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Bruce Kison
Bruce Eugene Kison
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 178 lb.

Born: February 18, 1950 in Pasco, WA
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 14th round of the 1968 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 4, 1971
Final Game: October 5, 1985
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1971 21 PIT NL 6 5 .545 3.40 18 13 0 2 1 0 95.1 93 40 36 6 36 5 60 6 2 4 405 102 1.353 8.8 0.6 3.4 5.7 1.67
1972 22 PIT NL 9 7 .563 3.26 32 18 5 6 1 3 152.0 123 61 55 11 69 2 102 9 1 8 641 103 1.263 7.3 0.7 4.1 6.0 1.48
1973 23 PIT NL 3 0 1.000 3.09 7 7 0 0 0 0 43.2 36 17 15 4 24 3 26 1 0 1 181 114 1.374 7.4 0.8 4.9 5.4 1.08
1974 24 PIT NL 9 8 .529 3.49 40 16 11 1 0 2 129.0 123 64 50 8 57 7 71 11 2 6 574 99 1.395 8.6 0.6 4.0 5.0 1.25
1975 25 PIT NL 12 11 .522 3.23 33 29 0 6 0 0 192.0 160 89 69 10 92 9 89 4 2 9 819 109 1.313 7.5 0.5 4.3 4.2 0.97
1976 26 PIT NL 14 9 .609 3.08 31 29 1 6 1 1 193.0 180 83 66 10 52 4 98 3 0 4 800 113 1.202 8.4 0.5 2.4 4.6 1.88
1977 27 PIT NL 9 10 .474 4.90 33 32 0 3 1 0 193.0 209 113 105 25 55 6 122 6 1 6 830 81 1.368 9.7 1.2 2.6 5.7 2.22
1978 28 PIT NL 6 6 .500 3.19 28 11 4 0 0 0 96.0 81 40 34 3 39 0 62 5 1 4 407 117 1.250 7.6 0.3 3.7 5.8 1.59
1979 29 PIT NL 13 7 .650 3.19 33 25 2 3 1 0 172.1 157 70 61 13 45 5 105 4 0 5 704 123 1.172 8.2 0.7 2.4 5.5 2.33
1980 30 CAL AL 3 6 .333 4.91 13 13 0 2 1 0 73.1 73 46 40 5 32 2 28 3 2 0 321 80 1.432 9.0 0.6 3.9 3.4 0.88
1981 31 CAL AL 1 1 .500 3.48 11 4 2 0 0 0 44.0 40 18 17 8 14 1 19 0 0 1 180 104 1.227 8.2 1.6 2.9 3.9 1.36
1982 32 CAL AL 10 5 .667 3.17 33 16 11 3 1 1 142.0 120 54 50 15 44 3 86 5 0 5 582 128 1.155 7.6 1.0 2.8 5.5 1.95
1983 33 CAL AL 11 5 .688 4.05 26 17 5 4 1 2 126.2 128 59 57 13 43 4 83 4 0 0 540 100 1.350 9.1 0.9 3.1 5.9 1.93
1984 34 CAL AL 4 5 .444 5.37 20 7 8 0 0 2 65.1 72 42 39 10 28 3 66 6 0 4 294 74 1.531 9.9 1.4 3.9 9.1 2.36
1985 35 BOS AL 5 3 .625 4.11 22 9 5 0 0 1 92.0 98 43 42 9 32 4 56 1 0 1 398 105 1.413 9.6 0.9 3.1 5.5 1.75
15 Seasons 115 88 .567 3.66 380 246 54 36 8 12 1809.2 1693 839 736 150 662 58 1073 68 11 58 7676 102 1.301 8.4 0.7 3.3 5.3 1.62
162 Game Avg. 12 10 .567 3.66 41 27 6 4 1 1 197 184 91 80 16 72 6 117 7 1 6 834 102 1.301 8.4 0.7 3.3 5.3 1.62
PIT (9 yrs) 81 63 .563 3.49 255 180 23 27 5 6 1266.1 1162 577 491 90 469 41 735 49 9 47 5361 104 1.288 8.3 0.6 3.3 5.2 1.57
CAL (5 yrs) 29 22 .569 4.05 103 57 26 9 3 5 451.1 433 219 203 51 161 13 282 18 2 10 1917 98 1.316 8.6 1.0 3.2 5.6 1.75
BOS (1 yr) 5 3 .625 4.11 22 9 5 0 0 1 92.0 98 43 42 9 32 4 56 1 0 1 398 105 1.413 9.6 0.9 3.1 5.5 1.75
NL (9 yrs) 81 63 .563 3.49 255 180 23 27 5 6 1266.1 1162 577 491 90 469 41 735 49 9 47 5361 104 1.288 8.3 0.6 3.3 5.2 1.57
AL (6 yrs) 34 25 .576 4.06 125 66 31 9 3 6 543.1 531 262 245 60 193 17 338 19 2 11 2315 99 1.333 8.8 1.0 3.2 5.6 1.75

