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Jay Bruce

Jay Allen Bruce (twitter: @JayABruce)

Position: Rightfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 225 lb.

Born: April 3, 1987 in Beaumont, TX
High School: West Brook HS (Beaumont, TX)
Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 1st round (12th pick) of the 2005 amateur draft.
Signed June 10, 2005. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 27, 2008
Team: Reds 2008-2012
2013 Contract Status: Signed (team option), 6 yrs/$51M (11-16) & 17 team option (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 4.125, Free Agent: 2017 [*], Agents: Matt Sosnick [*]
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Fine Details  · Last updated Dec 13, 2012 1:17PM
All-Time Rank (among batters): #977. Felix Millan… #978. Jason Heyward… #979. Ellis Valentine… #980. JAY BRUCE… #981. Frankie Hayes… #982. Mike Lieberthal… #983. Mickey Stanley… 

Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
2008 21 CIN NL 108 452 413 63 105 17 1 21 52 4 6 33 110 .254 .314 .453 .767 97 187 8 4 0 2 1 987 RoY-5
2009 22 CIN NL 101 387 345 47 77 15 2 22 58 3 3 38 75 .223 .303 .470 .773 101 162 5 2 1 1 2 9
2010 23 CIN NL 148 573 509 80 143 23 5 25 70 5 4 58 136 .281 .353 .493 .846 124 251 12 1 0 5 5 *9
2011 24 CIN NL 157 664 585 84 150 27 2 32 97 8 7 71 158 .256 .341 .474 .814 118 277 8 5 1 2 14 *9 AS
2012 25 CIN NL 155 633 560 89 141 35 5 34 99 9 3 62 155 .252 .327 .514 .841 118 288 5 4 0 7 11 *9 AS,MVP-10,SS
5 Yrs 669 2709 2412 363 616 117 15 134 376 29 23 262 634 .255 .330 .483 .813 113 1165 38 16 2 17 33
162 Game Avg. 162 656 584 88 149 28 4 32 91 7 6 63 154 .255 .330 .483 .813 113 282 9 4 0 4 8

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
2008 21 CIN NL 108 452 -2 -1 1 1 -4 -5 -0.6 12 7 0.6 .495 .497 0.6 -0.3 6 $ 987 RoY-5
2009 22 CIN NL 101 387 -0 -1 1 5 -4 1 0.1 10 11 1.1 .501 .500 0.6 0.1 6 $417,500 9
2010 23 CIN NL 148 573 16 2 -0 17 -6 28 2.9 16 43 4.5 .520 .518 2.7 1.2 26 $440,000 *9
2011 24 CIN NL 157 664 11 -2 -0 -2 -7 -0 0.0 18 18 1.8 .500 .500 1.9 -0.9 20 $2,791,666 *9 AS
2012 25 CIN NL 155 633 10 -4 1 -4 -7 -4 -0.3 18 14 1.4 .497 .498 1.7 -1.1 18 $5,000,000 *9 AS,MVP-10,SS
5 Seasons 669 2709 35 -7 2 17 -28 19 2.2 74 94 9.4 .503 .503 7.5 -1.0 77 $8,649,166

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2010 23 CIN NL NLDS PHI L 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 25 CIN NL NLDS SFG L 5 22 19 2 5 2 0 1 4 0 1 2 2 .263 .364 .526 .890 10 0 1 0 0 0
2 Yrs (2 Series) 8 32 27 3 7 2 0 2 5 0 1 4 2 .259 .375 .556 .931 15 0 1 0 0 0
2 NLDS 8 32 27 3 7 2 0 2 5 0 1 4 2 .259 .375 .556 .931 15 0 1 0 0 0

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary
Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rdrs Rtot/yr Rdrs/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
2008 CIN NL 21 OF 105 103 81 916.0 242 223 8 11 4 .955 -11 1 -14 1 2.27 2.20 .985 2.21 2.20 RoY-5
2008 CIN NL 21 RF 78 64 61 590.0 157 143 5 9 3 .943 -7 -2 -15 -4 2.26 1.90 .982 2.12 2.11 RoY-5
2008 CIN NL 21 CF 35 35 17 285.0 82 77 3 2 1 .976 -2 6 -9 25 2.53 2.29 .990 2.61 2.59 RoY-5
2008 CIN NL 21 LF 11 4 3 41.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -3 -35 -88 0.66 0.27 .983 1.91 1.89 RoY-5
2009 CIN NL 22 OF 98 89 87 810.1 213 200 11 2 2 .991 3 5 4 7 2.34 2.15 .986 2.20 2.18
2009 CIN NL 22 RF 98 89 87 810.1 213 200 11 2 2 .991 3 5 4 7 2.34 2.15 .986 2.08 2.06
2010 CIN NL 23 OF 146 133 126 1199.1 353 343 7 3 1 .992 18 17 18 17 2.63 2.40 .987 2.17 2.15
2010 CIN NL 23 RF 146 133 126 1199.1 353 343 7 3 1 .992 18 17 18 17 2.63 2.40 .986 2.10 2.07
2011 CIN NL 24 OF 155 151 148 1371.0 320 306 10 4 1 .988 -11 -2 -9 -1 2.07 2.04 .986 2.16 2.15 AS
2011 CIN NL 24 RF 155 151 148 1371.0 320 306 10 4 1 .988 -11 -2 -9 -2 2.07 2.04 .983 2.05 2.04 AS
2012 CIN NL 25 OF 154 149 146 1343.1 311 297 8 6 1 .981 8 -4 7 -3 2.04 1.98 .987 2.11 2.09 AS,MVP-10,SS
2012 CIN NL 25 RF 154 149 146 1343.1 311 297 8 6 1 .981 8 -4 7 -4 2.04 1.98 .984 2.01 1.99 AS,MVP-10,SS
5 Seasons OF 658 625 588 5640.0 1439 1369 44 26 9 .982 7 17 2 3 2.25 2.15 .986 2.16 2.15
5 Seasons RF 631 586 568 5314.0 1354 1289 41 24 8 .982 11 14 2 3 2.25 2.11 .984 2.06 2.05
1 Season CF 35 35 17 285.0 82 77 3 2 1 .976 -2 6 -9 25 2.53 2.29 .990 2.61 2.59
1 Season LF 11 4 3 41.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -3 -35 -87 0.66 0.27 .983 1.91 1.89
5 Seasons TOT 658 625 588 5640.0 1439 1369 44 26 9 .982 7 34 2 7 2.25 2.15 .986 2.16 2.15
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1948 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1948 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1948 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1918 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1948 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1918) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1948 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

