Jay Bruce batting average in 2012

.2522012 Regular Season

Jay Bruce posted a .252 batting average in the 2012 regular season.

Jay Bruce batting average in 2012, game by game
AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches.SLG: Total bases per at-bat, so a home run counts four times a single.OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory.
Oct 3, 2012@ STLL 1-0301000.252.327.514.841
Oct 2, 2012@ STLW 3-1401010.251.326.515.841
Oct 1, 2012@ STLL 4-2401000.251.326.517.844
Sep 30, 2012@ PITW 4-3100000.251.327.519.846
Sep 29, 2012@ PITL 2-1400000.252.327.520.847
Sep 28, 2012@ PITW 1-0400000.254.330.524.853
Sep 27, 2012vs MILW 2-1411000.256.332.528.859
Sep 26, 2012vs MILL 8-1400000.256.332.530.862
Sep 25, 2012vs MILW 4-2412010.258.334.534.868
Sep 22, 2012vs LADW 6-0321110.256.333.532.866
Sep 21, 2012vs LADL 3-1 F/10300000.255.332.528.860
Sep 20, 2012@ CHCW 5-3000000.257.333.531.863
Sep 19, 2012@ CHCW 6-5 F/11601000.257.332.531.862
Sep 18, 2012@ CHCW 3-1311001.258.333.535.868
Sep 16, 2012@ MIAW 5-4 F/11601001.257.332.536.868
Sep 15, 2012@ MIAL 6-4411000.258.334.540.874
Sep 14, 2012@ MIAL 4-0400000.258.335.539.873
Sep 12, 2012vs PITW 2-1400000.261.337.543.880
Sep 11, 2012vs PITW 5-3400000.263.339.547.887
Sep 10, 2012vs PITW 4-3 F/14510000.265.342.552.894
Sep 9, 2012vs HOUL 5-1402010.267.344.558.901
Sep 8, 2012vs HOUW 5-1321110.266.342.554.896
Sep 7, 2012vs HOUL 5-3401010.265.341.549.890
Sep 5, 2012vs PHIL 6-2413120.265.342.552.894
Sep 4, 2012vs PHIW 2-1312120.261.339.539.878
Sep 3, 2012vs PHIL 4-2412120.259.336.532.868
Sep 2, 2012@ HOUW 5-3411130.256.335.526.860
Sep 1, 2012@ HOUL 2-1301000.257.335.522.857
Aug 31, 2012@ HOUW 9-3311130.256.334.521.855
Aug 29, 2012@ ARIW 6-2300000.256.331.515.847
Aug 27, 2012@ ARIW 3-2400000.257.332.519.851
Aug 26, 2012vs STLL 8-2401000.260.335.523.858
Aug 25, 2012vs STLW 8-2321120.260.335.526.861
Aug 24, 2012vs STLL 8-5511000.259.334.520.854
Aug 23, 2012@ PHIL 4-3 F/11511000.260.335.524.859
Aug 22, 2012@ PHIW 3-2412110.260.337.528.865
Aug 21, 2012@ PHIW 5-4400000.258.335.516.852
Aug 20, 2012@ PHIL 12-5303020.261.338.521.860
Aug 19, 2012vs CHCW 5-4412010.255.333.516.848
Aug 18, 2012vs CHCL 9-7422000.253.331.516.847
Aug 18, 2012vs CHCW 5-3411000.251.330.516.846
Aug 17, 2012vs CHCW 7-3321110.251.330.514.844
Aug 16, 2012vs NYML 8-4412010.250.329.507.836
Aug 15, 2012vs NYMW 6-1412110.248.328.503.830
Aug 14, 2012vs NYMW 3-0512130.245.326.495.821
Aug 12, 2012@ CHCW 3-0411120.243.325.486.811
Aug 9, 2012@ CHCL 5-3400000.243.326.481.806
Aug 8, 2012@ MILL 3-2400000.245.329.486.814
Aug 7, 2012@ MILL 3-1300000.248.332.491.823
Aug 6, 2012@ MILL 6-3511000.250.334.495.829
Aug 5, 2012vs PITL 6-2301010.251.336.499.834
Aug 4, 2012vs PITW 5-4311000.250.334.497.831
Aug 3, 2012vs PITW 3-0000000.249.333.499.831
