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.

High School: Pasco HS (Pasco, WA)

School: Central Washington University (Ellensburg, WA)

Debut: July 4, 1971 (Age 21-136d, 10,751st in MLB 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

15.2

W

115

L

ERA

3.66

G

380

GS

246

SV

IP

1809.2

SO

1073

WHIP

1.301

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1968	18	PIT-min	Rk	2	1	.667	2.25	10	1		0	0		24.0	24	9	6	0	6	0	9	2	0	1				1.250	9.0	0.0	2.3	3.4	1.50	PRA GULF
1969	19	PIT-min	A-	5	2	.714	3.16	13	13		4	1	0	94.0	84	48	33	2	39	0	77	13	1	11				1.309	8.0	0.2	3.7	7.4	1.97	GEN NYPL
1970	20	PIT-min	AA,A	13	5	.722	1.99	24	23		12	3	0	163.0	110	47	36	3	61	3	108	28	0	4				1.049	6.1	0.2	3.4	6.0	1.77	WBY,SAL EL,CARL
1971	21	PIT-min	AAA	10	1	.909	2.86	12	12		5	1	0	85.0	53	29	27	5	38	1	57	10	0	1				1.071	5.6	0.5	4.0	6.0	1.50	CHL IL
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	3.33	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	3.54	1.263	7.3	0.7	4.1	6.0	1.48
1973	23	PIT-min	AAA	8	6	.571	3.95	20	20		4	1	0	114.0	94	59	50	7	82	3	70	14	0	11				1.544	7.4	0.6	6.5	5.5	0.85	CHL IL
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	115	4.28	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	3.86	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	3.84	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	3.15	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	4.11	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	3.07	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	122	3.35	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	4.31	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	105	5.05	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	3.91	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	3.89	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	75	4.30	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	104	3.82	1.413	9.6	0.9	3.1	5.5	1.75
15 Yrs				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	3.74	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	3.74	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	3.59	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	99	4.14	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	104	3.82	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	3.59	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	100	4.08	1.333	8.8	1.0	3.2	5.6	1.75

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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SUMMARY

WAR

W

L

ERA

G

GS

SV

IP

SO

WHIP

Standard Pitching

Player Value--Pitching

Player News

Postseason Pitching

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Postseason Batting

Standard Fielding

Appearances

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