All-Star Games
2011 *
2012 *

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
2012 NL (10, 10%)
0.10 Career Shares (924th)

Silver Sluggers
2012 NL (OF)

Slugging % s c a p y
2012 NL  .514 (10th)

Total Bases s c a p y
2012 NL  288 (9th)

Home Runs s c a p y
2011 NL  32 (8th)
2012 NL  34 (3rd)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
2011 NL  97 (8th)
2012 NL  99 (9th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
2011 NL  158 (8th)
2012 NL  155 (7th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
2012 NL  74 (4th)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
2012 NL  7 (8th)

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
2011 NL  14 (8th)
2012 NL  11 (7th)

AB per HR s c a p y
2012 NL  16.5 (4th)

Total Zone Runs† s c a p y
2010 NL  18 (4th)

Def. Games as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
2010 NL  146 (2nd)
2011 NL  155 (2nd)
2012 NL  154 (2nd)
Active  631 (17th)

Putouts as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
2010 NL  343 (1st)
2011 NL  306 (2nd)
2012 NL  297 (3rd)
Active  1,289 (17th)

Assists as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
2009 NL  11 (2nd)
2010 NL  7 (5th)
2011 NL  10 (2nd)
2012 NL  8 (4th)
Active  41 (16th)

Errors Committed as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
2008 NL  9 (2nd)
2012 NL  6 (3rd)
Active  24 (10th)

Def. Games as OF s c a p y
2011 NL  155 (5th)
2012 NL  154 (4th)

Assists as OF s c a p y
2009 NL  11 (5th)

Errors Committed as OF s c a p y
2008 NL  11 (1st)
2012 NL  6 (5th)

Total Zone Runs as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
2010 NL  18 (1st)
2012 NL  8 (5th)

Range Factor/9Inn as RF (s.1954)† s c a p y
2009 NL  2.34 (2nd)
2010 NL  2.63 (1st)
Active  2.25 (4th)
Career  2.25 (19th)

Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
2009 NL  2.15 (3rd)
2010 NL  2.40 (1st)
2011 NL  2.04 (4th)
2012 NL  1.98 (4th)
Active  2.11 (4th)
Career  2.11 (25th)

Fielding % as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
2009 NL  .991 (5th)
2011 NL  .988 (5th)
Active  .982 (15th)
Career  .982 (64th)

Total Zone Runs as OF s c a p y
2010 NL  18 (4th)

Youngest s c a p y
2008 NL  born 1987-04-03 (5th)
2009 NL  born 1987-04-03 (10th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 19 (1049), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 12 (1079), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 13 (1271), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS Right Field (184th), 9.4 career WAR/9.4 7yr-peak WAR/9.4 JAWS
Average HOF RF (out of 24) = 69.5 career WAR/41.3 7yr-peak WAR/55.4 JAWS

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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  1. Carlos Quentin (968)
  2. Bo Jackson (957)
  3. Nelson Cruz (956)
  4. Luke Scott (943)
  5. Craig Wilson (933)
  6. Bob Cerv (932)
  7. Walt Moryn (931)
  8. Nick Esasky (931)
  9. Jonny Gomes (931)
  10. Craig Monroe (927)
Similar Batters through 25 
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  1. Reggie Jackson (971) *
  2. Tom Brunansky (952)
  3. Jack Clark (942)
  4. Darryl Strawberry (938)
  5. Jeff Burroughs (936)
  6. Willie Horton (929)
  7. Adam Dunn (929)
  8. Barry Bonds (929)
  9. Boog Powell (928)
  10. Harold Baines (926)
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Barry Bonds (965)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Willie Horton (966)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Reggie Jackson (965) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Reggie Jackson (971) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

  • June 7, 2005: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 1st round (12th pick) of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 2005.
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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes
200922Cincinnati Reds$417,500
201023Cincinnati Reds$440,000
201124Cincinnati Reds$2,791,666
201225Cincinnati Reds$5,000,000contracts
201326Cincinnati Reds$7,500,000
201427Cincinnati Reds$10,000,000
201528Cincinnati Reds$12,000,000
201629Cincinnati Reds$12,500,000
201730Cincinnati Reds*$13,000,000$13M Team Option, $1M Buyout
Earliest Free Agent: 2017
Career to date (may be incomplete)$8,649,166Does not include future salaries
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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