Aug 2, 2012vs SDW 9-4422020.249.333.499.831
Aug 1, 2012vs SDW 6-4411010.247.329.499.828
Jul 31, 2012vs SDW 7-6311000.246.330.499.829
Jul 30, 2012vs SDL 11-5322110.246.328.500.828
Jul 29, 2012@ COLW 7-2411110.242.323.487.810
Jul 28, 2012@ COLW 9-7300000.242.322.481.803
Jul 27, 2012@ COLW 3-0400000.244.322.485.808
Jul 25, 2012@ HOUW 5-3402011.247.326.491.817
Jul 24, 2012@ HOUW 4-2210000.244.322.491.813
Jul 23, 2012@ HOUW 8-3201010.246.318.494.812
Jul 22, 2012vs MILW 2-1400000.244.317.494.811
Jul 21, 2012vs MILW 6-2412011.247.321.500.821
Jul 20, 2012vs MILW 3-1312110.244.319.497.816
Jul 19, 2012vs ARIW 7-6400000.240.314.483.797
Jul 18, 2012vs ARIL 7-1400000.243.318.489.807
Jul 16, 2012vs ARIL 5-3400000.246.321.495.816
Jul 15, 2012vs STLW 4-2400000.249.325.502.826
Jul 14, 2012vs STLW 3-2 F/10502010.252.329.508.837
Jul 13, 2012vs STLW 5-3311000.250.328.503.831
Jul 8, 2012@ SDW 4-2411121.249.326.505.831
Jul 7, 2012@ SDW 6-5400000.249.324.498.823
Jul 6, 2012@ SDW 6-0511000.253.328.505.834
Jul 5, 2012@ SDL 2-1310000.254.330.507.837
Jul 4, 2012@ LADL 4-1300000.256.331.512.844
Jul 3, 2012@ LADL 3-1300000.259.332.518.850
Jul 2, 2012@ LADW 8-2322000.262.333.524.857
Jul 1, 2012@ SFL 4-3411000.257.326.522.848
Jun 30, 2012@ SFW 2-1401000.257.327.526.853
Jun 29, 2012@ SFW 5-1404030.258.328.530.858
Jun 28, 2012@ SFL 5-0300000.246.319.515.834
Jun 27, 2012vs MILL 8-4400000.249.322.521.843
Jun 26, 2012vs MILW 4-3311130.253.326.530.856
Jun 25, 2012vs MILW 3-1401020.252.324.520.844
Jun 24, 2012vs MINL 4-3401000.252.325.520.845
Jun 23, 2012vs MINW 6-0422000.252.326.525.851
Jun 22, 2012vs MINL 5-4300000.248.324.521.845
Jun 20, 2012@ CLEL 8-1310000.251.325.528.852
Jun 19, 2012@ CLEL 3-2 F/10400000.254.328.534.863
Jun 18, 2012@ CLEL 10-9433120.259.333.544.877
Jun 17, 2012@ NYMW 3-1300000.250.324.527.851
Jun 16, 2012@ NYMW 4-1321130.253.325.534.859
Jun 15, 2012@ NYMW 7-3411110.252.323.523.846
Jun 14, 2012vs CLEW 12-5400010.252.324.514.838
Jun 13, 2012vs CLEW 5-3200010.257.326.524.850
Jun 12, 2012vs CLEW 7-1400010.260.328.529.857
Jun 10, 2012vs DETL 7-6211001.265.335.539.874
Jun 9, 2012vs DETL 3-2401000.262.328.540.867
Jun 8, 2012vs DETW 6-5 F/10401000.263.329.540.869
Jun 7, 2012vs PITL 5-4 F/10312120.263.327.546.874
Jun 6, 2012vs PITW 5-4401000.257.316.529.845
Jun 5, 2012vs PITL 8-4210010.257.318.535.852
Jun 3, 2012@ HOUL 5-3400000.259.316.541.856
Jun 2, 2012@ HOUW 12-9000000.265.322.552.874
Jun 1, 2012@ HOUW 4-1412120.265.318.552.871
May 30, 2012@ PITL 2-1400000.260.315.537.851
May 29, 2012@ PITW 8-1433020.266.321.549.870
May 28, 2012@ PITL 4-1401000.254.309.533.841
May 27, 2012vs COLW 7-5311110.255.310.539.849
May 26, 2012vs COLW 10-3311010.253.306.525.830
May 24, 2012vs ATLW 6-3400000.252.301.522.823
May 23, 2012vs ATLW 2-1400010.258.308.535.844
May 22, 2012vs ATLW 4-3300000.265.315.550.865
