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Bruce Kison

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Full Name: Bruce Eugene Kison Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 4"/178 First Game: July 4, 1971
Birthdate: February 18, 1950 Final Game: October 5, 1985
Birthplace: Pasco, Washington MLB Experience: 15 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Pitching Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
    • 2.3 Batting Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Born on February 18, 1950 in Pasco, Washington, Bruce Kison (Bruce Eugene Kison) played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, California Angels and Boston Red Sox over the course of his 15 year career. Kison broke into the bigs on July 4, 1971 with the Pittsburgh Pirates, and put up a 3.40 ERA in 95.1 innings pitched in 1971, his rookie year.

There is some disagreement on what was Bruce Kison's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1976, when he posted a 3.08 ERA, won 14 games and struck out 98 batters. However, others believe that it was 1979, when he posted a 3.19 ERA, won 13 games and struck out 105 batters.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Pitching Stats

Year Team G GS W L ERA K R ER CG SHO SV IP H HR BB IB WP HBP
1971 PIT N 18 13 6 5 3.40 60 40 36 2 1 0 95.1 93 6 36 5 4 6
1972 PIT N 32 18 9 7 3.26 102 61 55 6 1 3 152 123 11 69 2 8 9
1973 PIT N 7 7 3 0 3.09 26 17 15 0 0 0 43.2 36 4 24 3 1 1
1974 PIT N 40 16 9 8 3.49 71 64 50 1 0 2 129 123 8 57 7 6 11
1975 PIT N 33 29 12 11 3.23 89 89 69 6 0 0 192 160 10 92 9 9 4
1976 PIT N 31 29 14 9 3.08 98 83 66 6 1 1 193 180 10 52 4 4 3
1977 PIT N 33 32 9 10 4.90 122 113 105 3 1 0 193 209 25 55 6 6 6
1978 PIT N 28 11 6 6 3.19 62 40 34 0 0 0 96 81 3 39 0 4 5
1979 PIT N 33 25 13 7 3.19 105 70 61 3 1 0 172.1 157 13 45 5 5 4
1980 CAL A 13 13 3 6 4.91 28 46 40 2 1 0 73.1 73 5 32 2 0 3
1981 CAL A 11 4 1 1 3.48 19 18 17 0 0 0 44 40 8 14 1 1 0
1982 CAL A 33 16 10 5 3.17 86 54 50 3 1 1 142 120 15 44 3 5 5
1983 CAL A 26 17 11 5 4.05 83 59 57 4 1 2 126.2 128 13 43 4 0 4
1984 CAL A 20 7 4 5 5.37 66 42 39 0 0 2 65.1 72 10 28 3 4 6
1985 BOS A 22 9 5 3 4.11 56 43 42 0 0 1 92 98 9 32 4 1 1
Total NL 255 180 81 63 3.49 735 577 491 27 5 6 1266.1 1162 90 469 41 47 49
Total AL 125 66 34 25 4.06 338 262 245 9 3 6 543.1 531 60 193 17 11 19
Total 380 246 115 88 3.66 1073 839 736 36 8 12 1809.2 1693 150 662 58 58 68

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1971 PIT N P 18 13 95.1 8 18 1 5 0 1 3 5 0 .963
1972 PIT N P 32 18 152 9 15 1 2 0 1 3 7 0 .960
1973 PIT N P 7 7 43.2 2 7 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 1.000
1974 PIT N P 40 16 129 10 25 2 2 0 3 6 3 0 .946
1975 PIT N P 33 29 192 11 39 1 5 0 3 8 2 0 .980
1976 PIT N P 31 29 193 16 31 2 2 0 1 14 12 0 .959
1977 PIT N P 33 32 193 11 33 2 0 0 0 15 5 1 .957
1978 PIT N P 28 11 96 11 14 0 1 0 0 8 3 0 1.000
1979 PIT N P 33 25 172.1 10 30 1 2 0 0 13 5 0 .976
1980 CAL A P 13 13 73.1 2 11 3 0 0 0 6 0 0 .813
1981 CAL A P 11 4 44 3 9 0 1 0 0 5 2 0 1.000
1982 CAL A P 33 16 142 19 24 1 2 0 1 10 4 0 .977
1983 CAL A P 26 17 126.2 5 22 0 2 0 1 8 3 1 1.000
1984 CAL A P 20 7 65.1 7 3 2 1 0 1 3 6 0 .833
1985 BOS A P 22 9 92 16 16 0 2 0 1 6 1 0 1.000
Total P 380 246 1809.2 140 297 16 27 0 13 112 58 3 .965

[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1971 PIT N 18 31 2 2 0 1 .065 .121 .097 1 0 2 16 0 1 0 0 0
1972 PIT N 32 53 3 10 0 9 .189 .204 .302 4 1 1 27 0 2 0 0 0
1973 PIT N 7 12 1 1 0 1 .083 .143 .250 0 1 0 6 1 0 0 0 0
1974 PIT N 40 37 1 4 0 0 .108 .214 .135 1 0 3 17 2 2 0 0 0
1975 PIT N 35 59 4 7 0 3 .119 .148 .119 0 0 2 29 0 10 1 0 0
1976 PIT N 31 59 4 12 0 3 .203 .266 .305 2 2 5 20 0 8 0 0 1
1977 PIT N 35 69 8 18 1 7 .261 .282 .362 4 0 2 19 0 3 1 0 1
1978 PIT N 28 29 2 4 1 1 .138 .138 .345 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 1
1979 PIT N 37 55 6 8 1 6 .145 .161 .236 2 0 1 19 0 7 0 0 2
1980 CAL A 13 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981 CAL A 11 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1982 CAL A 33 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1983 CAL A 26 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1984 CAL A 20 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1985 BOS A 22 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total NL 263 404 31 66 3 31 .163 .200 .248 15 5 16 158 3 33 2 0 5
Total AL 125 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 388 404 31 66 3 31 .163 .200 .248 15 5 16 158 3 33 2 0 5

[edit] Transactions

  • Selected by Pittsburgh Pirates in the 14th round of the free-agent draft (June 7, 1968).
  • Granted free agency (November 1, 1979).
  • Signed by California Angels (November 16, 1979).
  • Granted free agency (November 8, 1984).
  • Signed by Boston Red Sox (January 14, 1985).
  • Granted free agency (November 12, 1985).

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