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1971 21 PIT NL NLCS W SFG 1 0 1.000 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 17 0.857 3.9 0.0 3.9 5.8 1.50
1971 21 PIT NL WS W BAL 1 0 1.000 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 3 0 0 24 0.474 1.4 0.0 2.8 4.3 1.50
1972 22 PIT NL NLCS L CIN 1 0 1.000 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 8 0.429 3.9 0.0 0.0 11.6
1974 24 PIT NL NLCS L LAD 1 0 1.000 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.2 2 0 0 0 6 0 5 0 0 0 28 1.200 2.7 0.0 8.1 6.8 0.83
1975 25 PIT NL NLCS L CIN 0 0 4.50 1 0 1 0 0 0 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 7 1.000 9.0 0.0 0.0 4.5
1979 29 PIT NL WS W BAL 0 1 .000 108.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.1 3 5 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 7 15.000 81.0 27.0 54.0 0.0 0.00
1982 32 CAL AL ALCS L MIL 1 0 1.000 1.93 2 2 0 1 0 0 14.0 8 4 3 2 3 0 12 0 0 0 53 0.786 5.1 1.3 1.9 7.7 4.00
6 Seasons (7 Series) 5 1 .833 1.98 10 4 1 1 0 0 36.1 19 10 8 3 15 0 27 4 0 2 144 0.936 4.7 0.7 3.7 6.7 1.80
1 ALCS 1 0 1.000 1.93 2 2 0 1 0 0 14.0 8 4 3 2 3 0 12 0 0 0 53 0.786 5.1 1.3 1.9 7.7 4.00
4 NLCS 3 0 1.000 0.57 5 1 1 0 0 0 15.2 7 1 1 0 8 0 12 1 0 1 60 0.957 4.0 0.0 4.6 6.9 1.50
2 WS 1 1 .500 5.40 3 1 0 0 0 0 6.2 4 5 4 1 4 0 3 3 0 1 31 1.200 5.4 1.4 5.4 4.1 0.75
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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
1971 21 PIT NL 18 34 31 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 16 .065 .121 .097 .218 -38 3 0 0 1 0 0 1
1972 22 PIT NL 32 56 53 3 10 4 1 0 9 0 0 1 27 .189 .204 .302 .506 43 16 0 0 2 0 0 1
1973 23 PIT NL 7 14 12 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 .083 .143 .250 .393 8 3 0 1 0 1 0 /1
1974 24 PIT NL 40 44 37 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 17 .108 .214 .135 .349 1 5 0 2 2 0 0 1
1975 25 PIT NL 35 71 59 4 7 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 29 .119 .148 .119 .266 -25 7 0 0 10 0 0 1
1976 26 PIT NL 31 72 59 4 12 2 2 0 3 0 0 5 20 .203 .266 .305 .571 62 18 1 0 8 0 0 1
1977 27 PIT NL 35 74 69 8 18 4 0 1 7 1 2 2 19 .261 .282 .362 .644 70 25 1 0 3 0 0 1
1978 28 PIT NL 28 29 29 2 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 5 .138 .138 .345 .483 29 10 1 0 0 0 0 1
1979 29 PIT NL 37 63 55 6 8 2 0 1 6 0 0 1 19 .145 .161 .236 .397 5 13 2 0 7 0 0 1
15 Seasons 263 457 404 31 66 15 5 3 31 2 2 16 158 .163 .200 .248 .448 24 100 5 3 33 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 281 249 19 41 9 3 2 19 1 1 10 97 .163 .200 .248 .448 24 62 3 2 20 1 0

