Philadelphia Phillies: Considering Blue Jay Bruce

At the Bank, Bruce Throws Up a Stop Sign to Slumping as a Met. Photo by Derik Hamilton - USA TODAY Sports.
At the Bank, Bruce Throws Up a Stop Sign to Slumping as a Met. Photo by Derik Hamilton - USA TODAY Sports.
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Bruce Circles the Bases During His September Hitting Streak. Photo by Steve Mitchell – USA TODAY Sports.
Bruce Circles the Bases During His September Hitting Streak. Photo by Steve Mitchell – USA TODAY Sports.

The Numerical Bible:

This review is not a sabermetrics article, which means no heavy statistical analysis. But because some readers rely on stats, this is only a reference: no reason to articulate the importance of these numbers.

These numbers do not include any postseason activity.

Bruce:

  • CIN: 97 Gms., 370 AB, a .265 Avg., a .316 OBP, a .559 SLG, a .275 BABIP, 25 HR, 80 RBI and an .875 OPS
  • NYM: 50 Gms., 169 AB, a .219 Avg., a .294 OBP, a .391 SLG, a .246 BABIP, 8 HR, 19 RBI and a .685 OPS

Hitting:

  • Bruce, 29.5: 147 Gms., 589 PA, a .250 Avg., a .309 OBP, a .506 SLG, a .256 ISO, a .266 BABIP, 33 HR, 99 RBI, an .815 OPS and a 0.8 WAR.
  • Saunders, 30: 140 Gms., 558 PA, a .253 Avg., a .338 OBP, a .478 SLG, a .224 ISO, a .321 BABIP, 24 HR, 57 RBI, an .815 OPS and a 1.4 WAR.
  • Blackmon, 30: 143 Gms., 641 PA, a .324 Avg., a .381 OBP, a .552 SLG, a .228 ISO, a .350 BABIP, 29 HR, 82 RBI, a .933 OPS and a 4.1 WAR.

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  • Quinn, 23.5: 15 Gms., 69 PA, a .263 Avg., a .373 OBP, a .333 SLG, a .070 ISO, a .395 BABIP, 0 HR, 6 RBI, a .706 OPS, a 0.4 WAR, 5 SB, 1 CS and a 6.0 Spd.