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	21-15 / in Starts: 16-9
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	19 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	1 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 63 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	44 (22-15-7)
Avg. MLBer w/ 63 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	39 (19-13-6)

Most Driven In
R Stennett	2
B Madlock	2
S Nicosia	1
Self	1
P Garner	0

Most Driven In By
D Parker	2
T Foli	2
F Taveras	1
Self	1
O Moreno	0

1979 Batting Game Log

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1979 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	227	3 (2)	Apr 8	PIT		MON	L,4-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.23	-0.067	1.83	-0.06%	-0.59	P
2	228	7 (3)	Apr 13	PIT		STL	W,7-6	GS-4	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000	9	.87	0.029	1.13	0.02%	0.26	P
3	229	12 (4)	Apr 20	PIT	@	HOU	L,4-5	GS-5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	9	1.51	-0.050	1.37	-0.03%	-0.41	P
4	230	18 (5)	Apr 29	PIT		HOU	W,10-5	1-8	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.400	.733	9	.69	0.039	.47	0.02%	0.01	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	231	22 (3)	May 5	PIT	@	STL	W,6-5	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.333	.400	.733	5						PR
6	232	23	May 6	PIT	@	STL	L,2-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.286	.536	9	1.18	-0.057	.95	-0.03%	-0.44	P
7	233	26 (2)	May 9	PIT	@	ATL	W,17-9	6-6	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.250	.286	.536	9		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
8	234	28 (1)	May 12	PIT		CIN	W,3-2	GS-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.286	.536	9	1.62	-0.018	.79	-0.01%	-0.20	P
9	235	37 (8)	May 22	PIT	@	MON	L,3-6	3-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.125	.222	.250	.472	9	.79	-0.037	.94	-0.03%	-0.74	P
10	236	39 (1)	May 25	PIT	@	NYM	T,3-3	9-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.222	.250	.472	9						P
11	237	40	May 26	PIT	@	NYM	L,8-10	4-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.222	.250	.472	9						P
12	238	41	May 27	PIT	@	NYM	W,2-1	4-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.182	.200	.382	9	.68	-0.033	.45	-0.01%	-0.30	P
13	239	45 (3)	May 31	PIT		CHC	W,4-3	10-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.182	.200	.382	9						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
14	240	47 (1)	Jun 2	PIT		SDP	L,1-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.182	.200	.382	8						P
15	241	48	Jun 3	PIT		SDP	W,7-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.083	.154	.167	.321	9	.25	-0.030	.30	-0.02%	-1.19	P
16	242	53 (4)	Jun 9	PIT		SFG	L,2-6	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.154	.167	.321	9						P
17	243	56 (2)	Jun 13	PIT	@	SDP	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.133	.143	.276	9	1.20	-0.061	1.33	-0.04%	-0.54	P
18	244	65 (8)	Jun 24	PIT		CHC	L,0-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.063	.118	.125	.243	9	1.48	-0.070	2.17	-0.06%	-0.52	P
19	245	71 (5)	Jun 29	PIT		MON	W,6-5	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.059	.111	.118	.229	9	.78	-0.025	1.28	-0.03%	-0.43	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
20	246	77 (5)	Jul 6	PIT	@	CIN	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.053	.100	.105	.205	9	1.18	-0.063	1.51	-0.05%	-0.45	P
21	247	79 (1)	Jul 8 (1)	PIT	@	CIN	L,2-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.053	.100	.105	.205	9						PR
22	248	82 (2)	Jul 11	PIT	@	HOU	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.087	.125	.130	.255	9	.67	-0.037	.72	-0.02%	-0.19	P
23	249	88 (5)	Jul 19 (2)	PIT		HOU	W,4-2	GS-9	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.115	.148	.154	.302	9	.50	0.041	.91	0.05%	0.38	P
24	250	95 (6)	Jul 24	PIT		CIN	L,5-6	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.115	.148	.154	.302	9						P
25	251	101 (5)	Jul 29	PIT	@	MON	L,3-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.107	.138	.143	.281	9	1.01	-0.052	4.36	-0.14%	-0.56	P
26	252	103 (1)	Jul 31	PIT		NYM	L,1-2	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.107	.138	.143	.281	4						PR
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
27	253	106 (2)	Aug 3 (1)	PIT		PHI	W,6-3	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.161	.167	.328	9	.93	0.007	2.88	0.01%	0.03	P
28	254	115 (8)	Aug 10 (2)	PIT	@	PHI	W,3-2	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.121	.147	.152	.299	9	.48	-0.035	1.90	-0.08%	-0.54	P
29	255	120 (4)	Aug 16	PIT		SDP	W,5-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.114	.139	.143	.282	9	2.03	-0.115	6.95	-0.24%	-1.03	P
30	256	125 (4)	Aug 21	PIT		SFG	L,1-6	GS-6	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.139	.162	.194	.357	9	.94	-0.021	3.52	-0.05%	-0.23	P
31	257	129 (3)	Aug 26	PIT	@	SDP	W,9-2	GS-8	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.171	.275	.446	9	.63	0.196	2.48	0.46%	2.04	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
32	258	134 (4)	Sep 1 (1)	PIT	@	SFG	W,5-3	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.163	.182	.279	.461	9	.89	0.018	3.14	0.04%	0.02	P
33	259	143 (8)	Sep 9	PIT	@	NYM	W,6-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.174	.267	.441	9	1.46	-0.078	6.47	-0.21%	-0.80	P
34	260	149 (5)	Sep 18	PIT	@	MON	W,5-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.149	.167	.255	.422	9	.87	-0.047	9.03	-0.29%	-0.53	P
35	261	154 (4)	Sep 22	PIT	@	CHC	W,4-1	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.160	.245	.405	9	1.15	-0.046	6.82	-0.16%	-0.69	P
36	262	159 (4)	Sep 26	PIT		MON	W,10-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.151	.167	.245	.412	9	.40	-0.034	9.23	-0.47%	1.37	P
37	263	163 (3)	Sep 30	PIT		CHC	W,5-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.145	.161	.236	.397	9	1.04	-0.049	23.28	-0.66%	-0.70	P
							21-15		63	55	6	8	2	0	1	6	1	0	19	0	7	0	1	2	0	0	.145	.161	.236	.397		.90	-0.695	3.53	-2.08%	-6.98

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