Postseason Batting

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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
1971 21 PIT NL NLCS SFG W 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1971 21 PIT NL WS BAL W 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .333 .000 .333 0 0 0 0 0 0
1974 24 PIT NL NLCS LAD L 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Seasons (7 Series) 10 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 .125 .000 .125 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 ALCS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 NLCS 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 WS 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .333 .000 .333 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1971 PIT NL 21 P 18 13 95.1 27 8 18 1 5 .963 0.0 0.0 2.45 1.44 .952 1.90 0.78
1972 PIT NL 22 P 32 18 152.0 25 9 15 1 2 .960 0.0 0.0 1.42 0.75 .948 1.78 0.73
1973 PIT NL 23 P 7 7 43.2 9 2 7 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.85 1.29 .944 1.88 0.73
1974 PIT NL 24 P 40 16 129.0 37 10 25 2 2 .946 0.0 0.0 2.44 0.88 .943 1.88 0.71
1975 PIT NL 25 P 33 29 192.0 51 11 39 1 5 .980 0.0 0.0 2.34 1.52 .943 1.86 0.72
1976 PIT NL 26 P 31 29 193.0 49 16 31 2 2 .959 0.0 0.0 2.19 1.52 .949 1.88 0.72
1977 PIT NL 27 P 33 32 193.0 46 11 33 2 0 .957 0.0 0.0 2.05 1.33 .950 1.85 0.67
1978 PIT NL 28 P 28 11 96.0 25 11 14 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 2.34 0.89 .948 1.91 0.72
1979 PIT NL 29 P 33 25 172.1 41 10 30 1 2 .976 0.0 0.0 2.09 1.21 .949 1.80 0.66
1980 CAL AL 30 P 13 13 73.1 16 2 11 3 0 .813 0.0 0.0 1.60 1.00 .962 1.85 0.77
1981 CAL AL 31 P 11 4 44.0 12 3 9 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 2.45 1.09 .958 1.98 0.81
1982 CAL AL 32 P 33 16 142.0 44 19 24 1 2 .977 0.0 0.0 2.73 1.30 .957 1.80 0.73
1983 CAL AL 33 P 26 17 126.2 27 5 22 0 2 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.92 1.04 .956 1.80 0.73
1984 CAL AL 34 P 20 7 65.1 12 7 3 2 1 .833 0.0 0.0 1.38 0.50 .967 1.79 0.70
1985 BOS AL 35 P 22 9 92.0 32 16 16 0 2 1.000 0.0 0.0 3.13 1.45 .950 1.86 0.70
15 Seasons P 380 246 1809.2 453 140 297 16 27 .965 0.0 0.0 2.17 1.15 .950 1.85 0.72
15 Seasons TOT 380 246 1809.2 453 140 297 16 27 .965 0.0 0.0 2.17 1.15 .915 1.85 0.72

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1979 NL--.650--5th
Career--.567--237th

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1979 NL--1.172--7th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1975 NL--7.500--6th

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1979 NL--2.350--10th

Home Runs s c a p y
1977 NL--25--7th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1975 NL--92--9th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1979 NL--2.333--9th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1975 NL--.469--8th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1977 NL--105--4th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1975 NL--9--10th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1972 NL--9--2nd
1974 NL--11--2nd
1977 NL--6--8th
Career--68--162nd

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1979 NL--123--5th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 13 (1325), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 11 (868), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 15 (475), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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  8. Steve Blass (977)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

June 7, 1968: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 14th round of the 1968 amateur draft.

November 1, 1979: Granted Free Agency.

November 16, 1979: Signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels.

November 8, 1984: Granted Free Agency.

January 14, 1985: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

November 12, 1985: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

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1985Boston Red Sox$370,000
Career (may be incomplete)$370,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
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