .434 | .729 | 252 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 8 |
| 2016 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 97 | 402 | 370 | 60 | 98 | 22 | 6 | 25 | 80 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 83 | .265 | .316 | .559 | .875 | 207 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2016 | NL | New York Mets | 50 | 187 | 169 | 14 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 43 | .219 | .294 | .391 | .685 | 66 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2017 | NL | New York Mets | 103 | 448 | 406 | 61 | 104 | 20 | 0 | 29 | 75 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 102 | .256 | .321 | .520 | .841 | 211 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 43 | 169 | 149 | 21 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 37 | .248 | .331 | .477 | .808 | 71 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | NL | New York Mets | 94 | 361 | 319 | 31 | 71 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 37 | 2 | 3 | 41 | 75 | .223 | .310 | .370 | .680 | 118 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 47 | 184 | 165 | 27 | 35 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 53 | .212 | .283 | .533 | .816 | 88 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 51 | 149 | 145 | 16 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | .221 | .235 | .510 | .745 | 74 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 32 | 103 | 96 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 24 | .198 | .252 | .469 | .721 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | AL | New York Yankees | 10 | 39 | 34 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | .118 | .231 | .235 | .466 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1650 | 6641 | 5964 | 839 | 1455 | 312 | 32 | 319 | 951 | 65 | 40 | 600 | 1572 | .244 | .314 | .467 | .781 | 2788 | 101 | 28 | 3 | 46 | 71 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 105 | 103 | 916.0 | 223 | 8 | 11 | 4 | .955 | 2.270 | 2.200 |
| 2009 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 98 | 89 | 810.3 | 200 | 11 | 2 | 2 | .991 | 2.343 | 2.153 |
| 2010 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 146 | 133 | 1199.3 | 343 | 7 | 3 | 1 | .992 | 2.626 | 2.397 |
| 2011 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 155 | 151 | 1371.0 | 306 | 10 | 4 | 1 | .988 | 2.074 | 2.039 |
| 2012 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 154 | 149 | 1343.3 | 297 | 8 | 6 | 1 | .981 | 2.043 | 1.981 |
| 2013 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 160 | 160 | 1438.7 | 330 | 13 | 3 | 3 | .991 | 2.146 | 2.144 |
| 2014 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 131 | 128 | 1136.3 | 231 | 8 | 5 | 2 | .980 | 1.893 | 1.824 |
| 2014 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 1B | 3 | 3 | 26.0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .875 | 4.846 | 4.667 |
| 2015 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 150 | 150 | 1319.7 | 300 | 11 | 3 | 0 | .990 | 2.121 | 2.073 |
| 2016 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 95 | 95 | 838.3 | 186 | 9 | 5 | 3 | .975 | 2.093 | 2.053 |
| 2016 | NL | New York Mets | OF | 43 | 43 | 351.7 | 79 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .988 | 2.047 | 1.860 |
| 2017 | NL | New York Mets | OF | 92 | 91 | 800.0 | 195 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .990 | 2.228 | 2.152 |
| 2017 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 41 | 40 | 340.0 | 56 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .967 | 1.535 | 1.415 |
| 2017 | NL | New York Mets | 1B | 11 | 10 | 89.0 | 76 | 6 | 2 | 7 | .976 | 8.292 | 7.455 |
| 2017 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 1B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 1.000 |
| 2018 | NL | New York Mets | OF | 64 | 62 | 538.7 | 117 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .984 | 2.005 | 1.875 |
| 2018 | NL | New York Mets | 1B | 21 | 20 | 180.3 | 150 | 10 | 1 | 14 | .994 | 7.985 | 7.619 |
| 2019 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 31 | 30 | 251.7 | 55 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.110 | 1.903 |
| 2019 | AL | Seattle Mariners | OF | 28 | 26 | 229.3 | 50 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .964 | 2.119 | 1.929 |
| 2019 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 1B | 16 | 15 | 119.0 | 101 | 8 | 2 | 11 | .982 | 8.244 | 6.813 |
| 2020 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 17 | 14 | 112.0 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.250 | 1.647 |
| 2020 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 1B | 2 | 2 | 13.0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.692 | 7.000 |
| 2021 | AL | New York Yankees | 1B | 10 | 10 | 84.0 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 6.107 | 5.700 |
| Totals | 1574 | 1524 | 13509.7 | 3404 | 131 | 58 | 57 | .984 | 2.355 | 2.246 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | NLDS1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 | .400 | .625 | 1.025 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | NLDS2 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .263 | .364 | .526 | .890 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | NLWC | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | NL | New York Mets | NLWC | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | AL | Cleveland Indians | ALDS1 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .278 | .333 | .667 | 1.000 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 15 | 60 | 52 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 13 | .250 | .333 | .538 | .872 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | NLDS1 | RF | 3 | 3 | 25.0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .933 | 5.040 | 4.667 |
| 2012 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | NLDS2 | RF | 5 | 5 | 46.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.957 | 2.000 |
| 2013 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | NLWC | RF | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.375 | 3.000 |
| 2016 | NL | New York Mets | NLWC | RF | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2017 | AL | Cleveland Indians | ALDS1 | RF | 5 | 5 | 47.0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .800 | .766 | .800 |
| Totals | 15 | 15 | 135.0 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .941 | 2.133 | 2.133 |
Awards
2012 - NL Silver Slugger OF
2013 - NL Silver Slugger OF
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