May 21, 2012vs ATLW 4-1300000.270.321.561.882
May 20, 2012@ NYYW 5-2411000.276.323.572.895
May 19, 2012@ NYYW 6-5300000.277.321.582.902
May 18, 2012@ NYYL 4-0400000.283.322.594.917
May 17, 2012@ NYML 9-4400000.291.331.612.943
May 16, 2012@ NYMW 6-3000010.300.340.631.971
May 15, 2012@ ATLL 6-2401000.300.343.631.973
May 14, 2012@ ATLW 3-1412000.302.341.635.976
May 13, 2012vs WSHW 9-6301020.295.336.631.967
May 12, 2012vs WSHL 2-1400000.294.331.630.961
May 11, 2012vs WSHL 7-3412010.304.341.652.993
May 9, 2012@ MILW 2-1300000.297.339.649.987
May 8, 2012@ MILL 8-3412120.306.342.6671.009
May 7, 2012@ MILW 6-1411130.298.336.644.981
May 6, 2012@ PITW 5-0401000.300.339.630.969
May 5, 2012@ PITL 3-2411000.302.343.646.989
May 4, 2012@ PITW 6-1522110.304.347.641.988
May 3, 2012vs CHCW 4-3 F/10301000.299.344.609.953
May 2, 2012vs CHCL 3-1301000.298.337.619.956
Apr 29, 2012vs HOUW 6-5311111.296.337.617.954
Apr 28, 2012vs HOUW 6-0312140.295.329.590.919
Apr 27, 2012vs HOUL 6-4422110.280.309.533.842
Apr 26, 2012vs SFL 6-5423120.268.299.493.792
Apr 25, 2012vs SFW 4-2400000.239.274.433.707
Apr 24, 2012vs SFW 9-2312021.254.290.460.750
Apr 22, 2012@ CHCW 4-3401010.233.262.433.695
Apr 20, 2012@ CHCW 9-4522001.232.250.429.679
Apr 19, 2012@ STLW 6-3412000.216.236.431.668
Apr 18, 2012@ STLL 11-1401000.191.216.426.641
Apr 17, 2012@ STLL 2-1 F/10400000.186.213.442.655
Apr 15, 2012@ WSHW 8-5 F/11510000.205.233.487.720
Apr 14, 2012@ WSHL 4-1300000.235.243.559.802
Apr 13, 2012@ WSHL 2-1 F/13500000.258.265.613.878
Apr 12, 2012@ WSHL 3-2 F/10301000.308.310.7311.041
Apr 11, 2012vs STLW 4-3401010.304.280.7391.019
Apr 10, 2012vs STLL 3-1402000.316.300.8421.142
Apr 9, 2012vs STLL 7-1401000.267.250.8671.117
Apr 8, 2012vs MIAW 6-5422230.273.2501.0911.341
Apr 7, 2012vs MIAL 8-3400000.143.125.571.696
Apr 5, 2012vs MIAW 4-0311120.333.2501.3331.583

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · SLG · OPS

  • 6th-best of Jay Bruce's 14 seasons on file; the high is .281 in 2010.
  • Down .004 from .256 in 2011.

Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on October 29, 2026.

Jay Bruce: top 5 2012 regular season games by AVG

Jay Bruce: top 5 2012 regular season games by AVG
AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches.SLG: Total bases per at-bat, so a home run counts four times a single.OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory.
Apr 5, 2012vs MIAW 4-0311120.333.2501.3331.583
Apr 10, 2012vs STLL 3-1402000.316.300.8421.142
Apr 12, 2012@ WSHL 3-2 F/10301000.308.310.7311.041
May 8, 2012@ MILL 8-3412120.306.342.6671.009
May 11, 2012vs WSHL 7-3412010.304.341.652.993

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · SLG · OPS

All 155 2012 games

Jay Bruce, 2012 regular season

GP
155
AB
560
R
89
H
141
HR
34
RBI
99
SB
9
AVG
.252