Bruce Kison

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 178lb (193cm, 80kg)

Born: February 18, 1950 in Pasco, WA us

Died: June 2, 2018 in Bradenton, FL

Draft: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 14th round of the 1968 MLB June Amateur Draft from Pasco HS (Pasco, WA).

High School: Pasco HS (Pasco, WA)

School: Central Washington University (Ellensburg, WA)

Debut: July 4, 1971 (Age 21-136d, 13,143rd in major league history)
vs. CHC 6.0 IP, 5 H, 3 SO, 4 BB, 4 ER

Last Game: October 5, 1985 (Age 35-229d)
vs. MIL 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1971 season

Full Name: Bruce Eugene Kison

Pronunciation: \KEE-son\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

15.1

115

ERA

3.66

380

246

1809.2

1073

WHIP

1.301

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	19-12 / in Starts: 18-11
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	24 games
Most Games w/o RBI	14 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 72 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	41 (24-12-5)
Avg. MLBer w/ 72 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	44 (22-14-7)

Most Driven In
M SanguillÃ©n	1
D Parker	1
R Hebner	1
F Taveras	0
E Kirkpatrick	0

Most Driven In By
A Oliver	2
R Hebner	1
R Stennett	1

1976 Batting Game Log

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1976 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	133	2 (1)	Apr 11	PIT	@	PHI	W,8-3	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.76	-0.021	1.30	-0.02%	-0.28	P
2	134	6 (3)	Apr 17	PIT		NYM	L,1-17	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
3	135	8 (1)	Apr 20	PIT		PHI	L,1-5	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
4	136	14 (5)	Apr 27	PIT	@	LAD	L,3-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.83	-0.042	1.21	-0.04%	-0.34	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	137	20 (5)	May 5	PIT		SFG	W,6-1	CG	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.333	.500	9	.30	0.043	.38	0.03%	0.04	P
6	138	25 (4)	May 11	PIT	@	CIN	L,0-6	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.333	.500	9						P
7	139	30 (4)	May 17	PIT	@	STL	W,2-1	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.333	.556	9	1.38	-0.078	2.41	-0.08%	-0.71	P
8	140	35 (4)	May 22	PIT		CHC	W,4-3	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.333	.583	9	1.40	-0.040	2.35	-0.04%	-0.35	P
9	141	41 (5)	May 29	PIT	@	CHC	L,1-4	GS-9	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.357	.385	.742	9	1.45	0.024	2.37	0.02%	0.11	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
10	142	46 (4)	Jun 2	PIT	@	MON	W,4-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.294	.313	.607	9	.89	-0.066	1.42	-0.06%	-0.47	P
11	143	51 (4)	Jun 7	PIT		CIN	W,5-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.263	.278	.541	9	.74	-0.036	1.11	-0.03%	-0.35	P
12	144	56 (4)	Jun 12	PIT	@	ATL	W,4-2	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.238	.250	.488	9	1.93	-0.134	2.22	-0.09%	-1.42	P
13	145	61 (4)	Jun 20	PIT		HOU	L,4-9	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.238	.250	.488	9						P
14	146	65 (3)	Jun 25	PIT	@	MON	W,9-2	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.240	.250	.490	9	.11	0.010	.11	0.01%	-0.62	P
15	147	70 (4)	Jun 30	PIT		CHC	W,7-5	GS-9	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.250	.231	.481	9	.36	0.001	.37	0.00%	-0.24	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
16	148	74 (3)	Jul 4 (2)	PIT		PHI	W,7-1	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.267	.321	.588	9	1.12	0.001	1.84	0.00%	-0.09	P
17	149	78 (3)	Jul 9 (1)	PIT	@	CIN	L,11-12	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.242	.290	.533	9	.92	-0.067	1.19	-0.05%	-0.50	P
18	150	84 (5)	Jul 17	PIT		ATL	L,2-10	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.194	.242	.290	.533	9						P
19	151	91 (6)	Jul 22	PIT	@	PHI	L,0-3	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.188	.257	.281	.538	9	.83	-0.019	1.25	-0.02%	-0.24	P
20	152	96 (4)	Jul 27	PIT	@	STL	W,3-1	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.308	.314	.622	9	1.07	0.169	.28	0.03%	1.38	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
21	153	101 (4)	Aug 1	PIT		MON	L,0-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.293	.297	.590	9	1.17	-0.057	.54	-0.02%	-0.35	P
22	154	107 (5)	Aug 7 (1)	PIT		NYM	W,12-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.195	.267	.268	.535	9	1.07	-0.113	.13	-0.01%	-1.64	P
23	155	113 (5)	Aug 13	PIT	@	HOU	W,8-5	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.190	.261	.262	.523	9	1.59	0.156	.14	0.01%	1.30	P
24	156	120 (6)	Aug 20	PIT	@	LAD	L,1-8	GS-6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.261	.262	.523	9	1.34	-0.019	.17	0.00%	-0.17	P
25	157	125 (4)	Aug 25	PIT	@	SDP	W,3-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.178	.245	.244	.489	9	.77	-0.057	.01	0.00%	-0.91	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
26	158	130 (4)	Sep 1	PIT		SDP	W,4-1	GS-9	3	3	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.269	.292	.561	9	.87	0.102	.17	0.01%	2.30	P
27	159	136 (5)	Sep 6 (1)	PIT		PHI	W,6-2	GS-9	4	3	1	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.304	.353	.657	9	.46	0.079	.56	0.06%	1.09	P
28	160	141 (4)	Sep 12	PIT		MON	W,6-1	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.293	.340	.633	9	.58	-0.029	1.32	-0.04%	-0.30	P
29	161	150 (8)	Sep 21 (1)	PIT	@	CHC	W,4-3	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.274	.316	.590	9	.81	-0.080	1.09	-0.07%	-0.90	P
30	162	153 (2)	Sep 23	PIT	@	CHC	W,5-4	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.274	.316	.590	9						P
31	163	157 (3)	Sep 26	PIT	@	STL	L,2-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.203	.266	.305	.571	9	.48	-0.024	.00	0.00%	-0.18	P
							19-12		72	59	4	12	2	2	0	3	5	0	20	0	8	0	1	1	0	0	.203	.266	.305	.571		.88	-0.297	.91	-0.40%	-3.84

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